Way back in the 80s, there were a few Zydeco bands coming up to Toronto. Queen Ida played up here a couple times at the Bamboo and maybe at the Horseshoe and once I saw Terence Simien and his group down at Harbourfront. The best of the Zydeco groups I saw at the time though, was Fernest Arceneaux and the Thunders. I loved the way those guys played. The frattior player stood centre stage and Fernest, with his triple row accordion, stood off to the side and played and sang. I think it was that night that I decided the triple row diatonic button accordion was the coolest instrument around.

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