Artist: Amede Ardoin
Deep Dives: Women’s History Month
For Women’s History Month, we honor the music and stories of extraordinary women in the Arhoolie family. As musicians, singers, documentarians, tradition bearers, and organizers, these...
Read MoreDeep Dives: Black History Month
For Black History Month, the Arhoolie Foundation focuses on some of the interviews, stories, and videos that feature performers from the Arhoolie catalog. These musicians are...
Read MoreDeep Dives: Our Interview Archive
Arhoolie Records always worked to give voice to the musicians. In addition to releasing hundreds of records, hours of interviews with musicians and others were recorded...
Read MoreDennis McGee Interview
Dennis McGee Interview Dennis McGee speaks candidly with Chris Strachwitz about Cajun music, his relationship with Amédé Ardoin, and his early days as a musician. Six...
Read MoreThe Chris Strachwitz Collection
As founder of both Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, Chris Strachwitz has been collecting, documenting, recording, and promoting regional roots music for over 60 years....
Read MoreAnn Savoy Collection: On Amédé Ardoin
My friends Bois Sec and Marceline Ardoin told me that they knew the woman that renowned Creole artist Amédé Ardoin had always loved and that she was alive and had a photo of Amédé!
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