The annual Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week (DBCCHW or Balfa Week, 2001 - ) is the flagship program of the nonprofit organization Louisiana Folk Roots (LFR). This series of early Balfa Week cultural heritage education camps features instructional sessions, workshops, presentations, interviews, and performances representing Louisiana traditional music, dance, Louisiana French languages, cooking, history and folklife, and more.
LFR was founded in 1999 by musician, educator and artist, Christine Balfa, daughter of legendary Cajun fiddler and cultural ambassador, Dewey Balfa.
The digitized audiovisual files accessible here were made possible from funding (in part) by a Preservation Implementation Grant from the GRAMMY Museum®. Content is the copyrighted intellectual property of Louisiana Folk Roots, Lafayette, LA.
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Submissions from 2001
Creole Fiddle and Accordion Performance and Master Artists Presentation with Carleton Frank and Preston Frank (Part 1); Cajun Accordion and Fiddle Performance and Master Artists Presentation with Jesse Legé and David Greely (Part 2); Performance and Master Artists Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger (Part 3), Carleton Frank; Preston Frank; Dirk Powell; Jesse Legé; David Greely, 1953-; D. L. Menard; Courtney Granger; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons. Sam Broussard and Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, Instructors (Part 1). Guitar Workshop and Master Artists Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger (Part 2), Sam Broussard, Paul Sinegal, D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, Courtney Granger, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Workshop and Master Artist Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger, D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, Courtney Granger, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Workshop and Master Artist Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger, D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, Courtney Granger, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Performance and Presentation with D.L Menard, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Ruth Ungar, D. L. Menard, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Ruth Ungar, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Accordion Class Lessons. Steve Riley, Instructor, Steve Riley (Singer) and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Accordion Music and Master Artist Presentation with Harry Trahan, Mitch Reed and Lisa Trahan Reed, Harry Trahan, Mitchell Reed, Lisa Trahan, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Fiddle Music Class and Master Artist Presentation with Hadley Castille, Hadley J. Castille, Blake Castille, John Buckelew, Len Springer, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun French Language Vocals Class. David Greely and Jesse Legé, Instructors, David Greely, 1953-; Jesse Legé; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons. Sam Broussard and Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, Instructors, Sam Broussard, Paul Sinegal, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
"Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening/Nightly Dance with Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; Sam Broussard; Kevin Dugas; David Greely, 1953-; Kyle Hebert; Steve Riley (Singer); Mamou Playboys; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)