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Feufollet at Blue Moon Cafe

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Although Feufollet has often been hailed as the future of Cajun music, a more current assessment must admit that they are now the present of Cajun music. Once idolized at at early age for their precocious musicianship and sent all over the world as youthful emblems of Acadianas cultural resurgence, the members of Feufollet have, in the meantime, grown into the music as young adults. While Feufollet remains central to the neotraditionalist brush fire they helped ignite as youths, their latest album finds the band coming into its own and pushing the envelope, leading the way once again as Cajun music extends itself into a new century.

Formed in 1995 when accordionist/singer Chris Stafford was 8 and fiddler Chris Segura was 11, Feufollet quickly developed a following in Acadiana, not merely for their youthful energy but also for their surprising musical maturity and instrumental expertise in the traditional music of the Cajun culture.

Feufollet continues to be known for excellent musicianship, beautiful vocals, and innovation based on a solid grasp of the tradition, making them one of the most exciting Cajun bands in Southwest Louisiana.

Over the course of the 10 plus years that they has been performing and recording, they have built upon their regional popularity, delighting audiences of all ages at folk festivals and performance venues throughout the United States and French Canada.

Feufollet can also be booked as part of Eye for Talent’s celebration of Cajun/Zydeco music, Fête de Louisiane!, along with Grammy-nominated Creole musician, Cedric Watson and his band Bijou Creole.

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Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2008

admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 04:50:34 +0000

A series of clips bookending a slide show from last year’s Festival to prepare the multitudes for the 2009 version.

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Cajun Music Cajun Food – Andy Roberts Original

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:48:19 +0000

http://andyroberts.me Cajun Music Cajun Food – Andy Roberts Original at Havering Folk Club

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How To Make a Red Okra Gumbo (Specialty Cajun Folk Food)

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:13:20 +0000

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– How to make a very rare specialty Cajun folk dish, Red Okra Gumbo

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L.E.A.F. Cajun Music Workshop

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:07:18 +0000

A tune from the teachers and learners. Check out the crawfish squeeze box!

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Cajun Music – Twostep Ardoin

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:53:27 +0000

Three guys from ‘Musiqualle’ (Bill Nightingale, Harry Boukes en Vincent Onnekink) wih guest-percussionist Alfred playing the Twostep Ardoin in Café Averechts in Utrecht (NL, while the camera-man is trying out the new features of the camera.

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Feufollet

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:34:23 +0000

Feufollet playing at the Bluemoon, February 23, 2008

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Cajun Music with Doc Guidry, D L Menard, Marc & Ann Savoy

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:15:42 +0000

Uof C Folk Festival performance

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Old Time Cajun Music: One Step de McGee’s

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:32:26 +0000

Bob Godfried and Bob Cohen play a Dennis McGee tune at John Allen’s Solstice party, Dec. 21, 2007, Beacon, NY.

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Music Jam 10-18-09 “Jambalaya” Cover [Hank Williams, Sr.]

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:32:00 +0000

Yet another part of our jam [I have lots more to come]. Now I have the mic & am proceeding to sing the classic Hank Williams Song “Jambalaya”. A real favorite amongst jam sessions due to it’s simple 2 chord progression [C & G in this case].

FROM WIKIPEDIA:
“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” is a song credited to American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in 1952. Named for a Creole and Cajun dish, jambalaya, it spawned numerous cover versions and has since achieved popularity in a number of music genres.

With a melody based on the Cajun song “Grand Texas”, some sources, including Allmusic, claim that the song was co-written by Williams and Moon Mullican, with Mullican uncredited but receiving ongoing royalties. Other sources claim that this was one of several songs which Williams purchased from other writers; a practice that was relatively common at the time.

Released in 1952, crediting Williams as the sole author, it was performed by Williams as a country song. It reached number one on the U.S. country charts for fourteen non consecutive weeks. “Jambalaya” remains one of Hank Williams most popular songs today.

Since the original melody of the song was from a Cajun French song called “Grand Texas”, the song is a staple of cajun culture. Although Williams changed the lyrics, he kept a Louisiana theme. In addition, Cajuns readily identified with the soulful sound of Williams. After Williams released his version, Cajuns recorded the song again using Cajun instruments. However, this time they used Williams’ lyrics translated into the Cajun French language. Over the past few decades, the Cajun French version has been performed by many Cajun bands including Aldus Roger and Jo-El Sonnier.

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