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Rambling Boy

The Czech Accordionist Who Stole Many A Man's Heart

By Marfa Public Radio

Published May 15, 2015 at 3:33 PM CDT

This week on Rambling Boy, Lonn Taylor waxes nostalgia about his old girlfriend, Texan accordion player Frances Barton. Barton hails from Czech descent, and Taylor uses her heritage to explore the history of Czech culture in Texas from kolaches to polka bands.