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Bon Rêve

Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
 
 

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Year Released 2003
Label Rounder Records
Categories Cajun  >  Zydeco
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& The Mamou Playboys.
 
Personnel: Steve Riley (vocals, violin, accordion, fiddle); Sam Broussard (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); David Greely (vocals, violin, fiddle, tenor saxophone); Brazos Huval (bass); Kevin Dugas (drums).
 
Producers: Steve Riley, David Greeley, Sam Broussard.
 
Recorded at Electric Comoland, Lafayette, Louisiana in 2003.
 
BON REVE was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.
 
Personnel: Steve Riley (vocals, tenor, acoustic guitar, fiddle, accordion); David Greely (vocals, tenor, baritone, fiddle, tenor saxophone); Sam Broussard (vocals, tenor, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion); Arconge Touchet (steel guitar); Kevin Dugas (drums); Tony Daigle, Billy Ware (percussion).
 
Liner Note Author: Barry Jean Ancelet.
 
Recording information: Electric Comoland, Lafayette, LA (2003).
 
Translators: Barry Jean Ancelet; David Greely.
 
Arrangers: David Greely; Vorance Barzas; Mamou Playboys; Steve Riley.
 
At a time when young Cajun musicians are experimenting with all kinds of exciting hybrids, from funk to hip-hop, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys have taken a more preservationist approach, mixing in carefully written originals with tunes drawn from the rich musical tradition of southwest Louisiana, updating things just enough to keep them vital and fresh. Singing only in French, their albums are part dance party and part history lesson. With Steve Riley on accordion, David Greely on fiddle, Peter Schwarz on bass and second fiddle, Kevin Dugas on drums, and Jimmy Domengeaux on guitar, the Playboys have developed into a confident and elegant band, and Bon Rêve (the title tune is a tribute to fiddler Canray Fontenot) reflects this. The opening track, "Maline," a Playboys' original, is a stately Cajun rocker. The various covers are reverent, careful, and absolutely right. These include a swampy run-through of Belton Richard's sad country lament "Jamals Une Autre Chance" and a Cajun boogie-blues take on Amédé Ardoin's "Blues de Prison," first recorded by Ardoin in 1934. Lawrence Walker's "Evangeline Waltz" loses a beat and becomes a hot 2-step without sacrificing any of its grace. Catch this band when they tour. ~ Steve Leggett

music tracks
song title
1Maline
2Bon Reve
3Jamais Une Autre Chance
4Paradis Des Musiciens
5La Vie Je Croyais Je Voulais
6Vini Jilie
7Blues De Prison
8McGee Medley
9Aussi Toute Seule Que Moi
10Coco D'oeil Dans Le Fond Du Puit
11Evangeline Waltz Two-Step
12T'as Fini De Me Voir
13La Derniere Valse
14Oh, Mam
15OST Special
16La Valse Du Malchanceux
17La Chanson De Savoy


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