The annual greasing of the poles at the Royal Sonesta helped kick off Mardi Gras weekend in the French Quarter, and a local musician is this year's greasing of the poles champion. Northshore native ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Musician Amanda Shaw won the 56th annual greasing of the poles competition at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street Friday morning. Four people competed for the title of 2026 ...

Louisiana fiddler and vocalist Amanda Shaw will celebrate the release of a new album with a livestream performance from the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. Joie, which arrives Friday, July 24, is ...

Soon after Amanda Shaw released her 2020 album, “Joie,” where the Louisiana fiddler and vocalist put an energetic, modern spin on Cajun classics, a musician friend in Nashville introduced her to ...