Cajun-Creole hipshakers Filé ended their prodigious 20-year run with a bang with a much-ballyhooed New Year’s Eve gig in 2002. While accordionist Ward Lormand and fiddler D’Jalma Garnier could’ve slipped into semi-retirement and early morning tee times, luckily they didn’t. Shortly thereafter rose the phoenix of the Lucky Playboys with new wings spread by guitarist Blake Castille, bassist Rick Benoit, drummer Kenny Alleman and the since-departed Kenneth Richard. Like a good dance band, they flip between Cajun chestnuts (“Les Petits Yeaux Noir”), “Bois Sec” Ardoin/Canray Fontenot Creole staples (“Tite Monde,” “Malinda”) and the under-appreciated Lawtell Playboys with “Madame Edouard.” While Lormand sings with softer, heartfelt sentiment, Garnier’s vocals have become stronger in recent years, as evidenced on “La Vie Marron” and “Baby Please Don’t Go,” the latter juiced by Castille’s bluesy, sleek stylings. Elsewhere, Castille’s fat, dreamy sound augments the lyrical beauty of Richard’s “Evangeline.” Unlike many Cajun records, the accordion and fiddle share equal presence in the mix, thereby functioning as peers and allowing Garnier’s screeching solos to be clearly heard. Richard’s “Cayenne Pepper” has become the surprise line dance hit while several kicking instrumentals, most notably the exhilarating “Lucky Playboys Special” with its funky breakdown, sends sawdust flying to the rafters.