Louisiana French music is most associated with the Fiddle. These days, Louisiana French music is infused with the sounds of several key instruments, including the guitar, the accordion, and more. But ...

JENNINGS, La. — Registration is open for the seventh annual “Battle of the Bows” Cajun Fiddle Competition. The competition is open to all Cajun-style fiddle playing. This year’s event will be held ...

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 ...

Rufus Thibodeaux was arguably the pre-eminent Cajun fiddler of the past half-century. Best known for his long association with the country star Jimmy C. Newman, he also performed alongside such ...

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, ...

The leader of the Hackberry Ramblers for more than six decades, Luderin Darbone was a fine fiddle player and, more importantly, one of the great innovators in Cajun music. Today, both the music and ...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - If you’re a fan of Cajun music, then make your way down to the Battle of The Bows Cajun fiddle contest where players of all ages come together to share a bond of Cajun culture ...

HAMPTON ROADS, VA — "Cajun Fiddle Queen" Amanda Shaw and New Orleans Tourism Leader Kelly Schulz join Coast Live from New Orleans, Louisiana to preview the upcoming 40th annual French Quarter Festival ...

Imagine going to a Rolling Stones show, making your way to the stage and ordering up your favorite chestnut from "Exile on Main Street." Good luck with that; Mick and the boys aren't exactly in the ...

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 ...

Many musicians would be just fine with earning the kind of success seen by Lost Bayou Ramblers. The Grammy-winning Cajun band melded brothers Louis and Andre Michot’s traditional music heritage with ...