VIDEO: Godzilla-like creature lurches toward Gardiner

May 18, 2014Musicbanjo, gardiner, godzilla, half moon jug band, kazoo, maine

Jeff, Troy and Steve are the Half Moon Jug Band.

I went to see the new Godzilla movie tonight. My reaction? Meh. The plot was ponderous and so was the pacing. Why do large monsters always seem to move in slow motion in the movies? Is it supposed to make them seem larger? Anyway, my band — the Half Moon Jug Band — is also […]

VIDEO: The other accordion player’s tattoo

April 10, 2014Malarkey, Musicaccordion, diatonic, gardiner, gary chapin, L'Autre Diatoniste, maine, sylvain piron, tattoo tale

By Troy R. Bennett

Gary Chapin plays a button accordion given to him by his mentor, Sylvain Piron of France, at his house in Gardiner on Wednesday. Chapin has a tattoo of the instrument on his left arm. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Tattoo Tale: Gary Chapin was visiting his friend and accordion mentor Sylvain Piron in France. They were at a dinner party and, as he is known to do, Piron began to play his accordion. But the crowd wanted Chapin to play and shouted for, “L’Autre Diatoniste,” which is French for ‘the other accordion player.” The moniker stuck. […]

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VIDEO: Godzilla-like creature lurches toward Gardiner

VIDEO: The other accordion player’s tattoo