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T’Monde, Yesterday’s Gone (Valcour Records)
Though trios have long been part of the Cajun musical landscape, don’t count on this threesome to be staunch traditionalists. T’Monde is Kelli Jones-Savoy (fiddle), Megan Brown (acoustic guitar), and […]
Various Artists, I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country (Part Two: Love and Death) (Valcour Records)
Valcour Records’ second installment of the Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country series is a not-so-subtle reminder of just how incredibly complex the Lomax Archives really are. Luckily, these quarterly-released, […]
Valcour Records Releases Lomax Recordings Box Set
A decade ago, a trio of like-minded 20-somethings pooled their distinct yet complimentary talents to form a record label. Even in the midst of the declining record industry, the Valcour […]
Doug Kershaw & Steve Riley, Face to Face (Valcour Records)
Do opposites really attract? You would think so with this unlikely pairing of 78-year-old Doug Kershaw, the Ragin’ Cajun, and forty-something acknowledged accordion virtuoso Steve Riley. Yet, Kershaw—who built his […]
Kristi Guillory & Anya Burgess, Kristi Guillory & Anya Burgess (Valcour Records)
It’s been quite a run lately for Kristi Guillory and Anya Burgess. In the spring, their band Bonsoir, Catin released its third album, Light the Stars, to critical acclaim. This […]
The Cajun Country Revival, Greetings from Louisiana! (Valcour Records)
Just as they did on 2011’s The Right Combination, Jesse Legé and Joel Savoy join forces with Foghorn String Band’s Nadine Landry and Sammy Lind, but this time as a […]
Bonsoir, Catin, Light the Stars (Valcour Records)
As evidenced by these seven songs written/co-written by Bonsoir, Catin’s Kristi Guillory, her writing isn’t confined to any particular style but roams from exhilarating dancehall and intestinal-ripping bluesy swamp pop […]
Joel Savoy’s Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round: Joel Savoy’s Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round (Valcour Records)
Joel Savoy’s Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round is a real sweetheart of an album—an informal gathering of accomplished young Cajun musicians taking their turns on tried-and-true honky-tonk numbers in a recording environment […]
Wayne Toups, Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy, The Band Courtbouillon (Valcour Records)
There’s never been a recording quite like this one. Three highly accomplished Cajun revivalists—each representing a successive generation, each a musical pioneer, and each a highly respected bandleader in his […]
Dennis McGee, Himself (Valcour Records)
Dennis McGee (1893-1989) is perhaps Cajun music’s most influential fiddler, an early recording pioneer who contributed a sizable repertoire that illustrated what pre-20th-Century Cajun music was like prior to the […]
