My mom rocked the accordion. But she kept it strictly old school. She mostly played it in church -- lots of hymns and spiritual music. I would have loved to hear her bust out some speed-Polka like America's Polka King Frank Yankovic. But, that was not her style. I digress.

Anyway, I have to hand it to the folks at Roland. They have the balls to keep releasing new versions of the revolutionary V-Accordion, originally introduced back in 2004.

The new FR-1 V-Accordion embodies the digital advantages of the original model, but in a new ultra-light format. And this is not yer mom's accordion. You can instantly switch between classic accordions, alternate tunings and orchestral instruments. It's also got built-in reverb, chorus, and rotary effects. Play it through headphones, or blast it through your favorite amp.

Polka music always makes me want to drink beer.