Christine Balfa Powell (Guitar, Triangle, Vocals), Dirk Powell (Accordion, Fiddle, Bass, Vocals), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle, Vocals), Courtney Granger (Fiddle, Vocals)
Influences
The Balfa Brothers, Bois-Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Dennis McGee, Lawrence Walker, Aldus Roger, Nathan Abshire, Carlton Frank, John Delafose, Clifton Chenier, Octa Clark & Hector Duhon, Wade Frugé, Cleoma Breaux Falcon and Joseph Falcon, Danny Poullard, Wallace "Cheese" Read, and all the pioneers who came before us.
We are a traditional Cajun band from Southwest Louisiana whose goal is to carry on in the footsteps of our mentors the Balfa Brothers. Led by Christine Balfa, the daughter of the great Cajun fiddler and ambassador Dewey Balfa, we play the traditional music that has been handed down in the family for generations.
Our aim is to keep the music alive and healthy; we do not try to preserve it as if it were a museum piece, but neither do we change it purely for the sake of modernization. In short you could say that our desire is to maintain the music's original role as a source of individual expression and a focal point for the community. Now, with the internet reaching all corners of the globe, that "community" has grown exponentially to include all those who are curious about the culture of Cajun Louisiana.
We welcome this international swell of interest in our music and our area, and in that spirit we hope that this web-site will be of help to you. Please feel free to check out the areas most suited to you and in the meantime we will hope to see you at one of the many upcoming Balfa Toujours engagements scheduled around the world.
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
OK, I was place on the long list for R & B Album of the year Grammy. If I get all zydeco and Cajun artist members and people to join the Academy Awards as a member I have a good chance!!!!
Can you help, sure you can either join or tell your zydeco and Cajun artist friends to vote for me LIL" FALLAY ( Album: Strong Enough ( A True Story). Ask any under dog that won a race or event about how like a lil train climbing a steep hill we just keep saying yes we can, yes we can, yes we can. (lol)
Please pass this around to your e-mail list. Get me some e-mail address so I can ask them to join or vote for me.
It have to happen NOW before November 2009 please, please, please don't delete or delay IT CAN HAPPEN FOR LOUISIANA.
Professionally Yours,
Chris "LIL' FALLAY" Andrus
Lola Love Still not registered to vote for the Grammy's?
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HelpCharity steht für BeHinderten, engagement, loyalität und protektion. Mit HelpCharity sollen Organisationen unterstützt werden, die sich um die Belange von behinderten Kindern in Deutschland und den USA kümmern. Würdest Du auch gerne helfen? Informationen wie Du helfen kannst, findest Du im Blog von HelpCharity.
Happy Saturday!!! Thanks for being such a great friend!!! YOU ROCK!!! Have a great weekend!!!!!
If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Thanks for all your support! The show went really well at the Laugh Factory, and the turnout was great!
If you couldn't make it, I have uploaded to my profile seven ten-minute segments from this outstanding variety show featuring Old Time Music, magic, dance, comedy and fun!
