The author talks about the styles and sources of accordions in Canada. He relates that he bought his first accordion in 1977 in Toronto, Ontario after hearing Philippe Bruneau and Denis Coté at the Mariposa Folk Festival. He enumerates accordion records and other resources, including the repertoire of the accordion in Quebec and the recordings of Bruneau and Coté. He also mentions Marcel Messervier, Adelard Thomassin, and Eddie Coffey.