The Bluerunners are..... Mark Meaux - Guitars, fiddle, accordian, vocals Will Golden - Lap Steel guitar, rubboard Frank Kincel - Drums, bass
Influences
X, The Blasters, Clifton Chenier, The Red Beans and Rice Revue, Dewey Balfa, Canray Fontenot, Boozoo Chavis and Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Zachary Richard, and Sonny Landreth, who showed us the importance of the culture through their work.
"A Bluerunner is a snake, and it's also a great Cajun Rock band from Lafayette, Louisiana"
- Nick Spitzer, American Routes Radio Show 9/21/07
“Lafayette, Louisiana’s Bluerunners blend Cajun culture with punk energy and country, blues, and roots-rock sounds. … combines tough grooves, serious playing, soulful vocals, and incisive songwriting in a perfect balance that offers one of the most distinctive sounds in American music….A superior piece of roots music….”
-Blues Revue Magazine
“Wisely, The Bluerunners never took a vow of purity. Their
sound wants to have it both ways, and that dichotomy has
served them and their listeners well….Above all else, The
Bluerunners are gonna make you move.”
-Rick Cornell, No Depression Magazine
"For 20 years, the Bluerunners have intermingled the fully amped guitars of modern roots rock with the fiddles and accordions of traditional Cajun music. Their sound remains as fresh and invigorated as ever.
The Bluerunners have always excelled onstage, revving up an electric fusion of Cajun music and roots rock like a Lafayette-based Replacements."
-Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
Mark Meaux formed The Bluerunners in 1987, an especially inventive musical era, even by South Louisiana's high standards. Lafayette and environs were cresting a heady wave of cultural resurgence that began swelling in the late 1970s. They blended Cajun music and zydeco with a wealth of far-flung contemporary styles to invent a vital new sound that evolved constantly. All genres were fair play for this creative process, and Mark Meaux chose to meld his Cajun roots with punk rock.
In 1991 The Bluerunners leapt from Lafayette, Louisiana into the white-hot glare of the national limelight. Propelled by a seamless (if seemingly unlikely) blend of frenetic cowpunk originals and traditional Cajun music, The Bluerunners' self-titled major label album earned the group rave reviews in rock circles and an important niche in the rich musical history of South Louisiana. Critics praised The Bluerunners' making favorable comparisons to the likes of The Band, and Los Lobos. Years on the road, and four studio albums later, The Bluerunners shine radiant once again, thanks to their glowing new album, LIVE at The Triple Door. As always, The Bluerunners remain rooted in the Cajun music and Creole zydeco of their home turf, as well as the gutbucket blues and country that form the musical language of the South. The edgy punk sensibility of their early years is still evident as well.
Hi The Bluerunners! I Hope you and yours are doing great. My album "Out of Jail" is available for download on all the best online music store! Check it out!! :)
How are you, The Bluerunners? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to say Happy Labor Day & hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can hear it right now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios for now! Pablo
THE BLUERUNNERS dear: Your so superb music has been winning over my heart and soul. "Working man's zydeco" and "Ghost of a girl" are my best-loved numbers, for certain. May you find any interest in my simple provincial tunes, my very roots, and send me any desirable comments. A fraternal musical embrace from your admirer living down here in Minas Gerais, the land of freedom, folklore and heart of Brazil,
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Hey there! Wanted to thank you and your lovely bride for coming over the other night...we had a great time...drop by anytime...Steve will be home tuesday..
Thank You for adding me to your friends list. I enjoy your music and wish you the best. I hope you had a Happy New Year and this year is a great one for you.
