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Gordon Fleming’s performance

Black and white photograph of Gordon Fleming sitting on a stool with his piano accordion, surrounded by his backing musicians.

Audio excerpt, Caravan, recorded in 1948, album According to Gordie, 2004

Collection of the Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon

Photograph, 1990

Collection of the Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon

 

A 1948 recording of Caravan, performed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, during an episode of At Home with the Lowes. The recording appears on the 2004 album According to Gordie. It features Gordon Fleming on piano accordion and Ethel Lowe on organ.

Transcript: “For my mother and father, ‘Caravan’.”

The photograph shows Gordon Fleming during a performance at the Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon in 1990. He is joined on stage by Michel Donato on double bass, Gary Benson on guitar and Camil Bélisle on drums.