Cajun

Beth Patterson

Thu, 05/16/24
Beth Patterson is a unique, multi-instrumental performer – primarily on the bazouki and the bass -  who combines traditional Irish, Celtic and folk ballads with Cajun, world-beat, and progressive rock influences, interwoven with her own creative songwriting and sly wit. She... Read more

Cranston Clements

Fri, 05/10/24
Cranston Clements is a Grammy-nominated guitar virtuoso and raconteur recognized as one of New Orleans’ top instrumentalists. He is a composer and arranger who pushes musical and genre boundaries with his own creative projects, and a collaborator who has performed and toure... Read more

Michael Doucet

Fri, 03/22/24
Michael Doucet and his newest band, Lacher Prise, celebrate a timeless blend of Acadian music traditions inflected with an eclectic, contemporary mix of swampy soul and infectious grooves. Doucet, who could arguably be called the father of modern Cajun music, started out in... Read more

Babineaux Sisters Band

Wed, 03/13/24
The Babineaux Sisters Band has been a part of the music scene for several years, bringing their own sound and style to Cajun music. Leading the band are the two sisters, Gracie and Julie Babineaux. Gracie is the lead vocalist and also plays the accordion, fiddle, and mandoc... Read more

Cameron Dupuy & The Cajun Troubadours

Wed, 03/13/24
Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours showcase the accordion and guitar-playing talents of Cameron Dupuy, son of Cajun musician Michael Dupuy. As a child he often found himself up on stage with his dad, but it wasn’t until after Hurricane Katrina that eleven-year-old Came... Read more

Amis Du Teche

Tue, 03/12/24
Amis Du Teche is a relative newcomer, although the members of this lively Cajun band are all practiced musicians who grew up together along Bayou Teche in the Breaux Bridge area just east of Lafayette, Louisiana. Leader Adeline Miller has performed across the country and in... Read more

Sarah Quintana

Sat, 01/13/24
Sarah Quintana is a multi-faceted singer-songwriter who employs her angelic voice and guitar chops to weave effortlessly between folk, jazz, Cajun, and French stylings. Her 2024 release, Live in Marseilles, is quintessential Quintana: ballads, danceable tunes, and classics ... Read more

T Marie & Bayou Juju

Tue, 10/31/23
T Marie and Bayou Juju play traditional and original Louisiana music. The band started through gatherings at fires, suppers, porches, and levees, and you’ll feel this vibrant community of friendship echo through all of their music. In addition to honoring traditional Cajun,... Read more

Leslie Martin

Wed, 08/23/23
Leslie Martin, a native of Chauvin, Louisiana, is a fluid and adaptable pianist at home as both a bandleader and a sideman, performing capably across genres ranging from jazz to Cajun, to country to rock. He has played with a host of high-powered artists including Pete Foun... Read more

Bruce Daigrepont

Mon, 08/14/23
Accordionist Bruce Daigrepont is a fixture on the New Orleans Cajun music scene. Indeed, many credit him as being the scene, or, at least, carrying the genre’s flag for decades across the Crescent City.  In 1980 the 22-year-old Daigrepont began a weekly Cajun fais do-do (da... Read more

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