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 ...

Michot said there are now “maybe 10 or 12 accordion builders in south Louisiana,” down from the “30 or more in the 70s and ...

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 ...

Marc Savoy is a Louisiana legend not only in Eunice but around the world. He has dedicated his life to preserving the Cajun culture through making instruments, holding jam sessions and maintaining a ...

Accordion maker Pennye Huval owns and runs Martin Cajun Accordions with her father in Lafayette Parish. Visitors to Jazz Fest will not only find Louisiana music and food, but also expert Louisiana ...

Children in Eunice recently experienced the joy of music firsthand at Louisiana State University at Eunice (LSU-E), where a unique cultural outreach program invited them to explore traditional and ...

BEAUMONT — The accordion is Ed Poullard's birthright. But for decades, his inheritance was simply the music that came from the push-button box. It was a bounty of tunes he learned from his father, ...

Brandy Guidry Aubé passion for crafting the Cajun Triangle wasn’t intentional. “Otherwise known as the t’fer or little iron in French,” said Aubé. “It began in probably 2015 a friend of mine, a Cajun ...

The first day of this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival culminated in back-to-back sets by West London's Mumford & Sons and North Carolina's The Avett Brothers before a crowd more than ...