One thing the two great fiddlers Tom Rigney and Michael Doucet agree on is they both like playing the Redwood Coast Music Festival. “I love playing the Eureka festival,” Doucet said. “It’s amazing ...

Born in Church Point in 1929, Ellis Vanicor's Cajun sound would become indelibly linked with a little community smack in the middle of Jennings and Lake Charles — Lacassine. A self-taught fiddler, ...

Grammy-award winning Cajun fiddler Louis Michot is headed to New Orleans for a solo performance. The member of the Lost Bayou Ramblers will combine his love of Louisiana French music with new boundary ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — For a third consecutive ...

An Elgin congregation will welcome Southern folk music in the person of Gina Forsythe to Highland Avenue Coffeehouse stage on Friday, Sept. 13. New Orleans-based Forsyth is an award-winning ...

Jennings, LA - The historic Strand Theater in Jennings will host Louisiana's premier Cajun fiddle competition on November 1, featuring multiple age categories and $3,400 in prize money. The 9th Annual ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana singer and fiddler Amanda Shaw is releasing a new song honoring New Orleans. Shaw lived through Hurricane Katrina and ...

A fiddle-playing Cajun pixie named Dixie comes to life in the pages of a local author's book and readers can get a chance to meet the author and get a free copy when they have a po-boy. "Dixie The ...

A flavor revival that promises to have your taste buds dancing in the aisles and shouting 'hallelujah' via crawfish, gumbo, shrimp étouffée, muffulettas and more, the Seventh Annual Cajun Crawfish & ...

Who: Cajun fiddler Mitch Reed Genre: A member of the Grammy Award-winning zydeco band BeauSoleil, Mitch Reed began playing fiddle when he was 15 years old. Reed has formed several notable bands ...

JENNINGS, La. - Entries are still open for the 9th annual Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition. The competition will be held Saturday at the Strand Theater in Jennings. It will feature multiple ...