When traditional Cajun and Creole musicians take to the stage, one mark of their genius is how easy they make it look. Whether they are wielding an accordion, a fiddle, or some other folk instrument, ...

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Louisiana Folk Roots is offering Cajun and Zydeco music camps for children ages 8-14 this summer. Camps will be in Eunice, Lafayette and Opelousas throughout June and July. Camp activities include ...

Balfa Week is all about learning to appreciate Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole culture and play the music. After a three-year break due to COVID-19, the 20th Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week is ...

When Michael Doucet first tried to play the traditional French-language music of his native Southwest Louisiana for his fellow Cajuns, nobody was much interested. Doucet, an amateur musicologist at ...

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Cajun musician Emerson "Ray" Abshire played his final song while riding in a wagon during Mamou's annual Courir de Mardi Gras. Abshire, 68, died unexpectedly Tuesday during the drive from Mamou back ...

For the past 54 years, Ted Granger has spent his days working as an architect in Seattle. For at least 20 of those years, Granger has spent his nights playing and dancing to as much Cajun music as he ...

NATCHITOCHES, La - The Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held July 22, 2023. Over 200 musicians & craftspeople present Louisiana's folk traditions. Held in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum, this ...

SHEFFIELD — According to Michael Doucet, Cajun music comes from a great many people and places — at its heart, an oral tradition of a stubborn French diaspora met with African, Native American and ...

Cody Blackbird band brings a blend of Native American music traditions and the energy of modern sounds to Rochesterfest July 22. The 14th annual Global Music Series-—run by Rochester Civic Music, and ...