For Immediate Release
March 6, 2024
McNeese graduate expands his music outreach
Kaleb LeDay, an instructor in the upcoming Balfa Week music camp, leads the next Zydeco Capital Jam from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center at I-49 exit 23 in Opelousas. The jam is a free event, open to all musicians and fans of zydeco music.
LeDay, a guitarist with Rusty Metoyer and Zydeco Krush, returns as an accordion teacher at the Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week. The camp is set for March 19-24 at Lakeview Park and Beach in Eunice.
Campers from across the country learn accordion, fiddle, French vocals, dance and more. Each night ends with a barn dance featuring Geno Delafose, Christine Balfa and other Cajun and Zydeco artists.
A recent graduate in accounting at McNeese State University, LeDay sports a healthy music resume. He was the Zydeco Grand Prize Winner at the 15th Annual Big Squeeze Statewide Accordion Contest, a Texas Folklife event. At McNeese, he was a member of the Zyde-Pokes, the school’s student band.
Fluent in zydeco, Creole and Cajun styles, Leday teaches online and in-person lessons through his web site, lessonsbyleday.com.
For more information on the Zydeco Capital Jam, visit the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission web site at cajuntravel.com. Balfa Week registration and an event schedule is available at www.lafolkroots.org.
