Not to overdo it on talking about this album (it's been getting a lot of really good local press and airtime recently), but I've had a chance to listen to all of it, not just our tracks, and it's pretty great. (It's available to listen to here until tomorrow morning). I am a bit biased towards our versions of "Oh Catin" ("Oh Darlin') and "T'est Pas Bon" ('You're No Good') -- I think Kristi and Christine just nail it on the vocals, but every band did such a great job in their renditions of rock and roll tunes. It makes me again realize what a great time it is to be involved in playing Cajun music. It's like we are secure enough in the survival of this music that bands now are pushing forward into some amazing new ground. And fans are embracing it. Being a part of this is an awesome feeling, I must say!!
Come out for the album release of "En Francais" tonight -- should be rockin.
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The streaming service was down when I checked. :-( But I hope to hear it. Sounds like a great project. I am a traditionalist mostly, but have come to appreciate evolution in music. It signifies life, and a natural internal musical 'accent' -- at least until it evolves into something else. Fortunately, most of us can't tell when that actually happens; we have to leave it to later generations to determine the dates. From Wikipedia; "Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1750." Someone in 1760 couldn't have written that. But they enjoyed the music they heard.
And I am looking forward to hearing cuts from this album.
Thanks, Ken. And someone pointed out on the radio this morning (about this project) that rock and roll has actually become a traditional form of music. Been around for about 60 years now! I too am a traditionalist and usually not so much into 'crossover' genres of music, but this album shows a really cool connection between south Louisiana (hotbed of music) and the greater popular music scene. I mean, the Beatles totally stole 'Oh, Darlin' from south Louisiana swamp pop in the 60s! Gotta hear it.
You know, sometimes when I'm giving a demo, I ask the audience which is older, bluegrass or rock and roll? They always answer bluegrass, which is right, by about 10 years! :-) And that surprises them.
I came at music from a different angle (I was a little weird as a kid -- good thing I grew out of it). Knew of Jerry Garcia as the banjo player in Old and In the Way. Honestly didn't know he was in another band until one of my friends started talking about it. And this is clearly a bluegrass tune -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgH3vGeL_iY
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