Cajun Du Nord
A brief history…
Elsebeth Krogh of Denmark, who sings and plays fiddle and washboard, leads the band. She learned Cajun and Zydeco music from studying with various Cajun musicians while vacationing in Louisiana. Known in Denmark as Cajun Mama, Krogh has played Cajun music professionally all over Europe. She has also written a book about Cajun music and organizes Cajun workshops. She says that she will contact the Cajun Legend himself, D.L. Menard, while in Erath, to see if he would like to jam with them for a few songs.
Guitarist and fellow Dane, Jorgen Hansen, joined the band after a career as blues’ musician. Besides his work with Cajun Du Nord, Hansen plays with Danish group called Captain Crawfish and his Jumping Zydeco Band. Hansen says, “Danish music has a different beat, a different swing. The Cajun Waltz is much smoother, I love it.”
Drummer, Harald Aanes of Norway, has professionally played Mississippi Delta blues, jazz, and folk music, while bassist, Goran Lomaeus of Sweden, is a member of the top bluegrass group there, Bluegrass Swedes, and is a professional studio musician and songwriter. Arve Haland plays accordion and sings vocals, and has his own band in Norway called Cajun Gumbo. ~excerpts from Acadian Museum
Awards…
- CFMA’s Best Foreign Cajun Band (2000)
- Acadian Museum’s Living Legends Inductee (2001)
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