With relatively recent releases by Morris Ardoin, Corey Ledet and Cedric Watson, Joe Hall and Les Amis Creole, old-time Creole music is experiencing a bit of a revival. The Lawtell Playboys’ 74-year-old accordionist Goldman Thibodeaux and husband-and-wife musicians Steve and Donna Bing also recreate the ambience of a Creole house dance, but they approach percussion very differently. Instead of having an acoustic guitarist accompany Thibodeaux and Steve (fiddle), Donna scrapes an old-fashioned, clothes-scrubbing washboard, rings a t-fer and clacks a pair of spoons. She dances on a wooden board to emulate the sounds of dancing feet in hard-sole shoes.

More than half the selections are originals with several Thibodeaux tales focused on a deep appreciation for family and friends (“Madame Therese,” “Two-Step de Steve”). A few are from the Lawtell Playboys repertoire, including the slippery “Blues de Serpent” fiddle tune that features Donna hitting only the squeeze box’s bass notes for a cool, funky effect. Authentic and rootsy raw, hell yeah, and clocking in at 22 tracks and 70 minutes, French Creole House Dance may seem a little epic for some. But hey, no one ever said house dances had to end on time.