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In Girona, and throughout Europe, a glass ceiling defined the limits of musical composition for women. Sweet, melodically inspired works were looked upon with condescension by their male peers, and those that required more developed harmonies or instrumental arrangements were deemed unsuitable, as being too masculine for a woman's nature. But Teresa Suñer crossed the red line when she composed a sardana (traditional Catalan dance music). The Pol family were almost an institution at Ràdio Girona. After the war, Paco Pol joined the radio station as technician and producer. In 1952, he was joined by Jaume Pol, who soon after began to collect old radio equipment, building up a remarkable collection. Tinet, born in 1925, became blind at a very young age. He had a cheerful spirit and affable character, and as a young man he learned to play the button accordion. When he was older he would accompany the 'capgrossos' (big heads) and the 'gegants' (giants) in the Corpus Christi procession and other festivals. Later on, with his new, shiny red accordion, he played El Tiro-Liro and other hits of the new era, when the houses along the Onyar river were already painted in the bright colours of democracy.

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The accordion used by Agustí López when he accompanied the 'gegants' (giants), the radios from Jaume Pol's collection and Teresa Suñer's sardana scores offer a unique view of the city through its music. It is simple: just search for a new frequency, a dial that tunes in the gender perspective, an interest in folk music and a curiosity for exploring the entertaining edges of history.