Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair in Traditional Music

A surprising richness of resources in and around Lafayette support the research. Some of these include: UL Lafayette School of Music Center for Louisiana Studies Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism Archives KRVS radio Other related campus programs Researchers Community Resources Cultural agencies Economic development Musicians Festivals Others Venues Regional Resources South Louisiana New Orleans State Resources YouTube Announcement of Position

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

School of Music

The School of Music offers BM and MM degrees. Two of its concentrations are particularly well suited to form partnerships with traditional music, and are in fact already engaged in that area:

• Jazz Performance concentration
• Music Media concentration - excellent recording facilities

Music Media division coordinator: Robert Willey has been involved in documenting regional culture:

Recording projects Creole/Zydeco music DVD Louisiana Creole Fiddle method book/DVD Links

 

Center for Louisiana Studies - located a few blocks away in the library

The Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism

Cultural tourism

Archives

• Cajun and Creole Music Collection - the web page is a work in progress, part of their support of research and curriculum. This is one of the special collections of the University library.
• Center for Louisiana Studies Archive
• Louisiana Digital Folk Archive

KRVS - campus radio station and NPR affiliate, even closer than the library, actively involved in broadcasting regional music, Internet streaming, active partnerships with School of Music

• many interesting programs, inclucing American Routes

 

Other related campus programs

Cinematic Arts Workshop, directed by Charles Richard. samples: [ Congres mondial acadien ] [ Solar home project ]

Folklore Studies - courses and concentrations offered by Department of English

Francophone Studies - French and folklore concentrations through Department of Modern Languages

 

Researchers

• Barry Ancelet - Cajun and Creole folklore and music, Department of Modern Languages
• Carl Brasseaux - Department of History and Geography
• Ray Brassieur - Cajun and Creole folklore, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
• Marcia Gaudet - folklore and literature, Department of English
  

 

Community resources

Cultural Agencies

• Acadiana Arts Council - about to open a new performance space
• Louisiana Crossroads - Concert, discussion, broadcast series, and record label
• Louisiana Folk Roots - experiential learning opportunities
  
• Lafayette tourism
• Vermillionville - a folklife and heritage park
• Acadian Village - showing 19th century Cajun lifestyle, used for festivals
• Acadian Cultural Center - national historical park and preserve

Economic Development

• Lafayette's Rankings - a great place to live and do business!
• Lafayette Economic Development Authority - assisting local companies
• LITE Center - state of the art 3-D immersive visualization
• Lafayette Entertainment Initiative - promoting Lafayette as a destination for creative content production
• Le Centre International de Lafayette - promoting international trade and tourism
  

Musicians

Lafayette is the hub of South Louisiana's vibrant musical culture. Here are just a few of the many musicians who live in the area:

Sonny Landreth BeauSoleil Buckwheat Zydeco Terrance Simien The Pine Leaf Boys Keith Frank Geno Delafose Rosie Ledet Feufollet Lost Bayou Ramblers Cedric Watson Select list of Louisiana's legendary musicians Cajun/Zydeco has recently been added as a new Grammy Award category

Festivals

There are many festivals in the area, and two larger ones in Lafayette:

• Festival International de Louisiane
  
• Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
  
• Downtown Alive
• Zydeco Festival
• Blackpot Festival
• other festival links

Others

• Lafayette Music - owner Raymond Goodrich is a strong supporter of the arts and School of Music
• Tipitina's Music Office Co-Op
• Pat Mire films
• Glen Pitre, filmaker
• Francis Pavy, painter
• Dockside Studio - a recording compound located on the banks of the Vermillion Bayou, celebrating seven Grammy wins.

Venues

• Blue Moon Saloon - programs a lot of French music
• Grant Street
• Blue Dog Cafe
• Teche Theater - a unique production and performance facility
• Selected Louisiana Music Venues

Regional resources

KRVS broadcast area

Rendez-vous des Cajuns - weekly live concert in Eunice featuring Cajun music

UL Eunice archive

KSMB radio

Way Down In Louisiana - Todd Mouton's resource

 

New Orleans

New Orleans is two hours away, and is well known for its jazz and other roots music traditions. We have some friends there who may want to develop partnerships.

• Nick Spitzer - University of New Orleans
• John Snyder - Loyola University
• OffBeat Music - Louisiana Music and Culture magazine

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State resources

• Louisiana Folklife Program
• Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
• Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
• Louisiana Division of the Arts
• Louisiana Cultural Economy Summit
• Louisiana Travel
• Codofil - promoting French language
• LouisianaCajun.com - links to bands

YouTube

Remember... it sounds and looks better in real life!

• Sonny Landreth - slide guitar genius, friend of Comeaux project
• Pine Leaf Boys - American Routes clip
• Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
• Nathan Williams Jr.
• Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys
• Michael Doucet and BeauSoleil at the Blue Moon
• Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha-Cha's
• Cedric Watson at the Blue Moon, with Corey Ledet
• From La La to Zydeco DVD trailer, news clip
• Frank Family Band
• Geno Delafose
• Feufollet
• Rosie Ledet
• La familie Ardoin
• Savoy Family Band