Geoff Berner (early in his musical career known as "Potty Mouth" Berner) is a Canadian singer-songwriter on the accordion originating from Vancouver, British Columbia. Musical Career Berner, in his youth, studied the piano. However, at a party, somebody asked him why he didn't play the accordion. Berner actually did not know, and as a result, he began learning how to play the accordion. Following several years fronting the punk band The Terror of Tiny Town (its name borrowed from the 1938 film), his first solo EP was released, entitled Light Enough to Travel (2000), on the Sudden Death Records label. Light Enough to Travel contained some of the songs he wrote while part of The Terror of Tiny Town. Vancouver band The Be Good Tanyas covered the title track, and had some chart success with their version in England, which helped to kickstart Berner's career. His first full-length album, We Sh