Though the prefix "contra-" may mean against or opposite to, the members of Louisiana Contras & Squares have found plenty of common ground and formed a community with each other. At least one Saturday ...

Balfa Week is all about learning to appreciate Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole culture and play the music. After a three-year break due to COVID-19, the 20th Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week is ...

URBANA — The Spurlock Museum and the Champaign-Urbana Folk & Roots Festival will bring a little Cajun culture to C-U from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, 202 S.

For more than 20 years, Feufollet has performed dual roles in the Cajun music scene in southwest Louisiana. The first is as a conservator of the music that is rooted in the region, playing spot-on ...

NATCHITOCHES, La - The Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held July 22, 2023. Over 200 musicians & craftspeople present Louisiana's folk traditions. Held in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum, this ...

The Montana Folk Festival grounds open at 5 p.m. Friday with a grand opening ceremony at The Original Stage, Copper and Main, at 6:55 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. The free festival continues Saturday ...

The Flathead Valley Community Band will present two free concerts titled Dances and Folk Tunes in November. The concert will open with “Esprit de Corps,” an original march written by Rober Jeager.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Back in the early days of our nation’s history, there was no such thing as “folk ...