Renée de la Prade

Pink-haired accordion pin-up goddess Renée de la Prade comes armed with a low-slung button box and a funky fusion of old Celtic melodies, zydeco and punk rock power. De la Prade adds her boot stomping and squeezebox fire to Bay Area groups Culann's Hounds and Whiskey and Women. In 2008, she began publishing the annual Accordion Babes Pin-Up Calendar which has sold tens of thousands of copies and features players from around the world. When not on stage or hanging on your wall, de la Prade works as an accordion teacher and repair specialist at Smythe's Accordion Center in Oakland.