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Valcour on Flickr

Valcour Records Flickr Account

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 managing the Valcour Flickr collection.
Just click through the pages of photos, view a slideshow, or use the sets on the right side of the Valcour Flickr page to view photos by event. For example, we have the largest online collection of photos from the 2007 South Louisiana Black Pot Festival and Cookoff, which you can view by clicking the Black Pot link on the right side of the page. Look around, leave some comments, and add us as a contact. We’d love to hear from you!

Vote Allons Boire un Coup “Best of the Beat”

Best of the BeatAllons 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 the Beat!

More info from WWLTV.com:

OffBeat Magazine-New Orleans’ only publication solely devoted to promoting Louisiana music-celebrates the Crescent City’s unique culture of music.

Every year, OffBeat celebrates our music and musicians by presenting the Best of The Beat Music Awards, a benefit for Renew Our Music.

Nominees for Best of The Beat Music Awards are selected by the editors, writers and experts at OffBeat. You-the public-have the opportunity to vote for your choice for the best music makers in New Orleans. The Best of The Beat Music Awards and Party takes place on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., and is hosted by WWL-TV’s Eric Paulsen. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the party continues until 1 a.m.”

Black Pot Approaches!

Valcour Records Louisiana Black Pot Festival 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 Records Stage will be run by Joel Savoy.

More about the festival from blackpotfestival.com:

The South Louisiana Black Pot Festival & Cookoff is one of the most unique festivals in Acadiana. Held annually at Lafayette’s Acadian Village, the festival celebrates its 2nd year this November with two days of great music, dancing, food, camping & jamming.

Last year’s line-up of bands included Feufollet, Corey Ledet & Cedric Watson, Racines (Steve Riley, Kevin Wimmer & Mitch Reed), Pine Leaf Boys, The Figs, Drew Landry, Louisiana Purchase Bluegrass Band, Celjun, Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights, Bonsoir Catin, and the Red Stick Ramblers.
This year’s lineup can be seen here.

The festival is a cooperative of south Louisiana musicians, artists and roots enthusiasts, creating an unprecedented gathering of south Louisiana’s hottest roots bands, as well as a number of groups from all over the country. Live performances range from Cajun & Zaricôt (zydeco), to Creole, Swing, Hot Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Americana, Irish & Old-Time, this festival has something for everyone. Plus, an old-fashioned black pot cook-off, accordion contest, called square dancing, and ample camping space for tents & RV’s and much more!

Each year, a portion of festival proceeds benefit Acadian Village and the Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens (LARC). So come on out and support South Louisiana’s thriving culture and this great cause.

Valcour Podcast #3: Summer News

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!)

The Figs: CD’s Available Now; Release Parties!

Valcour Records the Figs CD release The 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 more about where from the Figs website.

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Valcour Records Stage at the Black Pot

Black Pot Festival 2007 Valcour RecordsValcour 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). More info is available on the Black Pot Festival website.

Also, this year the Black Pot Festival planning committee has put together a special preview show for those of you who can’t wait till November (or for those of you who just happen to be looking for a good late Spring Lafayette show). On May 20th, the Blue Moon Saloon will host a Black Pot preview featuring, among others, the Red Stick Ramblers, the Pine Leaf Boys, and the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Check it!

Allons Boire at Festival International

Festival International Poster 2007Friday 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 Coup, Louisiana Folk Roots presents a special closeout to the Festival International’s big Friday night at the Scène Héritage. This hour is sure to get rowdy as Ancelet explores the drinking traditions of southwest Louisiana with stories and music provided by some of our top young Cajun and Creole Artists.”

Learn more about or purchase Allons Boire un Coup>

Valcour Records in the New York Times

New York Times 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 Stick Ramblers, and of course yours truly, Valcour Records.

Read the article>

Subscribe to the Valcour Records Podcast

Valcour Records PodcastFinally, 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.

Don’t have iTunes? Download it for free (for Mac or PC).

offBeat Gives Allons Boire High Marks

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.