LAFAYETTE, La. (WAFB) - Students at one Louisiana university are able to study Cajun fiddle, the accordion, and even learn how to sing Cajun French songs, and get a degree in it. It’s called ...

August 15th marked a meaningful day across Acadiana as communities gathered to celebrate National Acadian Day, honoring the descendants of French settlers who were exiled from Canada in the 18th ...

When Council for the Development of French in Louisiana Chairman James Domengeaux and a group of academics, activists and musicians decided to throw a concert celebrating Cajun music and culture in ...

Michael Doucet and his band, BeauSoleil, serve up traditional Cajun music but look to spice it with new elements. The echo of his own Acadian past has always figured prominently in Michael Doucet's ...

The word "vishten" has no real meaning. "It's from a song from the Evangeline region of Prince Edward Island, where we're from," said Pastelle LeBlanc, one of the founding members of the band Vishten.

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 ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – With Festival International featuring artists from all over the world, hometown bands that play traditional Cajun and Creole music are always a favorite. Feufollet has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...