-THE MUSIC AND THE ARTISTRY OF * * * PHIL BRAIDO * * *
-------and His Canadian Orchestra
Hello and Welcome to my Website - I reside in Sault Ste Marie,
Ontario, Canada, where I was born and raised. I took an early
interest in the accordion at the age of 8 years and by the time
I was 10, I played well enough to convince my parents that I was
seriously in love with the accordion and they agreed to send me
for formal lessons. I had a good teacher - Mr. Nino DiPasquo -
and studied accordion and theory with him for 5 years. Through
my late teens and until about age 25 I played little but still
enjoyed listening and playing whenever I did. I became serious
again at about age 26 and studied on my own for the next 10
years. I began playing out at small venues and was contacted by
the local Italian Calabrese Choir as they needed an accordion
player for accompaniment. I have enjoyed playing with the choir
ever since as we do various venues throughout the City including
retirement homes, Malls, summer festivals and even weddings. I
have with me a wonderful guitar player Mr. Santo Spina and a
very talented accordion player Lou Buffone. We play dinner
dances and senior nights and enjoy meeting new friends along the
way. In the last few years I found a wonderful website -
Accordion Freedom Forum - and have met many friends there. Steve
Navoyosky and Ernesto Aiello are 2 who have encouraged and
helped me with this site. Feel free to look around in the photos
and listen to the music samples. Also if you wish to comment or
ask a question please do so in the postings.
Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy this site - Sincerely,
Philip Braido
Please feel free to contact me via email at
pbraido@shaw.ca I am
available for hire locally
