No way, further they are very kind to me.
By the way, my accordions are Castagnari's and they play very good, but I know that they are not real Cajun.

Sorry about the castagnari's. They are lovely instruments. And you play well too! The problem is the family, not the accordions.

Gus

Doesn't matter gus.
I have also a lovely family.
It isn't bad at all.

Excellent article, notice all the mentions of "it will probably never be known"? For anyone who has not been to this website, there are a huge collection of great stories and and essays.

First RECORDED accordion player was reckoned to be Joe Falcon, of course, unless anyone knows different (Neal?). How about wax cylinders?

I remember my own first squeeze, but that's another story!

BJ

I concur -- Joe & Cleoma Falcon -- probably the "first" "Cajun" player(s) to be recognized as such by the "first" recording. Then again, I wasn't around then. Ha! First accordion player in Louisiana was probably Creole -- very likely in New Orleans. I can only discern this historical info through the same videos and books available to everyone else.

Ta-dah!

T!