So goes Louisiana Folk Roots’ annual Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week, a culturally immersive, week long camp that kicked off its first full day Sunday of teaching participants traditional ...

ROSEAU, Dominica —Throughout the year, Dominica’s lush and nature-rich island is an excellent place to experience the rich heritage of Creole music and culture. The island is, however, transformed ...

Michot, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers, played our inaugural Acadiana Music Showcase in ...

Returning to New Orleans a decade after rave reviews for lead roles in “Tosca” and “Il Trovatore” for New Orleans Opera, acclaimed soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams will headline a new festival this ...

For Leyla McCalla's 17th birthday, her father gave her a book of Langston Hughes' poetry. McCalla, a multi-instrumentalist and classically trained cellist, bought anthologies of his work and read any ...

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In many small farming communities in southern Louisiana, learning to play zydeco is a birthright. Working-class musicians pass down their songs and skills to their children, who in turn take up the ...

With tunes straight out of Louisiana and Illinois, Dennis Stroughmatt et l’Esprit Creole will perform a Valley Folk Music concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Methodist Church auditorium (144 ...

I recently read an article in the New York Times by Campbell Robertson about a New Orleans musician lost in time. His name was Amédé Ardoin(b. 1898–1942). With his virtuosic talent as an accordionist, ...

The Lowell Folk Festival only features folk music. If you think that limits the fest, take a look at some of the styles from the 2022 lineup of artists: blues, bluegrass, balafon, bomba and bijou ...

The main hall at Newburyport’s Belleville Congregational Church is set to rock out Cajun-style this weekend. On Saturday night, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas will bring a unique brand of ...

Now in its 27th year, the Anchorage Folk Festival has long been required attendance for fans of singer-songwriters, Americana and a number of regional folk music varieties. In recent years, the ...