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A brief history… Ray Landry played accordion & handled vocals with the Basile Cajun Band for many years. In 1999, the band released their first CD on the Swallow record label, subtitled La musique que viens du Beaubassin, which was a reference to the place where the music ultimately comes from : the locale in Canada […]
A BRIEF HISTORY… One of Cajun music’s best kept secrets is a secret no more… Ray was raised during the 50s & 60s, or the “Dance Hall Era,” of South Louisiana. He developed his accordion skills while performing with many of the pioneer artists now studied by students of Cajun music. In 2004, they were
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A brief history… Steve Riley has been one of southwest Louisiana’s premier musicians for twenty years now, getting his start with Dewey Balfa in the mid-1980’s. His group, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, remains one of the world’s most influential Cajun bands. In listening to Racines, one can feel Steve’s desire to step out of the
A brief history… Gatewood “Pott” Folse, also known as “Uncle Pott,” was born June 12, 1925. He began playing piano at age 7 and over the course of his life learned to play clarinet, saxophone, accordion, drums and banjo. Pott began playing music professionally at 15 years old with Professor Wilson’s twelve piece orchestra, the
