Ken Lyon presented an interesting history of the accordion to the Crowley Lions Club, telling members that the symbol of Cajun French music actually comes from Germany. (Photos by Steve Bandy/Crowley Post-Signal)
The accordion – considered by many the iconic symbol of Cajun French music – is really of German descent and can actually be traced back to China.
According to Ken Lyon, the Chinese developed the original “accordion-like” instrument, but it was immediately seized upon by the Europeans.
Lyon, of Roberts Cove, said the Chinese instrument had no bellows. “You had to blow into it,” he said. “The Ger…
