http://www.valcourrecords.com Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:08:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Month Valcour is featuring the entrancing and melodic sounds of Lafayette's Dire Wood. With the release of their second full-length album, The Escape, this summer, Dire Wood is winning their way into the souls and minds of Lafayette's blossoming creative rock scene. Take a moment to hear their sounds in ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/06/21/june-artist-of-the-month-dire-wood/ Herman Fuselier is a fan of Valcour Records music. We try not to pat ourselves on the back too much, but we sure do appreciate when others do it for us! In the article, Herman walks through each of our albums to date and talks about what makes them so ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/06/16/awwww-shucks-the-times-pats-valcour-on-the-back/ The new Valcour Records Merch Shop is online and open for business! With a variety of high quality t-shirts, hoodies, bags, and other accessories available, the shop allows you to show how much you love Valcour and Louisiana music right there on your body! The selection is simple yet ample ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/06/04/valcour-merch-shop-online/ This month we're taking you into the realm of songwriting and good ol' country rock from Louisiana. Drew Landry, our second Artist of the Month going by that last name, and his band, the Dirty Cajuns, have been prolific over the past few years marking their territory in the upper ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/05/25/may-artist-of-the-month-drew-landry/ Now is your chance to stream a few of the tracks from Feufollet's new cd, Cow Island Hop! We did our best to include a variety to illustrate the range of sounds presented on the album, but we probably still haven't done it justice. It's a great release - but check ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/04/23/april-artist-of-the-month-feufollet/ It's Festival time again! Festival International and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival are both kicking off this week in Louisiana and Valcour has a number of artists taking part. Feufollet, Cedric Watson, and the Figs will all be there. We've prepared a calendar for you to download, print ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/04/21/valcour-records-2008-festival-schedule/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/04/06/jam-session-podcast/ From Synclive.com... Watch this show and more at SyncLive.com http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/04/01/cedric-watsons-cd-release-video/ This Month Valcour Records turns its eyes away from traditional music for a moment - toward one of the Lafayette area's hottest indie rock groups - Arbor Vitae. This band is mellow and full of soul and they prove that musicians in Louisiana can excel at all different types of ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/03/27/march-artist-of-the-month-arbor-vitae/ Now shipping! Read more about Feufollet 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/03/27/149/ Cedric Watson will be celebrating the release of his popular solo debut with Valcour Records in a performance with the Iguanas at Lafayette's Blue Moon Saloon on March 28th. The album is already getting lots of airplay around South Louisiana and is slated to be available in key markets nationwide early ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/03/22/cedric-watson-cd-release-party-march-28th/ Well, The Figs just keep racking up the honors! Just recently, they were chosen to appear on the Musicians for Minneapolis Disaster Relief Compilation, benefiting the victims of the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster in 2007, and now, they have been nominated for a "2008 Big Easy Music Award" from New Orleans' ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/03/18/the-figs-nominated-for-gambits-big-easy-awards/ Thanks to our partners at Crucial Music, Valcour has placed the title track from Cedric Watson and Corey Ledet's Goin' Down to Louisiana album into the new film from Indian director Udayan Prasad, The Yellow Handkerchief. The movie, starring William hurt, Maria Bello, and up and coming young actors Kristen Stewart ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/03/16/valcour-records-in-the-movies/ 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, ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/03/16/feufollet-joins-valcour/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/02/23/february-artist-of-the-month-cedric-watson/ Now Shipping! For songs and tour dates visit Cedric's Myspace. Read Cedric's bio 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/02/04/cedric-watson-self-titled-debut/ 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. ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/01/21/january-artist-of-the-month-chas-justus/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/01/15/valcour-captures-two-honors-at-best-of-the-beat/ 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% ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2008/01/13/valcour-on-flickr/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/12/21/vote-allons-boire-un-coup-best-of-the-beat/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/12/21/december-artist-of-the-month-gill-landry/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/10/29/black-pot-approaches/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/10/03/october-artist-of-the-month-anna-laura-edmiston/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/10/03/valcour-podcast-3-summer-news/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/08/12/the-figs-cds-available-now-release-parties/ Ladies and Gentlemen, the Figs have arrived! You can purchase their cd now! Visit the Figs Website Get 99 cent Figs downloads in the Song Store --------------------------------------------------- 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, ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/05/31/the-figs/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/05/11/valcour-records-stage-at-the-black-pot/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/04/25/allons-boire-at-festival-international/ 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/03/06/valcour-records-in-the-new-york-times/ Finally, 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 ... http://www.valcourrecords.com/2007/02/22/subscribe-to-the-valcour-records-podcast/