I’m not sure where this post is going exactly. Let’s take a little trip…. Why don’t we start in Louisiana and listen to the Savoy Family Band play the Bosco Stomp. Bosco is a small community north of Scott, Louisiana, named for one Bosco Prejean who set up a store there. The Savoy Family Band is led by accordionist and accordion maker Mark Savoy, who also runs the Savoy Music Center in Eunice Louisiana.

Drive west into Texas. Maybe Los Texmaniacs are playing in San Antonio? Here are the boys doing some rock n roll. From Conjunto to Norteño , let’s go down to Mexico. Here’s Los Tigres del Norte playing El Hijo Del Pueblo. From Mexico, let’s fly over to Europe. There’s a strong button accordion tradition in parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

In Portugal, they call the triple row diatonic accordion a concertina. One of the dance forms they play over there is called a Vira, which is like a fast waltz. Here’s a nice one. Next time, Around the World by Button Accordion will start off again in Portugal. Where we’ll end up is anybody’s guess.