Randy Falcon, the legendary Cajun instrument maker who patented the double accordion, died Saturday night from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 69. The Crowley native is best known for ...

Randy Falcon wore many hats — musician, pioneer accordion builder, teacher, second generation owner of the Falcon Rice Mill. He was a mechanic, father figure, and mentor. The life and many talents of ...

For the past 20 years, as popular Cajun musician Bruce Daigrepont plied his button accordion for the crowds who twirled around the dance floor at Tipitina's weekly fais do-do, his mother could always ...

It wasn't the first time Los Texmaniacs and the Revelers have played together, but for many locals it was as they got the chance to see them do so live, Thursday and Friday, in the James Devin Moncus ...

“Dopsie” isn’t just Dwayne Rubin’s unique stage name. Pronounced “doop-see,” it’s a cherished aspect of a lengthy Louisiana musical history and legacy. “It means, you know, everything,” the ...

The first day of this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival culminated in back-to-back sets by West London's Mumford & Sons and North Carolina's The Avett Brothers before a crowd more than ...

When The Squeezebox Stompers return to Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham on June 3 for a night of spirited earthy Cajun and Zydeco music, the audience will have two choices: sit and listen or ...

He's played with Paul McCartney’s all-star band, at McCartney’s Christmas party and at the music legend’s daughter’s wedding – but Chris Hall still gets just as much of a buzz playing a Derby pub as ...