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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, ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - D.L. Menard, the Cajun musician whose song “The Back Door” became an anthem for his culture and carried him to 38 countries on State Department tours, has died at the age of 85.

Social music -- Early commercial era -- A heterogeneous tradition -- Becoming the folk -- Cajun swing era -- The modern Cajun sound -- Cajun national anthem -- A new mental world 'Cajun Breakdown' ...

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: ...

Emerson "Ray" Abshire, a beloved Cajun musician and Louisiana Folk Artist Hall of Famer, has died. He was 68. Abshire, who died unexpectedly Tuesday, was the owner and operator of Magnolia Torque and ...

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 ...