...The American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s stimulated outsider interest in Louisiana French music and culture. This chapter discusses how some revivalists from a hotbed of old-time country music and bluegrass activity in northern California found their way to Louisiana French music...

... scene of dancing and live Louisiana-French music that has evolved over several decades. This book traces how this region of California has been able to develop and sustain dances several times a week with more than a dozen bands. Description of this active regional scene opens into a discussion...

... and relatives to follow. This chapter discusses postwar trends in Louisiana French Music; Danny Poullard (1938–2001), a pivotal figure in the history of Louisiana French music in California, as a performer, teacher, and inspiration to other musicians; dancer Betty Leblanc; dance teacher Olivia Guillory...