Monthly Archive for February, 2007

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Published on February 22, 2007 in News. Closed

Finally, Ladies and Gentlemen, if you have iTunes, you can subscribe to the all new Valcour Records Podcast for free! By subscribing to the podcast, you are setting iTunes up to check for new episodes and automatically download them as they become available.

Valcour Records is providing a more comprehensive musical experience by offering unique podcasts about our albums, our traditions, our music, and our culture in Louisiana. If you are interested in the lifestyles and thought behind the music we produce, this podcast should serve you as an educational and entertaining resource.

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Mardi Gras! Valcour Podcast #2

Published on February 17, 2007 in Media. Closed

Mardi Gras Faq-ue-tig-ue Valcour Records Fat Tuesday is only a couple of days away!

In our continuing effort to provide fans with a more complete musical experience, Valcour Records has assembled this recording to highlight the history of one of Louisiana’s most unique and identifying traditions, one that traces all the way back to the state’s heritage in France: Mardi Gras.

Most people worldwide think of the parades and fanfare of New Orleans when they think of Mardi Gras. In this Valcour podcast, host Lucius Fontenot explores with former Eunice Mardi Gras Captain Albert Rozas a version of “Carnival” that you won’t see in New Orleans. Once a year in the prairies of Acadiana, riders on horseback traverse the countryside gathering the ingredients for a big gumbo from their neighbors, all the while accompanied by music and a party. The underlying idea: community â€“ A feeling of community that’s harder to preserve each year.

Not that Mardi Gras doesn’t involve community in other locations, but in general today, its rare to find a place or occasion where people can knock on their neighbor’s doors for miles and miles to gather ingredients for a communal meal!

This podcast features a clip from Professor Longhair’s Go to the Mardi Gras, versions of La Danse de Mardi Gras performed by Linzay Young and an old recording (La Vieille Danse de Mardi Gras) by Edius Naquin.

Download the podcast to hear the whole story (mp3, 21.6 megs)>

The opinions expressed in this podcast are strictly those of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the feelings or principles of Valcour Records.

Caffery Tells All! Valcour Podcast #1

Published on February 6, 2007 in Media. Closed

Josh Caffery Valcour Records Allons Boire un Coup In this first Valcour podcast, Lucius Fontenot sits down with Allons Boire un Coup producer, Joshua Clegg Caffery, to pick his brain about the project. Download the podcast and listen to Caffery and Lu talk about inspiration, drinking, bambocheurs, and PhD’s.

This podcast is the first in Valcour’s effort to give fans and listeners a more comprehensive musical experience. By taking you behind the scenes and into the minds of our artists, we hope these recordings purvey the excitement of the Louisiana musical landscape.

Congrats to Josh and Claire for getting engaged as well!

Download Allons Boire un Coup Podcast (22.1 megs, its a doozie)>

The opinions expressed in this podcast are strictly those of the participants, and do not necessarily reflect the feelings or principles of Valcour Records.

offBeat Gives Allons Boire High Marks

Published on February 4, 2007 in News. Closed

Chris Courville gives Valcour props yet again with an article in offBeat’s online Fresh section. The article, Drinking on the Job, provides an insightful peak into Allons Boire un Coup producer Josh Caffery’s creative process.

But wait, there’s more!

offBeat magazine’s Dan Willging addresses the rich diversity and unconventional qualities of Valcour’s sophomore release, Allons Boire un Coup in the February issue. Willging says, “few recordings in the Cajun and Creole fiefdom have ever run the gamut quite like this one.” Read the rest of the review online here.