CHRIS SEGURA • FIDDLE

Chris "Chop Chop" Segura began playing the fiddle at the age of four and performs with the precision of a seasoned veteran musician. He often plays bare-footed and head down, lost in a trance and deep in concentration. Chris has showed his devotion to the Cajun culture and language as the long-time fiddler for the young and vibrant La Bande Feufollet. As an admirer of the rhythmic styles of Mitchell Reed and Michael Doucet, Chris has also learned from fiddlers such as Steve Riley and David Greely of the Mamou Playboys.

Musical roots can also be found in Chris's family. In addition to his father and mother enjoying Cajun music as a hobby, Chris' great-grandfather, Robert "Vab" Fontenot, was a Cajun fiddler originally from Belaire Cove in the Ville Platte area. Chris is also a distant relative of the Segura Brothers who made some of the earliest recordings of Cajun Music.