History of Cajun music
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Cajun music has its roots based in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada, and in country music.
Cajun musicians at a 2010 Courir de Mardi Gras
Joe Falcon's last accordion, a pre-WWII German "Eagle" brand
Musicians in Crowley 1938
Dewey Balfa playing in Bordeaux, France, in 1977
Cajun fiddle
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Cajun fiddle music is a part of the American fiddle music canon. It is derived from the music of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, as well as sharing repertoire from the Quebec and Cape Breton
Michael Doucet