The Balfa Brothers

The Balfa Brothers
Ray Abshire playing with The Balfa Brothers at the Festival Acadian in Lafayette - 1974
Ray Abshire playing with The Balfa Brothers at the Festival Acadian in Lafayette - 1974
Background information
OriginLouisiana, United States
GenresCajun
LabelsSwallow, Sonet, Valcour
Past membersDewey Balfa, Will Balfa, Rodney Balfa, and Hadley Fontenot

The Balfa Brothers (or Les Frères Balfa) were an American cajun music ensemble.[1] Its members were five brothers; Dewey on fiddle, Will on fiddle, Rodney on guitar, harmonica, and vocals, Burkeman on triangle and spoons, and Harry on Cajun accordion.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 83. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.