Steve Riley presents International Accordion Kings
The accordion, a well known instrument in south Louisiana, is an important part of many forms of traditional music throughout the world including Cajun & Creole, French Canadian, Jazz, Eastern European, Conjunto, Polka & more. Cajun accordionist virtuoso Steve Riley presents a musical journey through many different accordion styles and cultures featuring some of today’s top accordionists in the world.
International Accordion Kings features performances, interviews, and intriguing stories that will transport each listener on a musical odyssey to the many parts of the world where the accordion has become a musical mainstay!
Steve Riley, of Mamou Louisiana, is a widely acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion and its singularly powerful sound. His playing is a standard by which timing, phrasing and ingenuity
are measured on the royal instrument of South Louisiana. Steve is a founding member of the Lil Band o’ Gold, the Racines, and the BandCourtbouillon with whom he, Wayne Toups and Wilson Savoy won a Grammy award in 2013!
