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Bayou music, any afficionados?

Wow, wow, wow. Thanks so much everyone for the resources you've provided. It's been a GREAT Saturday morning!
 
Yes, I have been to Sunset and Grand Coteau. Quite a lovely area.
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The first known land grant by the colonial Louisiana government was in 1776 in the area referred to as Prairie des Femmes. In the early 1800s, Grand Coteau served as a stopping point for travelers between Washington, Louisiana and St. Martinville, Louisiana. The thriving community had two bakeries, a cobbler, millinery, and blacksmith shop, a post office, and an inn where stagecoaches changed horses.

In 1821, Mrs. Charles Smith, widow of a wealthy planter in Opelousas, donated land, a two-story building, and funds to pay for the travel expenses of two nuns from St. Charles, Missouri. The two nuns of the Religious of the Sacred Heart founded a convent and a school that became the Academy of the Sacred Heart.

On October 3, 1863, the Campaign of the Teche was commenced. The Ninety-ninth infantry regiment of Illinois was in several skirmishes, and a detachment of the regiment, Captain A. C. Mathews commanding, was engaged in the Battle of Grand Coteau. On November 9th, they moved on to New Orleans. Although thousands of Union troops were encamped in the fields surrounding the Academy during the Civil War, the school was not touched.

The Jesuits arrived in 1837 when St. Charles College was built. The settlement that grew up around the schools was called St. Charles Town before it was changed to Grand Coteau.

In the 19th century the population of Grand Coteau grew with Acadian, Creole French, Irish, and German immigrants. The town retains examples of Victorian architecture from its mid-19th century boom.
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The ancient banks of the Mississippi River are what make up the
"Coteau Ridge"

That is what us swampcritter flatlanders call elevation changes.
:p

Sonny Landreth! how could I have forgotten him!
The list is so long, I forgot many artists frankly...

I do not watch the Grammys, but Zydeco is a new category and Terrance Simien is the first ever winner.

enjoy the avatar, hepcat
 
I've seen Buckwheat Zydeco a couple of times. :thmbsp:
Listened to BeauSoleil today, along with Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas.
 
Buckwheat counts.

Rockin Doooopsie was a personal fav... what a nice old guy.
Really rocked the house. His son is a bit of a cheeseball, but still plays
in his fathers honor, so we let him slide.

Boozoo Chavis is another...

I recall years ago, Ralph Richard... or Zach, as you folks know him,
was on the David Letterman show. What an opportunity to showcase
some of the real deal Zydeco / authentic Cajun music... and what does
the brainiac select to play to a natty audience?

Who Stole My Monkey

I recall throwing stuff at the boob tube.

:/

Some of the new generation players in Cajun Zydeco are
Keith Frank
Chris Ardoin

they started out fairly authentic, but have gone a bit mainstream with their sound, imho.
 
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