As a little girl, I remember dancing with my little sister to my dad's music. I can still see her standing on his accordian box to dance with me. My dad enjoyed singing French music and playing his accordion for us. "I-Aaaae," he'd sing. Those were such good times! Not as fun were the moments at fais do-dos, cajun dance parties at someone's house, when the children were put to bed and the adults continued to dance and enjoy my dad's music. (Fais do-do is Cajun for go to sleep.)

My dad, Davis Lee Guidroz, learned to play the accordion like many accordion players; his father taught him by showing him and by word of mouth when he was a boy. As a young man, he started his own band, Davis Lee and the Cajun Rockers. Two of his bigger contributions to Cajun culture were performing at the original grand opening of the Superdome in New Orleans, LA and participating in the Codofil program with other Cajun musicians by going into schools to play music for students as a means to help preserve the Cajun heritage.

Click on the links above (on each picture) to learn about Cajun music and dancing and George Rodrigue, a Cajun artist known for his paintings of the "Blue Dog" (orginally the Loup Garou--a fabled swamp monster).