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 […]

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 Cedric  playing a five star chef in their debut music video […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.
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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 […]

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 […]

Read the “Excellent” review from the San Francisco Chronicle
Not long ago, the future of Creole music looked bleak. Bébé Carrière, the great fiddler at the heart of the Lawtell Playboys, passed away. Danny Poulard, too, was gone. The African American French musical traditions of Southwest Louisiana, which underpin so much of what […]