Now is your chance to stream a few of the tracks from Feufollet’s new cd, Cow Island Hop! We did our best to include a variety to illustrate the range of sounds presented on the album, but we probably still haven’t done it justice.

It’s a great release - but check it out for yourself on our Artist of the Month page.

It’s Festival time again! Festival International and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival are both kicking off this week in Louisiana and Valcour has a number of artists taking part. Feufollet, Cedric Watson, and the Figs will all be there. We’ve prepared a calendar for you to download, print and take along with you so you know when they’ll all be playing.

Feufollet’s festival performances will double as their official cd release parties, so if you want to get your hands on their new cd, Cow Island Hop, be sure to catch their perofrmances and pick one up. Cedric and the Figs will have albums available at the festivals as well.

Download the schedule here.

In this episode, Lucius speaks with Linzay Young of the Red Stick Ramblers about the role the Savoy Music Center jam sessions played in his musical beginnings and how these types of sessions still play a major role in his career - plus we get treated to some audio clips of the Mardi Gras jam session at the Savoys.

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This Month Valcour Records turns its eyes away from traditional music for a moment - toward one of the Lafayette area’s hottest indie rock groups - Arbor Vitae. This band is mellow and full of soul and they prove that musicians in Louisiana can excel at all different types of music, despite our roots in cultural and traditional sounds.

Don’t believe it? Prepare to be blasted by Arbor Vitae, our March Artist of the Month!

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On a Saturday night, twenty and thirtysomethings, scholars, writers, artists, bohemians and young professionals dance to Feufollet at the favorite local outdoor venue, the blue moon saloon. Red and blue neon permeates the scene and, as the band pounds, the wooden deck of the dance floor threatens to crash to the ground or fly clear into the louisiana sky. Here is a vortex of vibrant energy, a buzzing flow of youthful expression, a scene of endless possibility that can be found on any given weekend night in Lafayette, La. Like the cultural renaissance of the late 1960s that produced artists such as Michael Doucet and Zachary Richard, now is a time of fearless, joyful expression and thoughtful creativity. Feufollet perfectly embodies this movement with their new album, Cow Island Hop. Encompassing a wide range of musical influences, there is great attention to arrangement, sonic quality and originality. This is a traditional Cajun album produced, however, through a rock-n-roll aesthetic. Cow island hop is likely the most creative recording project to come out of this new era from a band that has become one of the most important voices for Louisiana Cajun youth; proud of their heritage, confident of their roots and ready to soar into the future.
- Kristi Guillory
Folklorist/Media Archivist | University of Louisiana at Lafayette

“The music of Feufollet is a perfect example of what Dewey Balfa meant when he said that he wanted to preserve not the music itself but the process that produces the music so that musicians will continue to innovate and improvise new forms that both surprise us and reassure us at the same time.”
-Barry Ancelet
Granger & Debaillon Endowed Professor Of Francophone Studies | University Of Louisiana At Lafayette

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Cedric Watson will be celebrating the release of his popular solo debut with Valcour Records in a performance with the Iguanas at Lafayette’s Blue Moon Saloon on March 28th.

The album is already getting lots of airplay around South Louisiana and is slated to be available in key markets nationwide early next month. Also, with festival season approaching, the album will be featured at listening stations and Cedric will be performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Festival International in Lafayette. We will soon post festival dates, times and stages for Cedric and all of our artists right here on the Valcour website.

In the meantime, please come out and show your love for this great music at the Blue Moon Saloon on March 28th!

Well, The Figs just keep racking up the honors! Just recently, they were chosen to appear on the Musicians for Minneapolis Disaster Relief Compilation, benefiting the victims of the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster in 2007, and now, they have been nominated for a “2008 Big Easy Music Award” from New Orleans’ Gambit Weekly for “Best Country/Folk Band.” All nominations have been announced and are listed at thebestofneworleans.com.

The awards ceremony will be held Monday, April 21 at Harrah’s in New Orleans, where The Figs have been asked to perform the song “Pretending is a Game” live.

The band will also be performing at both Jazz Fest and Festival International at the following times and places:

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 - Jazzfest - Fais Do Do Stage - 11:15am
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - Fest. Intl. - Heritage Stage - 3:45pm

They’re staying dang busy and they’re a hit everywhere they go! For more information, visit the Figs website here.

Thanks to our partners at Crucial Music, Valcour has placed the title track from Cedric Watson and Corey Ledet’s Goin’ Down to Louisiana album into the new film from Indian director Udayan Prasad, The Yellow Handkerchief.

The movie, starring William hurt, Maria Bello, and up and coming young actors Kristen Stewart and Eddie Redmayne, was shot in Louisiana - in and around Slidell, Abita Springs, and New Orleans. In brief, the film tells the story of three lonely strangers riding together through Louisiana, learning about each other and sharing new experiences. The underlying plot is about Brett (William Hurt), an ex-con, returning to his wife after his time in prison, hoping but not knowing if she’ll take him back.

The movie opened up the Sundance Film Festival and will soon hopefully be in a theater near you. It is already available to be added to you Netflix queue!

For more info:

theyellowhandkerchief.com

The Yellow Handkerchief at IMDB

Photo by Jillian Johnson

Feufollet is (pictured left to right):

Philippe Billeaudeaux
Chris Stafford
Joshua Caffery
Anna Laura Edmiston
Michael Stafford
Chris Segura

Surprise, surprise! In a sudden development, Valcour and the fantastical Cajun/Progressive band from Lafayette, Feufollet have joined forces to bring you an amazing new album. Cow Island Hop, Feufollet’s first full album with Valcour Records, features both originals and traditionals, all with a flare and innovative sound unique only to Feufollet, who, while young, have been playing together since 1995.

Look for the album and tracks to be available in the coming days from the Valcour Records website!

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