Gina Forsyth

Florida native Gina Forsyth was not born Cajun, though she can sound like it. Like Ann Savoy, Forsyth adopted the Cajun culture and has been much loved in return. After studying violin at Loyola University in New Orleans, Forsyth moved to Southwest Louisiana in 1987 to immerse herself in the Cajun culture. There, she absorbed the folkways of the Cajun people, their music and food, and soon the young musician was joining in the musical fun that characterizes the culture.







{Forsyth} plays a wicked fiddle on many a Cajun CD. She toured and recorded with the Cajun rock band, Mamou, in the late 80's. Bruce Daigrepont features Forsyth on several of his records, including Coeur de Cajun, (1989), and Paradis, (1999). She also appears with the popular accordionist at many of his performances, as well as his regular gig for the Sunday afternoon fais do do at Tipitina's in New Orleans. Forsyth collaborated with Cajun fiddle giant, Waylon Thibodeaux on his award winning 1996 CD, Dans La Louisiane, and contributed to Out of the Blue, recorded by the Burns Sisters in 1999. Her work also appears on numerous compilations.

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