The son of an alligator hunter, Doug Kershaw
was raised in a home where Cajun French was
spoken and didn't learn English until the age of
eight. By that time, he had mastered the fiddle,
which he played from the age of five, and was
on his way to teaching himself to play an
amazing 28 instruments.

Doug got started fiddling on the family's
houseboat in Louisiana when he was very
young. While his brothers and dad were out
fishing and his mom was doing house work, he
would get his dad's fiddle off the shelf and play
it. He became interested in Cajun music
specifically during the parties his parents
would hold on the houseboat, when he would
stay up and watch the band play and wish that
he could play the way they did.

He grew up surrounded by Cajun fiddle and
accordion music, got his “big start” on the
Louisiana Hayride radio broadcast, first
appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville,
Tennessee in 1957, and was inducted as a
member of the Opry in 1958.

DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
THIS WORLD-CLASS PERFORMER
RIGHT HERE IN BRIGHTON!!