Musician Marc Savoy chronicles his life’s mission: to build the perfect Cajun accordion
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press will release Marc Savoy’s Made in Louisiana: The Story of the Acadian Accordion on Nov. 15. (Photo courtesy of UL Press)
Most strands of American music have an iconic instrument. Horns for jazz, banjos for bluegrass, and electric guitars for rock and roll.
But few are as essential and unmistakable as the diatonic accordion and its role in the music of south Louisiana. And few know the instrument as intimately as world-renowned accordion player, builder, and author, Marc Savoy.
Upon seeing a Louisiana-handmade dia…
