Louisiana. Music. Culture.
We’re proud to have finally worked with these girls – they are changing people’s perceptions about the role of women in Cajun music, and music in general. Just in time for their fantastic latest release—Vive L’Amour—we bring you our June AOM, Bonsoir Catin!
June Artist of the Month: Bonsoir Catin
Lafayette, LA (June 26) — Valcour Records and the Lafayette location of the Tipitina’s Music Office Co-op (at 510 Johnston Street) are joining forces to present a songwriting and production contest during the month of July. Valcour, operating on their belief that the Lafayette area is chock full of talent, approached Tipitina’s about the contest a couple of months ago as an opportunity for the two organizations to nurture and incentivize a healthy local music culture.
Tipitina’s Co-op, a tech access center providing business development and job skills training for local musicians, filmmakers and other digital media professionals, will serve as host to the contest, in which artists are allowed only 3 hours to record a song as an entry. The artist submitting the winning track will be awarded $200, a feature on the Valcour Records website, and a spot on the upcoming Valcour Records Lafayette music scene compilation due out later this year.
Continue reading ‘Song Contest with Tipitina’s Co-op’
This is the first album in the Valcour Records Artist Series.
Often times, Cajun music fans find themselves skipping ahead to the twin fiddles track on their favorite album. This is not because its the only track they love, but because there is something special about the harmonic fiddles that resonates, literally, somewhere deep within. It presents a sound that is unique to Cajun music, and in Louisiana we can feel it in our blood, and it creates a sound track for our identity.
Continue reading ‘Linzay Young and Joel Savoy (Self-Titled)’
