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Feufollet: Cow Island Hop

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On a Saturday night, twenty and thirtysomethings, scholars, writers, artists, bohemians and young professionals dance to Feufollet at the favorite local outdoor venue, the blue moon saloon. Red and blue neon permeates the scene and, as the band pounds, the wooden deck of the dance floor threatens to crash to the […]

Cedric Watson (Self-Titled Debut)

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This album is the story of a historical Louisiana musician in the making. Cedric Watson returned to his roots in Louisiana after growing up in Sealy, Texas so he could develop his Creole music in the towns and pastures where his predecessors once played. He […]

The Figs

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Figs have arrived! You can purchase their cd now!
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Deep in South Louisiana, many an old-time yard boasts a bountiful fig tree of the variety Celeste. Several gangly trunks spread out from a central root, and the deep-lobed, dark green […]

Allons Boire un Coup

Winner of offBeat Magazines 2007 Best of the Beat Cajun Album of the Year award!

Download the album, or individual and bonus tracks in the Valcour Records Song Store.
Download lyrics and translations to accompany the music!
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The stereotype is an old one: people in Southwest Louisiana like to party. People come from all over the […]

Goin’ Down to Louisiana

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 […]