Al and Alex Meixner - Button Box Stylings [VINTAGE]

This video was produced in 1997 with my father Al Meixner and I performing in a variety of musical styles with our diatonic button accordions. It’s fun to take a look back to enjoy some of our duets and solos and the approach to how we taught or interpreted the American Slovenian style, European Slovenian style, Austrian volksmusik and an amalgamation of non-traditional styles for the Steirische style accordions.
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[@robertfabrey4750]

TO SEE FATHER AND SON IS WONDERFUL. GOD BLESS AL'S SOUL. THANK YOU OLD FRIEND!

[@alexmeixner]

Thank you my friend... RIP dad

[@theromanbaron]

Alex, I really have to say this is the finest button box video on KZbin. A concise history of the Button box, plus some good entertainment! Great video

[@alexmeixner]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrFlames01]

I had to watch this one again, and I’ll probably come back and watch it again and again. It’s really a treasure, this piece. Thanks again for sharing it.

[@jellejan78]

Best video! Thanks for uploading. Ik bought the album like father like son for more than 20 years ago and its still my favorite! Greetings from Holland where polka music is still very populair in the east part of our country near the German border. Keep up playing mister Meixner!

[@alexmeixner]

Thank you!!

[@terrieholder4226]

I sure wish I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT YOU AND UR DAD when I STARTED LEARNING HOW TO PLAY ACCORDION. JUST LIKE YOU AND YOUR DAD I LOVE PLAYING AND ENTERTAING WITH MY SON ON THE GUITAR. NEXT TIME UR IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY MY SON WOULD BE SOOOO THRILLED TO PLAY ALONG. HE IS MULTI TALENTED. A FANTASTIC DRUMMER. STARTED PLAYING AROUND 3 YEARS OLD. I LOVE THIS VIDEO. YOU NEVER CEASE TO SURPRISE ME WITH THESE SPECIAL MUSIC VIDEOS. I GET VERY SENTIMENTAL WATCHING YOU AND YOUR DAD ❤together

[@alexmeixner]

THanks for enjoying the music-- hope you and your son continue to make music together! Enjoy the holiday season and hope to see y'all when we get back north sometime next year!

[@terrieholder4226]

U MUST HAVE THOUSANDS OF SONGS STORED IN YOUR BRAIN. EVERYTHING U PLAY IS MEMORIZED. NEVER SEE YOU LOOK AT A MUSIC SHEET. 🎶🎵 I AM TOTALLY ADDICTED TO UR MUSIC AND VIDEOS.

[@alexmeixner]

Lot's of stuff stored up there!!

[@Professional-fh1ow]

Musica Tejana!!! Bien, bien amigo!

[@bruceanderson9716]

Great music that inspires me to get my button box out and relearn to play!

[@alexmeixner]

Go for it!

[@terryholder4667]

I SIMPLY ADORE LISTEN8NG TO YOU AND UR DAD PLAYING SUCH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER. DID UR DAD TEACH YOU ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BUTTON BOX AND TEACH YOU HOW TO PLAY IT. WHAT FOND MEMORIES YOU HAVE PERFORMING SINGING AND PLAYING SUCH A FINE FUN INSTRUMENT. 🙂 😍 👌 FROM TERRIE IN BETHLEM. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO.

[@MrFlames01]

Thank you for sharing this amazing set of melodies! Great stuff. Polkas are an important part of our norteño music culture, you probably know that. They are also very important in TexMex music.

[@lawrencedow76]

Great “stuff” Alex…thanks for posting it.

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks for enjoying!

[@robertfabrey4750]

WATCHING FOR THE 5TH OR SO TIME I SEE TWO GREAT MASTERS OF MUSIC NOT JUST BUTTON BOX PLAYERS!

[@paulmitchell3877]

The best!

[@DieterLo1]

Very good!

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks!

[@paulmitchell3877]

This is great! Now I see where that technique on your Munda originated.

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks for enjoying-- my Dad was my first inspiration and taught by example.. I learned so much just playing next to him for years.

[@paulmitchell3877]

@@alexmeixner my uncle on his kemitzer concertina was mine

[@AnnN1124]

Len & I both enjoyed this. It was so informative and something I'll refer back to with my button box studies. A wonderful duo.

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks for enjoying it!! I look forward to your continued button box studies!!

[@pumpernickel_rye]

Alex great video of you & your dad. Wished we crossed paths sooner that I could have met your dad, but these posted videos are treasure troves of entertainment, informative, & educational. Keep it up! 👍🎵🎶 ~Paul of WI

[@alexmeixner]

Thank you for watching and enjoying and learning... much appreciated!

[@BruceOfTheApes]

Sitting here in Schwabenland listening to this beautiful music...absolutely beautiful and educational! Thank you so much for posting this gem Alex. I've got a little Hohner Liliput that I am restoring while listening to this... Though a Club model, the music you and your Pop are playing is very motivational. I am ready to learn!

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks for the kind words-- I've been messing around with a little club accordion at home-- it's a unique challenge to adapt the different diatonic styles... Hope to hear your restored accordion! I love teaching and learning-- been doing a lot of that via zoom!

[@thumbstruck]

I had the tape back in the day. Great inspiration! The only thing was that it was too short....

[@alexmeixner]

Had to try to keep it concise for an hour long format back then!

[@gameshowfan2001]

This is great!!

[@somethingforthefamily5869]

Some of the best for last

[@alexmeixner]

Thank you!

[@AccordionManiac]

Interesting video Alex, a pleasure to watch. Given that your father pronounced some titles in Slovenian so well, what is your ancestry?

[@alexmeixner]

My father's family is full blooded Burgenlander Austrian. (My mother's family is full blooded Calabrese Italian). He studied all of the Slavic cultures deeply in his years in the Duquesne University Tamburitzans and was a stickler for correct pronunciation.

[@jaumeparra7001]

Hi Alex!! What is the original title of "the Mark polka" in Slovenian? Very nice video, greetings from Barcelona!!

[@alexmeixner]

Imam Dekle V Tirolah Thanks for enjoying the video! Greetings from Texas, USA!

[@jamesmeisner9762]

Ok