Prairie Folklife in Eunice; Clint West and Clifton Chenier collections

Bayou Marron, Festivals Acadiens and Hack-mania

Rufus Thibodeaux: Forever Fiddling

Cosimo Matassa

Some of the best-known records made at Cosimo Matassa’s studio used their own language to express the simple pleasures of living. Songs like Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns’ “Don’t […]

Get Down to the Hea(r)t of the Matter at the CFMA and Zydeco Festivals

New Sounds from Thibodeaux, LeBouef, Sonnier and Allemond

Cajun Sounds from The Netherlands; New from McLain and Frank

New Discs from The Hackberry Ramblers, Jude Taylor and Roddie Romero

Fest Focus: Steve Riley

Sitting around hefty plate lunches inside T-Coon’s restaurant in downtown Lafayette, three-fifths of Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys discuss the imminent release of Friday at last. Their sixth recording […]

Live Action in Acadiana; The “new” Metropolis; Festival International in the Clubs