Born near Church Point, Louisiana to a farming family, Iry LeJeune (1928-1955), near blind from birth, turned to music as a young child. It was his cousin, Angeles LeJeune, who first introduced him to ...
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 ...
The third installment of “Cajun Accordion Kings” is taking place on Saturday, March 30 at 6 p.m. at the Liberty Theater in Eunice. This show will celebrate legendary Cajun accordion players Paul ...
Advocate Photo by LEE CELANO - Steve Riley talks with student Georgia Theaux following an Intermediate Cajun accordion class as part of the 2015 Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Week at Vermilionville, ...
This is an updated version of a story first published on May 18, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United ...
Marc Savoy built his first accordion when he was 20. In 1965, he opened his Savoy Music Center, "Home of the Acadian Accordion," on the edge of a rice field, surrounded by trees and pampas grass, ...
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 ...
First came National Polka Month in January, then the zydeco and Cajun strains of Mardi Gras in February, then local shows by The Klezmatics, Those Darn Accordions and C.J. Chenier last month. And ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Members of the Cajun band T'Monde are young, but they like their music old. The band of 20-somethings opened the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Friday with century-old, ...
Randy Falcon wore many hats — musician, pioneer accordion builder, teacher, second generation owner of the Falcon Rice Mill. He was a mechanic, father figure, and mentor. The life and many talents of ...
Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...
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 ...
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