This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Formed in 1975, the ...

The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band has been playing together since 1977. The band includes husband and wife Marc and Ann Savoy, on accordion and guitar respectively, and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Hundreds of people came out to enjoy the Cajun bands and danced along to the tunes of the 38th annual Cajun Music and Food Festival. Chloe Craner says she is the youngest ...

Despite the “nouveau” in its name, Nouveaux Cajun Xpress has years of bandstand experience. Most of the Cajun music-rooted group spent more than decade with Rodney Thibodeaux and Tout Les Soir. In ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Keeping French music and culture alive one step at a time – that’s exactly what Miss Cajun Music 2023, Summer Parker Blanchard, is teaching 13-year-old Phoenix Sims, Junior ...

Cajun music is beloved for its accessibility. Whether young or old, armed with a fiddle or perhaps some rhythmic household tool — a pair of spoons or an old washboard in a pinch — all are welcome to ...

Bruce Daigrepont is a gifted singer, master accordionist and composer of songs that have already become classics, not only within the Cajun tradition but in Canada’s French-speaking Maritime Provinces ...

Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...

JUPITER, Fla. — Celebrating the culture of Louisiana with Cajun food, music, and everything Bourbon Street. It’s happening this weekend at the 5th Annual Cajun Crawfish and Music Festival in Jupiter ...

(KLFY)– Well-known Cajun musician and songwriter Johnny Sonnier, also known as the “The Chere Alice Man”, was hospitalized after an accident May 24, and now, he’s in need of help during his recovery ...