Artists

A brief history… Mitchell Reed and Randy Vidrine form the core of the Mamou Prairie Band, which recorded in the mid-90s. They first met at one of the Saturday morning jam sessions at Marc Savoy’s music store near Eunice and have been in a string of Cajun bands together, including Tasso, Charivari, and most recently, the

A brief history… Although Cajun music was the folk (and only) music of a greater part of southwest Louisiana for two hundred years, it was virtually unknown outside of the area until the late 1920s and early ’30s, when some 78-rpm records published. Cajun music made it’s live debut when the Mamou Cajun Band –

A brief history… Mack Manual & Jesse Lege with the Lake Charles Ramblers are a popular dance band in the Lake Charles/Southeast Texas area. Mack Manual attributes his interest in playing Cajun music to Jesse Lege.  In 1988, Jesse was playing with the Jeff Davis Ramblers, and Mack admired Jesse’s accordion playing and singing so much,

A brief history… Every 10 years or so, a group of young musicians emerge to bring the deep traditional Cajun music back, and right now it‘s the Lost Bayou Ramblers who blaze their fire on the scene.‘ -Cecil Doyle, 88.7 KRVS Radio Acadie, Lafayette, LA. Growing up in Pilette, Louisiana (between Broussard and Lafayette), Louis (fiddle and

A brief history… Lil’ Pookie’s unique style is the result of a lifetime of musical influence. Born Jimmy Seraile, he was part of a talented musical family. His grandfather, the late Delton Broussard, was the forefront of Pookie’s roots and was instrumental in his interest in playing the accordion. He began his career in music

A brief history… Hailing from the Zydeco hotbed of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lil’ Malcolm & The House Rockers personify two closely related terms: family and tradition. This five-man band centers on guitarist Percy Walker and his two sons, drummer Percy Walker, Jr. and accordionist Lil’ Malcolm Walker. Lil’ Malcolm  began playing drums and rub-board in his father’s