Back in its second year, the Great Lakes Folk Festival rippled with old blues masters. Johnny Bassett was 67 and rocking hard; Alberta Adams was 86. But the flip side was Feufollet — some Lafayette, ...

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, ...

Louisiana Folk Root's Todd Mouton was the first to suggest the near life-long affinity beer and Cajun and zydeco music share. Glance at most any Cajun band member or the two-steppers and jitterbuggers ...

For more than 20 years, Feufollet has performed dual roles in the Cajun music scene in southwest Louisiana. The first is as a conservator of the music that is rooted in the region, playing spot-on ...

The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently proclaimed Jourdan Thibodeaux “Cajun music’s equivalent of a rock star,” saying he has become “something of a global ambassador for Cajun country and its way of ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. – The 42nd Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival has announced the addition of an interactive workshop entitled “Beginning Cajun Guitar,” which will feature instruction by ...

When accordionist Marc Savoy comes to town, he stays with Chris Strachwitz in his quiet Berkeley hills home. They've known each other about 45 years. Strachwitz was hunting authentic Cajun music in ...

When you Ann Savoy, you say quite a lot. Multi-instrumentalist. Singer. Author. Documentarian. And it’s with those qualifications that you’ll find Savoy moderating the Women Song Collectors: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nathan Rabalais, a Cajun filmmaker and associate professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, will be the next artist-in-residence at the University of ...