On only the most moonless of nights deep in the Acadiana bayou, if on the unlikely chance you can get someone to point you in the right direction, if against all odds you can tread through the swamps without being nibbled to death by nutria and happen to stumble undetected toward just the right clearing [...]
Tag Archives: Christine Balfa
Three Sides to Every Story
February 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
To the casual observer, the triangle plays a simple and repetitive role in Cajun music, but for the initiated, its high-pitched cry is known to invoke strong emotional reactions. According to multi-instrumentalist and producer Dirk Powell, “Mark Savoy would always say that if there was one triangle left in the world, he would eat it. [...]
Octogenarian Octa Clark Gets Busy; Cajun and Zydeco in Austin
April 1, 1993 – 12:01 am
Good news in the recording studios for fans of traditional Cajun music: just in time for his 89th birthday, accordionist Octa Clark is laying tracks for a new album of original compositions, with production by grandson Glen Clark. Octa rarely performs in public these days, and hasn’t put a new record out for almost ten [...]
