Ryan Brasseaux

Ryan André Brasseaux (b. 1976) is an American scholar of vernacular American music.

Brasseaux holds degrees from Yale University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. [http://www.yale.edu/amstud/gradstudents.html; http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11102004-152234/]

He is the author of "Cajun Breakdown: The Emergence of an American-Made Music" (forthcoming by Oxford University Press, April 2009), co-editor of "Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader" (2006), and co-author of "Stir the Pot: The History of Cajun Cuisine" (2005). [http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/lbf2006/Authors/Author_Bio_Page.htm; http://cls.louisiana.edu/new-releases/accordions-fiddles.shtml]

Brasseaux has presented his work across the United States, including invited lectures in New York, Yale University, to the Fulbright Institute, and as the keynote speaker at Nashville's International Country Music Conference. [ [http://www.internationalcountrymusic.org/schedule.html International Country Music Conference - Schedule ] ] He has also lectured extensively, accompanied by Grammy-nominated Cajun band the Lost Bayou Ramblers, on the origins and evolution of Cajun music. [ [http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/lostbayouramblers.htm The Lost Bayou Ramblers ] ] In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Brasseaux worked as research associate for the nationally-syndicated public radio program "American Routes" hosted by Nick Spitzer. [Samuel G. Freedman (September 7, 2005). This Song Goes Out to You, Big Easy. The New York Times; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Routes]

He is the son of Cajun historian Carl A. Brasseaux.

ee also

*List of people related to Cajun music

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