Going back to Louisiana today – we’re listening to the music either made in Louisiana or is inspired by Louisiana. We start off with a few New Orleans style brass bands. We introduce Funkrust Brass Band from New York and Cleveland’s Da Land Brass Band. From New Orleans, we check out the new tune from Hot 8 Brass Band and we check out Ghost Town Brass Band from Massachusetts. Out of Lafayette, we check out a cajun duet of two ladies – The Holiday Playgirls. Rose an the Bros from Ithaca are back with a new album. Andy Baylor over in Melbourne has a new album called Arcadiana and Duke Robilliard checks in with his new album. On zydeco side of things, we have the new music by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr and we introduce New York’s Jerron Paxton with his harp.
Feufollet – A Saint-Martin
Funkrust Brass Band – Kill Yr Idols
Da Land Brass Band – Phatbone Anthem
Wit’s End Brass Band – Wanna Know Why
Hot 8 Brass Band – New Orleans
Hot 8 Brass Band – Big Tuba
Ghost Town Brass – Ghost Town
Bruce Daigerpont – Disco Et Fais Do Do
Quintron and Miss Pussycat with Steve Riley – Chatterbox
The Holiday Playgirls – Wondering
Duke Robillard – Are You Going My Way
Dr. John – Mean Cheatin’ Woman
Corey Ledet – Swiv-mo
Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and The Zydeco Twisters – Dopsie Zydeco
Andy Baylor n Melbourne Roots allstars – Tamworth Two-Step
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys – Evangeline Waltz Two Step
Rose & The Bros – Crazy Love
Rose & The Bros – Memories Behind
Jerron Paxton – Little Zydeco
Soul Creole – Trois Rangs
Today we have a focus on new music that either came from Louisiana or it’s inspired by Louisiana. Lew Winston Band over in Montreal has some recent tunes that we haven’t played in our previous review of Louisiana music. Legendary Ivan Neville Leyla McCalla is collaborating with Michot’s Melody Makers from Lafayette on a warmly intimate new album of songs. Quintron is back under a moniker Bobby M.G. John Qui Saute from France and Eddie 9V from Atlanta have music inspired by Louisiana. We check out two New Orleans brass bands too: Hot 8 Brass Band and Wit’s End Brass Band. We pay a tribute to Huey Piano Smith who passed away at the age of 89 in Baton Rouge.
Le Winston Band – Laisse mon coeur tranquille
Le Winston Band – Retomber en enfance
Michot’s Melody Makers with Leyla McCalla – Latibonit
Michot’s Melody Makers – Reveil Michot
Eddie 9V – Yella Alligator
John Qui Saute – To the Rodeo
Lost Bayou Ramblers – My Generation
Feufollet – Les jours sont longs
Bobby M.G. and the Qreeps – Mardi Gras Creep
Geraint watkins – Heaven
Black John The Conqueror
Ivan Neville – Greatest Place On Earth
Huey Piano Smith – Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Huey Piano Smith – Don’t You Know Yockomo
Huey Piano Smith – Little Liza Jane
Hot 8 Brass Band – Sexual Healing
Wit’s End Brass Band – La Nena
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Do It Fluid
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