When traditional Cajun and Creole musicians take to the stage, one mark of their genius is how easy they make it look. Whether they are wielding an accordion, a fiddle, or some other folk instrument, ...

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 ...

IOTA, La. (WAFB) - Cajun musicians will tell you that the best sounding accordions are the ones that are handcrafted in south Louisiana and one of those Cajun accordion makers is Larry Miller. For ...

Some 58 kids, from age 8 to 14, dragged wooden chairs into a circle Wednesday at the Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park and performed for Grammy-winner Jo-El Sonnier and Roddie ...

LAKE ARTHUR, LA (KPLC) - Kyle Mott may be only a fourth-grader but he can sure play the accordion. Kyle was in a recording session at Ray's Barber Shop in Lake Arthur this past weekend when Cajun ...

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Lake Charles musician Ganey Arsement has a surprise for me: the accordion's roots aren't Cajun. "The melodian came to us from German culture," said Arsement. "There were ...

Accordion maker Pennye Huval owns and runs Martin Cajun Accordions with her father in Lafayette Parish. Visitors to Jazz Fest will not only find Louisiana music and food, but also expert Louisiana ...

BEAUMONT — The accordion is Ed Poullard's birthright. But for decades, his inheritance was simply the music that came from the push-button box. It was a bounty of tunes he learned from his father, ...

McCord Gallery’s Anderson Annex hosts T’Monde performance in Palos Park The grand opening of the Anderson Annex for the Arts at McCord Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park is not until April 30, ...

Randy Falcon, the legendary Cajun instrument maker who patented the double accordion, died Saturday night from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 69. The Crowley native is best known for ...