Cajun bandleader Bruce Daigrepont’s parents spoke French at home, so he grew up learning the language conversationally. But he was of little use to his daughters when they took French in school, as he ...
Who is the record-holder for the most performances at Tipitina’s? Cajun singer, songwriter and accordionist Bruce Daigrepont. By a wide margin. He’s graced the stage at 501 Napoleon Ave. approximately ...
has played for the afternoon Fais Do Do dance at Tipitina’s in Uptown New Orleans. In a club named after Professor Longhair (and featuring his bust in the foyer), in a club where the Neville Brothers ...
New Orleans native Bruce Daigrepont, long regarded as one of the finest accordionists in Cajun music, is one of the few writing French-language songs in traditional settings. His roots are in rural ...
On Oct. 16, 2005, the Warwick Reformed Church hosted more than a dozen Warwick-area musicians at a concert to benefit survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Introducing the show was Russ Layne, producer of ...
Before they go head-to-head Friday at the Le Cajun Music Awards, Bruce Daigrepont and Chris Miller are already champions of their native culture. A performer for more than 35 years, Daigrepont has ...
Cajun music icon Bruce Daigrepont and his Cajun Band will fill the St. Tammany Parish Library’s shelves with accordion music and Cajun French lyrics at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Folsom Library, 82393 ...
Bruce Daigrepont is a gifted singer, master accordionist and composer of songs that have already become classics, not only within the Cajun tradition but in Canada’s French-speaking Maritime Provinces ...