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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 /TiVo
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Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Additional Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Arceneaux, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Additional Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Additional Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Tenor, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Belton Richard, ComposerLyricist - The Mamou Playboys, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Belton Richard, ComposerLyricist - The Mamou Playboys, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Additional Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Willis Touchet, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Arconge "Coon" Touchet, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Tenor, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - PIERRE, ComposerLyricist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Percussion, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - Denis McGee, ComposerLyricist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Upright Bass, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Amédée Ardoin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - Denis McGee, ComposerLyricist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - The Mamou Playboys, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Hank Williams, ComposerLyricist - Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Walker, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Austin Pitre, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Alleman, ComposerLyricist - Tony Thibodeaux, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Carlton Frank, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Aldus Roger, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Alleman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Walker, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional Arrangement, ComposerLyricist - Steve Riley, Producer, Accordion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Daigle, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, MainArtist - David Greely, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Broussard, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Dugas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brazos Huval, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:32
- Main artists: Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder
- Genre: World
© 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2003 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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