Cheating! Well, the charge has come with a qualified “sort of,” so we’re not talking about steroids, term paper plagiarism or Florida politics. Unless someone is juicing the boudin, maybe. In any case, the term is being thrown around in a rather unlikely place these days: the competition for the second-ever Best Cajun/Zydeco Album Grammy [...]
Tag Archives: Pine Leaf Boys
Left Out
December 15, 2008 – 7:31 am
Wilson Savoy reflects on the overlooked band in this year’s Grammy consideration for Best Cajun/Zydeco Album here. Along the way, he touches on why the omission and what “Cajun music” means in 2008.
Cedric Watson, Cedric Watson (Valcour)
May 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
Only a few years after moving to Lafayette from Sealy, Texas, Cedric Watson has become one of the most prolific contributors to Acadiana’s recent outpouring of roots music. Through recent recording projects—his collaboration with accordionist Corey Ledet on Goin’ Down to Louisiana and his work with the highly-acclaimed Pine Leaf Boys—Watson has quickly become one [...]
Grammys: The Jethro Tull Effect
February 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
The first-ever Grammy Award for best Cajun/zydeco album brought out quite the field of nominees—not just the standard five, but thanks to a three-way tie for the last slot, a Louisiana lucky seven: Terrance Simien, Geno Delafose, the Pine Leaf Boys, the Racines, Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and [...]
