Ann Savoy's landmark book of 1984, “Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People,” gave a voice to Cajun, Creole and zydeco pioneers, many of whom had never been interviewed. Savoy also told their stories through photos, sheet music and English transl

Beloved Creole cowboy Geno Delafose 'content' with farm and music life

Apr 19th, 2020 28m 24s

Recorded before the pandemic, Geno Delafose talks about his loyal fans, cattle farm, a car-hauling service, a new wife and a “content” life. "The world doesn't owe me a thing." Hear the entire conversation in this episode of Cajun and Creole T

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Apr 6th, 2020 12m 56s

Moms Ann Savoy, Jane Vidrine soothe with French lullabies

Mar 30th, 2020 22m 17s

Ann Savoy and Jane Vidrine earned Grammy nominations as founding members of the all-female Cajun band, the Magnolia Sisters. Along the way, these mothers and wives raised children who are Grammy-nominated musicians, artists, cooks and more.Som

Young fiddler Courtney Granger shines through diabetes, bullying

Mar 22nd, 2020 23m 46s

Courtney Granger quit school to escape bullying and travel to faraway places as a Cajun fiddle prodigy. Granger won Grammy nominations with his fiddle mastery and a haunting, old soul that oozed through his young voice.Only 37 years old, Grang

After revamping zydeco, accordion ace Jeffery Broussard returns to his roots

Mar 19th, 2020 18m 28s

The son of a zydeco pioneer, Jeffery Broussard brought new energy to the music in the 1980s and '90s. Young Creoles, who used to run away from the “old folks music,” flocked to his dances and craved accordion lessons.Broussard has turned back

Broussard Sisters water zydeco's roots with the claps and stomps of juré

Mar 16th, 2020 10m 53s

I first heard this music at the Festivals Acadiens et Créoles in Lafayette, where I saw Jeffery Broussard play a cajon drum box while his sisters sang and performed Jure. This great musical tradition has almost been lost. Please listen to th