One of the sonic jewels to be had at this year’s Festivals Acadiens et Creoles was Best of Festivals Acadiens 2002, released by Valcour Records. Its 14 tracks include such titans as Belton Richard, Walter Mouton and the Scott Playboys, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, and Wayne Toups, and another 10 tracks are available [...]
Tag Archives: Barry Ancelet
Mr. Amedé Ardoin, He Dead
June 1, 2011 – 12:05 am
Amedé Ardoin has been hailed as the father of zydeco and Cajun music, but his final record is a meager index card that lists him as Case No. 13387. Name: Amede Ardoin. Age: 43. Civil Condition: M. Race: C. Admitted: 9-26- 42. Parish: St. Landry. Residence: Eunice, La. Birthplace: La. Discharged: (blank). Previous Att’ks: None. [...]
By Herman Fuselier
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Posted in Fresh
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Also tagged Amede Ardoin, cajun, Michael Tisserand, Warren Perrin, zydeco
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Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys, Cravin’ Cajun (Swallow Records)
August 1, 2010 – 12:36 am
Multi-CFMA award winner Kevin Naquin has consistently fielded good line-ups and delivered quality recordings, but this slamming disc is the dancehall fireball’s best yet. A few personnel changes provide a renewed sense of vigor, and newest member Seth Guidry leads a relentless attack with a monster bass groove. Vocally, the Ossun Playboys are stronger than [...]
By Dan Willging
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Posted in Reviews
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Also tagged cajun, Cravin’ Cajun, Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys
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New Year’s Revolutions
January 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
Once again, it’s time for the Best of the Beat Awards on January 22 at the House of Blues, and we hope you can attend to eat great food, mingle with the music community and listen to some fabulous music (check out OffBeat.com for the latest on who’s playing). This event was created to give [...]
By Jan Ramsey
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Posted in Mojo Mouth
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Also tagged Best of the Beat, Deacon John, MusicSwingsVotes.com, Quint Davis, Threadhead Records
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An OffBeat Interview with Zachary Richard, Part One
April 1, 1993 – 12:01 am
“I have careened through this life like a twelve-pound cannonball thrown from a privateer’s frigate toward the galleon fleet off Southwest Pass.” So writes Ralph Zachary Richard, 42, in the liner notes to Snake Bite Love, his twelfth and latest album, released last fall. When we pulled up to his home near Scott, Louisiana one [...]
By Keith Spera and Michael Tisserand
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Posted in Cover Story
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Also tagged accordionists, cajun, Canada, Festivals Acadiens, folk, Lafayette, Michael Doucet, rock, singers, Zachary Richard
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Cajun Capers: Lafayette’s Festivals Acadiens
September 1, 1989 – 12:01 am
Grab your dancing partner, pack up your dancing shoes and head over to Lafayette this month. Festivals Acadiens, the Cajun equivalent of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, takes place there from September 13 through 17. Lafayette is the unofficial heart of Cajun country, and this is its annual celebration of all things Cajun, [...]
By Katrinna Huggs
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Posted in Cover Story
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Also tagged cajun, concerts, Festivals, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, Lafayette, zydeco
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