24 Nov 2025 10:30
EP 638. Born on Bayou Music, Keeping Cajun Culture Alive
We're roadtripping through Acadiana, exploring Louisiana's Cajun heartland, where French-Acadian roots, gumbo--and today's bayou rhythms--simmer together into one of America's most distinctive cultures. Cajun Musician Jourdan Thibodeax grew up on the muddy banks of Cypress Island, Louisiana, where French, fiddle and bayou life melded together like the holy trinity in a gumbo pot. He talks about growing up, rhythms and inspirations of swamp living, how language shapes his music, the big difference between a fiddle and violin, a beyond-Louisiana world stage, and why it's important to him to keep Louisiana French culture alive--one we-are-our-past-inspired song at a time.
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