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Valcour Records is an independent Louisiana music label Based in Eunice. We partner with musicians, artists, and artisans to bring you music and cultural content you won’t find anywhere else.
Showcasing on the world stage the extraordinary talents born from the rich and diverse cultures of Louisiana.
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April in Louisiana! The magnolias are finally blooming, and everyone seems to be out on their porch, in the streets, and celebrating the Spring. With Balfa Week and segueing directly into Festival International de Louisiane, there’s not much time to catch your breath in April - but that makes it one of the best months to visit or to be lucky enough to life here in the Lafayette Louisiana area. During Festival, downtown Lafayette becomes completely transformed. Walking from stage to stage and seeing friends, family, and music, food, and crafts from across the world is an experience like no other (improved upon by the fact that it’s all FREE of course!). This year, we had musical acts from Jamaica, Sudan, Guatamala, Peru, Guinea, South Africa, Mexico, Scotland, South Korea, Columbia, Cuba, Mali, and of coruse … Louisana! But every year, one cultural connection always stands out - that with our relatives to the North in Acadia (modern day New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and PEI in Canada). With our histories intertwined and our musical traditions so rich, hosting Acadian musicians at Festival International is always special, and we aim to keep exchanges and communication between the two places going year round. So this month, we’re highlighting a special event that happened during Festival that helps us do just that! Allons!
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Chances are, if you haven’t heard of Moon Mullican, you’ve either heard his music or felt his influence. Revered for perfecting a wildly eclectic yet seamlessly organic blend of genres, Aubrey “Moon” Mullican (1909 – 1967) was an agile piano player and a fervent singer who described the rambunctious side of his hybrid repertoire as “East Texas sock” that could “make goddamn beer bottles jump on the tables!”
This brand new tribute to Moon comes straight from the Texas hill country, presented by Valcour Records’ recording artist and former Asleep at the Wheel frontman Johnny Nicholas with an all-star cast paying homage to this rather unsung hero of American Roots music.
K.C. Jones moves so effortlessly between genres, traditions, and musical concepts that it’s clear she was born with an insatiable artistic curiosity. As a teenager, she emerged from a deeply musical Appalachian family to become a multi-talented singer, guitarist, and dancer. Moving to Southwest Louisiana, she quickly learned Cajun French and began writing preternaturally gifted original songs in dual languages with progressive Cajun bands like GRAMMY-nominated Feufollet and T’Monde. Both of these jumping off points, what she casually refers to as “obsessions,” have fueled the music of her solo projects, including her new single When You Were Mine. Jones seamlessly references everything from classic country to psychedelic rock to contemporary indie roots singer-songwriters. She’s roaming the halls of 20th century Americana synthesizing a century’s worth of music with ease.
Released in 2022.
La vie de Riley (The life of Riley) is the result of our family playing lots of music together over the past two years! For fun, for therapy & to support our household when livestream shows were the only shows we had. Witnessing the accelerated musical growth in our kids during that time was one of the biggest blessings of the pandemic! The constant support of our friends, family and fans who tuned into our shows fueled us to continue growing, learning and writing new songs together. The life of this Riley family is one centered around a love of good music and blood harmonies! This record is another proud step in our continuing musical journey!
Released in 2022
Featuring 11 new songs in the Cajun French language, Kyle Huval & The Dixie Club Rambler’s new album “Amédée’s Waltz” is an inspiring union of originality and tradition. Huval, one of the top accordionists of his generation, began playing French music at the age of 11 with the goal of becoming a songwriter in order to perpetuate the Cajun language and the Cajun sentiment by creating new songs for the Cajun music repertoire. With a variety of musical arrangements from an acoustic trio to a full dancehall band, “Amédée’s Waltz” is a refreshing collection of seemingly timeless new two-steps and waltzes rich with emotion and poetry straight from the heart of Cajun country.
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