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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, […]
Don’t have your own copy of the magazine? Read about the “Best of the Beat” winners here.
We’d like to thank everyone who voted for us in the 2007 Offbeat Magazine Best of the Beat Awards! Thanks to you we walked away with not only the Cajun Album of the Year for the acclaimed Allons Boire […]
Valcour Records is now on Flickr. As our photo collection has grown, we have more and more great shots from recording sessions, festivals, concerts, parties, and otherwise that are too good to not share, but too numerous to put here. Our resident photographer extraordinaire, Lucius Fontenot, who produces nearly 100% of our photos, will be […]
Allons Boire un Coup has been nominated for offBeat Magazine’s “Best of the Beat” contest in the Best Cajun Album category. In addition to ABUC, many more great albums and artists have been nominated for various categories. So if you’re a Louisiana music fan, please, click here to share your voice for the Best of […]
Valcour Records is once again sponsoring the South Louisiana Black Pot Festival and Cookoff. This year, the festival will feature a Valcour Records Stage with many of our recording artists, and unique combinations of many of your favorite Louisiana musicians.
The Black Pot poster, at left, was designed by Valcour’s own Lucius Fontenot. The Valcour […]
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 […]
The Figs: CD’s Available Now; Release Parties!
Closed Published August 12th, 2007 in Performances, NewsThe Figs Album is ready to ship so get it today in our CD Store!
Join those wonderful Figs at Chelsea’s in Baton Rouge (August 25, with Feufollet) or at The Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette (August 28, with the Pine Hill Haints) for their live release parties.
They’re playing gigs all over the place - learn […]
Valcour Records will be sponsoring the highly successful Black Pot Festival again this year, this time in the form of a Valcour Records stage. It will be a side stage featuring unique combinations of your favorite Louisiana musicians, the kind of stuff you won’t see anywhere else.
Mark your calendars for November 2-3 this year (2007). […]
Friday Night at 9:15 PM on the Heritage Stage - Barry Ancelet hosts a session inspired by Allons Boire un Coup. This from the Festival International de Louisianne website:
“Professor Barry Ancelet celebrates Cajun and Creole drinking songs with The Pine Leaf Boys and special guests. Inspired by the latest Valcour Records release Allons Boire un […]
The New York Times published an article in their Arts section about the revival of Cajun Music and its popularity among the youth in Louisiana. The article focuses on projects related to the Savoy family, including Wilson and the Pine Leaf Boys, and Joel’s current and former work with Courir de Mardi Gras, the Red […]
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