Leo Abshire (Born 27th July, 1933)

[john poole]

Leo Abshire - born 27th July, 1933 (Kaplan, Louisiana) [died 31st May, 2005] - cajun fiddler & instrument maker - cousin of Nathan Abshire, he played with Eddie LeJeune & the Morse Playboys and many others

Trailer for a 2007 one hour documentary "It's in the Blood : Leo Abshire & the Cajun Tradition"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP6it2IsfrE

http://leoabshire.com/

I thought he might be still alive, but then found this site noting his passing in 2005 -
http://www.cajunmusic.co.uk/zz/z_news.htm