JENNINGS, La. — Registration is open for the seventh annual “Battle of the Bows” Cajun Fiddle Competition. The competition is open to all Cajun-style fiddle playing. This year’s event will be held ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A great way to get people together is through music, and that is exactly what Battle of the Bows accomplished. Battle of the Bows is a competition that is meant to spread ...

An impassioned ambassador for Cajun music and culture, fiddler and singer Dewey Balfa (1927-1992) was a driving force in the revival of traditional Cajun music. Raised 125 miles northwest of the great ...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - If you’re a fan of Cajun music, then make your way down to the Battle of The Bows Cajun fiddle contest where players of all ages come together to share a bond of Cajun culture ...

The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band has been playing together since 1977. The band includes husband and wife Marc and Ann Savoy, on accordion and guitar respectively, and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on ...

JENNINGS – The Jefferson Davis Parish Tourist Commission and Southwest Louisiana Acoustic Cajun Music Jam are preserving Cajun culture and heritage through music. Today, they hosted their 4th Annual ...

Louisiana French music is most associated with the Fiddle. These days, Louisiana French music is infused with the sounds of several key instruments, including the guitar, the accordion, and more. But ...

In last year’s Wheeler Opera House performance, Louisiana’s Beausoleil played its Cajun fiddle music with few twists. But on “Gitane Cajun,” purportedly an homage to a trio of deceased Louisiana ...

Advocate Photo by LEE CELANO - Kevin Wimmer leads an Intermediate Cajun fiddle class as part of the 2015 Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Week at Vermilionville, where people come from around the country ...

An impassioned ambassador for Cajun music and culture, fiddler and singer Dewey Balfa (1927-1992) was a driving force in the revival of traditional Cajun music. Raised 125 miles northwest of the great ...