Cajunized: Bruce Daigrepont and Gina Forsyth add a Louisiana sound to new album from Deep Purple

A musician and songwriter in the Cajun-French tradition, Bruce Daigrepont never expected to be asked to play accordion on a recording for Deep Purple. “No, not at all,” the Metairie-based […]

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Gina Forsyth, Copper Rooster (Waterbug Records)

If you want to hear lots of fiddle tunes, go to a dulcimer festival. That’s what Gina Forsyth did, which served as the inspiration for her full-­length fiddle album. In […]

Gina Forsyth, The Fiddle EP (Blue Dot Music)

As a musical artist, Gina Forsyth isn’t an easy one to pin down. She’s been riding shotgun in Bruce Daigrepont’s Cajun band for decades but she’s also a member of […]

Gina Forsyth, Promised Land (Waterbug Records)

Attention musicians: For those thinking they need to rush their product out with sub-par material and inferior packaging for that nifty festival gig, take note of Gina Forsyth. The New […]

The Double Life of Gina Forsyth

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Jazz Fest A to Z

This guide should help in choosing from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest to ensure your experience hits all the right notes. It’s arranged alphabetically by band name so you can search when your favorite act is playing by stage and time, with handy reference bio information. It’s easy to use on any mobile device to look up info by band, day, time or stage. Just go to our responsive site OffBeat.com.

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Father Ron & Friends: Forever the Seasons (Louisiana Red Hot Records)

Father Ron Clingenpeel is both a genuine clergyman (a retired Episcopal priest) and a genuine scholar of folk music; he hosts a folk show on WWOZ and here presents an album of original and borrowed songs steeped in the classic influences of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie.

New Album from Father Ron and Friends

Father Ron and Friends, the folk/Americana band hailing from New Orleans, is set to release their latest album “Forever The Seasons” digitally on March 15 via Louisiana Red Hot Records. […]

Cameron Fontenot: A Tribute to the Fiddling Greats (Independent)

Hats off to Cameron Fontenot for releasing a different kind of debut album. Whereas most debut albums symbolize the arrival of new talent, the Cajun fiddler opted for something different by dedicating each tune to a particular fiddler. On nine tracks, Fontenot duets with a fellow fiddler known for a specific repertoire, style, or personal connection to the honoree.