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6 unusual facts about Cajun music


Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks are traditional instruments used to add percussion to old-time and Cajun fiddle music, allowing two persons to play the fiddle at the same time.

KADN-TV

Shows such as The Larry Brasso Show (country music), Cypress with Warren Storm (swamp pop) and the long-running Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler (Cajun French music) were a Saturday mainstay during the station's early years.

Scooters Union

Their sound is described as a blend of rock, pop, Cajun, and African.

Snakes of Shake

Snakes of Shake were a Scottish band formed in 1984, whose indie pop sound incorporated cajun and folk influences.

The Balham Alligators

The Balham Alligators were a band from London that mixed rock 'n' roll, cajun, country and R&B.

The Alligators played a hybrid blend of musical styles, including Rock 'n' Roll', Blues, R&B, Celtic Folk, Swamp-Pop, Country, Swing, Cajun & Zydeco.


America's Music: The Roots of Country

The film touches on many of the styles of music that make up country music, including: Old-time music, Cajun music, Folk music, Rockabilly, Western music, Western swing, the Bakersfield sound, Honky-tonk and the Nashville sound.

Diatonic button accordion

Three-row systems are also popular in Mexico and the United States (in Conjunto, Tejano, Zydeco and Cajun musics) and Colombia (in Vallenato and Folklor musics).

Poor Man's Fortune

Over the years, Poor Man's Fortune has become well-respected as the top performer of Breton Music in North America, but with heavy doses of other traditional forms including Cajun Music, Music of Scotland, Irish Music, Music of Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias, Kwela, French folk music and the Music of Quebec.


see also

Ann Savoy

As a record producer she produced, among others, the Grammy Award nominated tribute to Cajun music, Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music, featuring singers Linda Ronstadt, John Fogerty, Nick Lowe, and other noted musicians.

CFMA

Cajun French Music Association, an association dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Cajun music and culture

Elemore Morgan, Jr.

Morgan contributed photography for a 1984 book titled The Makers of Cajun Music, which he co-produced with Cajun folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet, who wrote the text.

Hayes, Louisiana

DeRouen is a Cajun music guitarist and has played with Phil Menard and Joe Bonsall.

Ivan Klisanin

2010 Grammy Winner for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band's, Zydeco Junkie.