The last year of the 20th century was a landmark one for young Cajun musicians cutting albums as the whole crop pretty much proved their recordings could contend with those of their elder counterparts. Such is the case with 12-year-old accordionist Kaleb Trahan who hails from the gulf coast town of Little Chenier. Trahan had been playing for a couple of years when he garnered studio experience with D.I.’s Cajun Jammers and a guest slot on the MOE-D disc, a French band from neighboring Creole. On his own debut, Trahan gets great support from all his mentors and pals who’ve invited him to sit in over the years. There’s most of the MOE-D gang, Cedric Hebert, guitar; Terry Beard, drums; Abe Manuel, Jr., fiddle-guitar, Darren Theriot, bass as well as Lake Charles crooners Jimmy Aguillard and John “Maw Maw” Theriot. All in all, it’s a pleasant album of standards (yes, there’s a “Jolie Blonde”). Trahan’s playing is consistently smooth and shows he can hang with the big dogs. He doesn’t tackle any of the lead vocals but if he’s going to hand them off, Aguillard and Theriot are just the guys for “Kaplan Waltz” and “Love Bridge Waltz.” Besides the latter, there are three other LeJeune tunes, which indicates that Trahan has his roots firmly grounded. Although there’s plenty of prodigies around Lafayette, it’s refreshing to note that elsewhere there’s young talent carrying the Cajun cultural banner as well.