Folks of Acadiana

We are a gathering of Folk musicians and fan who's sole purpose is to preserve and promote the Folk arts. From its origins, folk music has been the music of the working class. It is community-focused and has rarely enjoyed commercial success. By definition, it is something anyone can understand and in which everyone is welcome to participate. Folk songs range in subject matter from war, work, civil rights, and economic hardship to humor, satire and, of course, love songs. From the onset of American history, folk music has shown up at times when the people needed it most. The earliest folk songs rose from slave fields as spirituals: “Down by the Riverside,” “We Shall Overcome,” etc. These are songs about struggle and hardship, but are also full of hope. They sprang from the need of the worker to go to a place in her brain where she knew there was more to the world than the hardships she was facing at the time. We feel the time is right to once again capture the hearts of American through music and song. Join us every month for the gatherings of the "FOLKS" of Acadiana. For booking dates, drop us a line and we will let ya know when we wil be gathering.

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