BeauSoleil: Alligator Purse
Fine program of traditional and contemporary Cajun music Formed in the mid-70s as a platform for Louisiana fiddler Michael Doucet’s appreciation of his native Cajun musical traditions, BeauSoleil has...
View ArticleThe Red Stick Ramblers: My Suitcase is Always Packed
Tasty southern mash of Cajun, country, jazz and swing The Ramblers fifth album, their second for Sugar Hill, continues to masterfully mix fiddle-led country and blues, Hot Club-styled jazz and...
View ArticlePine Leaf Boys: Homage Au Passe
A joyous Cajun dance party on CD This young Lafayette, Louisiana quintet moves to the Lionsgate label for their third album, and packs along all the accordion- and fiddle-based flavors of their earlier...
View ArticleTara Nevins: Wood and Stone
Nevins explores her country and Cajun roots Nevins’ second solo album (her first since 1999’s Mule to Ride) hangs on to the rootsy underpinnings of her musical day job with Donna the Buffalo, but cuts...
View ArticleVarious Artists: Swamp People
Whether or not you’re a viewer of the History Channel’s Swamp People, this collection of bayou-inspired tunes is sure to please Louisiana music fans. Though subtitled “music inspired by the television...
View ArticleThe Revelers: Swamp Pop Classics, Volume 1
Hot covers of four swamp-pop favorites Founding members from two of Louisiana’s freshest bands of the past decade – the Red Stick Ramblers and the Pine Leaf Boys – have joined together to produce this...
View ArticleThe Revelers: Get Ready
Southern Louisiana soul Formed from members of the Red Stick Ramblers and Pine Leaf Boys, the Revelers cover a lot of Southern musical ground. Their last release, a four-song salute to swamp pop,...
View ArticleMarley’s Ghost: The Woodstock Sessions
Veteran roots group records in Woodstock with Larry Campbell Thirty years into their career, Marley’s Ghost is like a well-worn leather jacket. You can admire their tenure intellectually, but up-close,...
View ArticleCommander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Live From Ebbets Field
Live from the Denver ozone in 1973 For many rock listeners, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen’s 1971 debut, Lost in the Ozone, was a taste-expanding experience. The group’s catalog of country,...
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