Music
Danny O’Flaherty, Secret Garden (Hy-Brasyl LLC)
Though he may call Jasper, Texas home these days and his French Quarter pub has been long eradicated from the sonic landscape, Danny O’Flaherty is as much a New Orleanian […]
Pat Savant and the Louisiana Playboys with Joe Turner, Pat Savant and the Louisiana Playboys with Joe Turner (MTE)
Though he’s not the most active accordionist on the crawfish circuit these days, Pat Savant has indelibly etched his initials in the annals of Cajun music. In 1972, the teenage […]
The Balfa Brothers and Nathan Abshire, The 1970 NYC Concert (fieldrecorder.com)
There are more live recordings of the Balfa Brothers out there than most people realize, and it’s always a grand day when one surfaces. Archivists Ray Alden and Dave Spilkia […]
The Bad Roads, Union Town (Latanier)
Who says old guys, excuse me, guys eligible for an AARP card, can’t rock? Ever since Southwest Louisiana’s Bad Roads reunited for a Ponderosa Stomp gig, they’ve been on a […]
Sarah Jayde, Cajun and Texas Swing (Sharecropper)
Though this marks the debut of 18-year-old Sarah Jayde Williams, it’s hard to argue that this recording wasn’t destined. The granddaughter of venerable fiddler Hadley Castille, Sarah Jayde was weaned […]
Red Beans and Rice Revue, Wanna Dance? (MTE)
In the late ’70s, the top three draws at Jay’s Lounge in Cankton, Louisiana were zydeco king Clifton Chenier, Cajun rockers Coteau, and the Red Beans and Rice Revue, according […]
Charmer, The Perfect Café (Stevenson Productions)
Baton Rouge TV personality Scott Rodgers once remarked that you can’t acknowledge Smithfield Fair without giving a nod to Charmer, the predecessor of the internationally known Scottish band led by […]
Lil Malcolm and the House Rockers, He’s Back (MTE)
Nine years between releases can be a death sentence to any zydeco band engaged in its unending battle to retain, if not enlarge, its market share. But as evidenced […]
Charles Thibodeaux and the Austin Cajun Aces, Hommage a Andrew Cormier (Independent)
Texas has always had an affinity for the indigenous French music of its Louisiana neighbor. Southeast Texas became a cultural stronghold when Cajuns migrated there for better economic opportunities, and […]
Walter Jr., A Long Way from Lafayette (Gator Tone)
If you’re looking for the latest swamp funk party throwdown from Walter Jr., baby, this ain’t it. Instead, A Long Way from Lafayette is a long ways from anything Walter […]
