Not fiddling with tradition

By News Staff on Thursday, September 28, 2023
Cajun music is passed to generations though Le Grand Hoorah
  • Gilbert “Winky” Aucoin (left) and his wife, Margaret “Chicken,” are pictured alongside an artist’s rendition of the late Cajun music performer Cyprien Landreneau, who is the father of Mrs. Aucoin. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Gilbert “Winky” Aucoin (left) and his wife, Margaret “Chicken,” are pictured alongside an artist’s rendition of the late Cajun music performer Cyprien Landreneau, who is the father of Mrs. Aucoin. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor Le Grand Hoorah, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 30, at Lakeview Park and Beach, will provide for another opportunity to display the area’s music and culture to those from near and far. The annual event is held under the watchful eyes of Gilbert “Winky” Aucoin and wife, Margaret “Chicken.” The two have devoted most of their adult lives to preserving ...

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