A&E

Cajun song workshops set

by Dominick Cross

Both workshops are presented by Louisiana Folk Roots and the Acadiana Center for the Arts and are for all levels of singing experience.

There's more to Cajun music than the accordion and fiddle and Marce Lacouture and Joel Breaux will take you there with Song Circle workshops over the course of two weekends at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.

Both workshops are presented by Louisiana Folk Roots and the Acadiana Center for the Arts and are for all levels of singing experience.

At the Saturday, March 24 workshop, Same Songs, Different Sounds, Lacouture compares English and French versions of the same traditional ballads.

At the Saturday, March 31 workshop Favorite Jam Songs, Breaux will teach some of the Cajun songs played at jam sessions.

The cost is $15 per workshop/$10 for AcA and LFR members and can be purchased online in advance here  by visiting The Box Office at 101 W. Vermilion St. or by calling 337.233.7060.

For more information, call Louisiana Folk Roots at (337) 234-8360 Ext. 230, visit the website here or e-mail here.