Commentaries on Alan Lomax and Cajun Culture
Alan Lomax took an early and important role in exploring and publicizing Cajun music and culture. Fairminded Cajun insiders have had mixed feelings about his work. Their views can easily be found on line in various articles published in Folklife in Louisiana—and they should be read. A key item is Barry Jean Ancelet’s essay “Lomax in Louisiana: Trials and Triumphs.” Another overview accessible online offers an additional frame for assessing the film Cajun Country. This is “Six Degrees of Alan Lomax: A Review and Multimedia Excerpts” by Ryan André Brasseaux and Joshua Clegg Caffery in Southern Spaces (November 30, 2015).
