Cajun Fiddler Hadley Castille – Sharecroppin’ Is Much More Fun These Days

D’Jalma Garnier of the Cajun-Creole band Filé refers to the Opelousas fiddler Hadley Castille as “the living Harry Choates.” At a recent Liberty Theater performance in Eunice, USL professor Barry Ancelet introduced Castille as “the Cajun Tom T. Hall” because of his gift and penchant for story telling. Many do think of him as the quintessential raconteur while a few like his son and the Sharecroppers’...