A dance floor is a place of joy, where people have a chance to do more than listen to music — they can really experience it, adding their own creativity to the infectious beats that fill the air ...
The Grammys aren’t until Feb. 15. But Le Cajuns — Cajun music’s version of the Grammys — are just a few days away. The Le Cajun Music Awards and Festival are Friday and Saturday at the Rayne Civic ...
As far as He Said knows, he has zero Cajun blood in his veins. His family is pretty much straight-up Anglo/Scotch-Irish, settling in the Piney Woods of Newton County via Alabama in the early 1800s.
An impassioned ambassador for Cajun music and culture, fiddler and singer Dewey Balfa (1927-1992) was a driving force in the revival of traditional Cajun music. Raised 125 miles northwest of the great ...
"He really embodied the wildness but also the individuality of Cajun music, and the fiddle styles from before the accordion was introduced."Doucet, 53, grew up in Scott, La., in a culture developed by ...
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, ...
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The festival that preserves the area’s unique Cajun culture returns to Lake Charles this weekend. The festival contains Cajun music, traditional Cajun foods, arts and crafts, ...
Feufollet are not the same band I saw in New Orleans in 2012. When I saw them then, they only sang in French. They also sounded like a true-blue Cajun band, albeit with a younger, roots-rock vibe -- ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. An impassioned ambassador for Cajun music and culture, fiddler and singer Dewey Balfa (1927-1992) was a driving force in the revival of ...