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August Artist of the Month: The Figs

Published on August 26, 2008 in Media and News. Closed

Just a couple of years ago, this group of girls got tired of watching their friends jam out at parties without them. So, they got together to try their hands at playing and singing their own favorite songs – just for the heck of it. Whoops, the dynamic sound that resulted was enough to steal the hearts of many fans in the Lafayette area. After a few practices and gigs, it was clear they had something special.

As they have evolved their skills in playing and songwriting and learned to work together like magic, they have built a significant national fan base and an impressive repertoire. Now, their haunting harmonies and eclectic energies have launched them into becoming one of Louisiana’s hottest acts – getting hotter all the time.

Our latest Artist of the Month entry features tracks from their fantastic new album, What Keeps Me Up At Night. Enjoy!

Jam Session Podcast

Published on April 6, 2008 in Media and News. Closed

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

February Artist of the Month: Cedric Watson

Published on February 23, 2008 in Artists and Media. Closed

He’s all over the place!

Cedric Watson’s debut solo cd out on Valcour Records is now shipping. The Pine Leaf Boys were nominated for the first ever Cajun and Zydeco GRAMMY category, thanks in no small part to Cedric’s contribution. The Red Stick Ramblers feature CedricÂ playing a five star chef in their debut music video for Made in the Shade (see it at redstickramblers.com).

And now, he’s our February 2008 Artist of the Month! Where will he pop up next? Hopefully at a music venue near you.

January Artist of the Month: Chas Justus

Published on January 21, 2008 in Artists and Media. Closed

This month we’re featuring one of South Louisiana’s hottest singer/songwriter/guitar bad@$$es, Chas Justus. His music has been played by Linda Rondstadt on her Grammy-nominated album, Adieu False Heart, and as a founding member of the Red Stick Ramblers, he is part of the backbone of the South Louisiana music scene. Not to mention, he does (and will continue to if we are lucky) appear in some capacity on most Valcour releases.

Check it out as Chas features his skills as a front man on our latest entry of Artist of the Month!

December Artist of the Month: Gill Landry

Published on December 21, 2007 in Artists and Media. Closed

This month we’re featuring a well-traveled, infinitely versed, and paradoxically cynicoptimistcal artist from Lake Charles/Seattle named Gill Landry. Gill has recently released a fantastic album with the Nettwerk Music Group called The Ballad of Lawless Soirez. He plays music all over the U.S. and Europe, with substantial followings in the Deep South and the Pacific Northwest.

But please, decide for yourself what you think of Gill – after all you can listen (but not download) to his music right here, as he is December’s Artist of the Month!

October Artist of the Month: Anna Laura Edmiston

Published on October 3, 2007 in Artists and Media. Closed

As promised: the new Artist of the Month feature has become a reality!

Its taken a while, but now it’s rolling out with the extremely talented and beautiful Anna Laura Edmiston. You may remember her from a couple of tracks from Allons Boire un Coup, or perhaps you’re familiar with her band Feufollet. Well now she’s here to show off some of her tracks with Feufollet and others.

Each month we will be bringing you new featured artists for listening to or purchasing tracks. Some of the artists will be Valcour artists, some will be independent, and some still will be on other label. Regardless, they will all be artists we believe you will be interested in learning about aboud listening to.

As we compile enough tracks, we will periodically release albums that are collections of our best Artist of the Month material.

Valcour Podcast #3: Summer News

Published on October 3, 2007 in Media and News. Closed

In this latest Valcour podcast, Lucius shares some music and news about how Valcour spent the summer and what kind of projects we have coming up. We’ve been a little silent, aside from the successful release of the fantastic Figs album, but we have a very busy Fall and Spring lined up – so look out!

We are experiencing some temporary technical difficulties getting this podcast onto the iTunes feed, but it will be up there soon enough. It’s not rocket science, we just aren’t natural born coders. In the meantime you can download the file right here (m4a, 12.9 megs).

Enjoy!

(Update: This podcast is now working properly – look for more to come soon!)

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.

Corey and Cedric Blue Moon Video

Published on May 10, 2006 in Media. Closed

The “Goin’ Down to Louisiana” CD Release Party at the Blue Moon in Lafayette was a hit and the boys packed the house. What a way to ring in the opening night of Festival International! Wilson Savoy, of Almena Pictures (or perhaps you know him from The Pine Leaf Boys), was kind enough to film Corey and Cedric’s exciting performance. We’ve posted a sample for you here on the site (you will need the free quicktime player to view this video):