Louisiana special starts today with a tribute to Clifton Chenier. Legendary zydeco accordionist received a tribute record featuring many amazing musicians, including CJ Chenier, Sonny Landreth and Rolling Stones! Deservedly! We also check out new music by Le Winston Band and Holiday Playgirls. Brass bands are represented with the new music from Hot 8 Brass Band and Cleveland’s own Da Land Brass Band. Luis Michot, Lafayette scene guru also has a new album and we finish with Amy Helm’s Louisiana inspired tune.
Clifton Chenier – Zydeco Cha Cha
Rolling Stones – Zydeco Sont Pas Sales
CJ Chenier and Sonny Landreth – I’m Coming Home
Clifton Chenier – I Am Coming Home
Clifton Chenier – Zydeco Sont Pas Sale
Le Winston Band – Kia volée
The Holiday Playgirls – Limonade
Horace Trahan – Same Knife Cut the Sheep Cut the Goat
Hot 8 Brass Band – Fight Song
Da Land Brass Band – Ninth Street Getdown
Zach Rhea’s New Music Collective – I Wish Fall Would Hurry Up and Get Here
The Revelers – Outta Sight
Louis Michot – La Terre du Bon Dieu
Amy Helm – Dear Louisiana
Clifton Chenier – Mr. Charlie
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
Time for our annual Cajun and zydeco review, music either inspired by Louisiana or made over there. We check out the new tunes from Rose & The Bros from Ithaca, Shemekia Copeland and Leyla McCalla. We introduce Le Winston Band from Montreal, Seth James from Texas, David Donar from Toronto, Zydeco Soul Shakerz from France, Andy Baylor from Australia and Rodney The Cajun Spur Morgan from Austin. We close our show with a delightful classical music piece inspired by zydeco by Californian composer William Susman.
Kat Eaton – Dreaming About You;
Le Winston Band – Fais-moi tien;
Rose & The Bros – You and Me;
Jack Broadbent – New Orleans;
Seth James – Mamarita;
David Donar – Johnny Can’t Dance;
Delbert McClinton – Two Step Too;
Zydeco Soul Shakerz – The Whiskey River;
Shemekia Copeland – Fried Catfish And Bibles;
Martha Fields – J’entends Siffler Le Train 500 Miles;
Andy Baylor – Kipps Horn’s Favourite Two-Step;
Rodney The Cajun Spur Morgan – Cowboy Skies;
Michael Tarbox – Louisiana Dream;
Josh Hyde – So Long;
Leyla McCalla – Artibonite;
William Susman – Zydeco Madness.
Podcast made in Cleveland, Ohio. Syndicated by Prvi Prvi na Skali in Kragujevac, Serbia. Sponsored by Blue Arrow Records and Baby Next.
