The French-Cajun sounds of BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet come to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College at 7 p.m. Saturday. Since forming in 1975, Grammy winner BeauSoleil has claimed an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

Karl Smelker playing with Mudbug Zydeco. The Mississippi River, now reined in by levees, once flowed wild and boundless. The river wound its way through towns whose residents — perhaps inspired by its ...

I’ve had recent conversations with local folks concerned about the future of Cajun music and zydeco. Both homegrown traditions are alive and well. But what does the future hold when many of today’s ...

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 ...

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 ...