Basin
Brothers
The Basin Brothers came together in the mid-1980's. Since that time, they have logged over a million miles bringing their music and their Cajun culture throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Ireland. The band is based in the heart of Cajun country on the outskirts of Lafayette, Louisiana. Each member of the band is fluent in French, and for some, it was a first language. Their fathers all earned their livelihoods on the water either fishing, trapping or working for the oil companies.
The purpose of the band has always been to get people to dance, put on a smile and pass a good time. As the band says "if the toes are tappin', it's happenin' ".
The band's first release on Flying Fish records was nominated for a Grammy in 1991. Since that time, the band has released CD's for different labels and continued to tour. Deux Violons is the band's first release on their own label Old Man Records. The earliest form of Cajun music was primarily fiddle reels and jigs, later the accordion was introduced. This CD is a taste of that early form, along with several of the band's originals. The band is truly suited for this genre, and together creates a style that is undeniably their own. Their new CD "Deux Violons" was nominated for "Best Recording" by the Cajun French Music Association in 2003. |
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The Berard Family Band
The Berard Family Band is led by Grammy award nominee Al Berard. The band's repertoire ranges from Cajun, country and gospel, to R & B, soul, and rock-n-roll. At every performance an unmistakable blend of dynamic family harmonies, original material, and traditional South Louisiana folk roots can be heard.
Click the CD Cover to visit the Band's mySpace site...
Or.. Come hear us live!!!
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Thursday April 30, 2009 8:00pm - til @ Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette
Come out, and join us if you can.........We will be playing mostly Cajun music, but will throw in a few surprises here and there!!!! (Maybe a few special guests??!!)
Friday May 1, 2009 8:00pm - 11:00 @ Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival in the Breaux Bridge Tent
Saturday May 2, 2009 11:25am - 12:10pm @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on the Fais Do-Do Stage
Sunday May 3, 2009 11:00am- 2:00pm BRUNCH Al Berard, Maegan Berard and Kyle Hebert at Blue Dog in Lafayette
The Traiteurs
From the audience's reaction to their set, you would have thought you were at a rock concert... people were cheering and screaming in appreciation after every song. The Traiteurs were formed to raise money for a musical endowment at ULL in memory of local musician/physician Tommy Comeaux, who died in a tragic bicycling accident (Comeaux was a member of such seminal South Louisiana bands as Beausoleil, Basin Brothers, Clickin' Chickens and Coteau). With Sonny Landreth, Al Berard, Errol Verret, Kyle Hebert, Tony Latiolais, Gary Newman, Danny Kimble (all major players in the Acadiana music scene), the Traiteurs don't rehearse, haven't recorded, and basically just jam and groove on traditional Cajun numbers with all their profits going towards the endowment fund. Most of the music is heads down jamming.
Someone from the audience's reaction to one of their sets,
"You would have thought you were at a rock concert..."
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Al Berard Cajun Combo
The heart and soul of Cajun Music, played string-style, featuring twin mandolins or twin fiddles and authentic French vocals. Bouncing two-steps, touching waltzes, and personal stories of Cajun life, with an occasional dash of the musically unexpected thrown in for spice.
This newly formed trio is Al’s string project in which Cajun music comes to life in its essence, not only with the traditional fiddle component, but with mandolins (including the rare octave mandolin) as well. Al plays fiddle here in the trio, but also gets to add his long time love of mandolin playing (having added it to many Cajun recordings) into the mix. Mark Trichka is a superior mandolin player as well, having explored many styles over the years, including bluegrass, jazz, and Brazilian choro music, with decades of live and studio experience. His wife Lisa Brande is also a pro and full time musician of 20+ years, and fiddler of many styles as well as singer, rhythm guitarist and octave mandolinist. They both have been disciples and performers of Cajun and Zydeco music for 15 years, and currently play in both types of bands, in Louisiana and in the Northeast. They reside part time in Louisiana and also in Vermont.
The trio is excited to bring a new component of Cajun music into the ears of all curious listeners.
For more band info and to listen, visit the band website!
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