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[edit] Traditional music styles incorporating the accordion
This is a list of articles describing traditional music styles that incorporate the accordion, alphabetized by assumed region of origin.
Note that immigration has affected many styles: e.g. for the South American styles of traditional music, German and Czech immigrants arrived with accordions (usually button boxes) and the new instruments were incorporated into the local traditional music.
| Region |
Style name |
Main accordion type (if applicable) |
| Argentina |
Tango |
Bandoneon |
| Austria |
Schrammelmusik |
Schrammelharmonika (Chromatic button accordion) |
| Basque Country |
Basque music |
Trikitixa (Diatonic button accordion) |
| Bohemia |
Polka |
|
| Brazil |
Forró |
|
| Canada |
French-Canadian music |
|
| Canada |
Inuit music |
Diatonic button accordion |
| Colombia |
Cumbia, Vallenato |
|
| The Caucasus |
Lezginka |
|
| Dominican Republic |
Merengue |
Diatonic button accordion |
| France |
Bal-musette |
Diatonic button accordion |
| Ireland (Éire) |
Irish traditional music (ceol, "trad") |
B/C,C#/D (23 key, 8 bass button accordion) |
| Italy |
Saltarello |
Organetto (2, 4, and 8 Bass Diatonic) |
| Italy |
Tarantella |
Organetto (2, 4, and 8 Bass Diatonic) |
| Korea |
Trot music |
|
| Mexico |
Norteño |
|
| Netherlands |
Levenslied |
|
| Scotland |
Country Dance, Bothy Band |
|
| Sonoran Desert |
Chicken scratch |
|
| United States of America |
Cajun music |
Diatonic button accordion |
| United States of America |
Western music |
Piano accordion Diatonic button accordion |
| United States of America |
Zydeco |
|
| Various countries |
Generic traditional music not specified by name, such as Swiss folk music, etc., that can be any one of the entries in the list of cultural and regional genres of music. |
Various types (Button accordion or piano accordion) |
