CLYDE HARTMAN - (Accordion) Self taught musician who also
provides vocals and harmony. Clyde takes care of all equipment and sound mixing. He also handles the bookings for the band. One of the three original members of the band, he resides in Lockport, LA.
MARTY CORTEZ - (Rhythm Guitar) Self taught musician, commentator, songwriter, and recording artist who provides vocals. The historian of the band, provides all histories associated with the music and prepares the sets for the band. One of the three original members of the band, resides in Raceland, LA.
BOBBY PELLERIN - (Fiddle) Bobby used to sit in with the band whenever we needed him. Now he has become our main fiddle player. Bobby has a long career playing the fiddle. He has played with many bands over the years. Bobby is an excellent vocalist, and provides vocals and harmony for the band. He also plays rhythm guitar, bass, and mandolin. He resides in Montegut, LA
DARRELL HARTMAN (Bass) Darrel began playing guitar when he was 9. He played with various bands and after several years, started his own band.
He started playing bass with a local band, then joined Lafourche Cajun Band as current bass player. He provides vocals and harmony. He resides in Marrero, LA
RONNIE BOUDREAUX (Drums) Ronnie began drum lessons at the age of 9. Ron has played the largest of venues in all major markets from Coast to Coast. He is now currently the drummer for Lafourche CajunBand. He resides in Baton Rouge, LA
Influences
"Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys" "Can't Hardly Playboys" "Bruce Daigrepont"
Sounds Like
We have our own sound which is a "Gumbo" of different groups!
We are the Lafourche Cajun Band, based in Lockport, LA, in the heart of Lafourche Parish, approximately forty five minutes south of New Orleans. We play traditional and contemporary French Cajun Music (with a dash of zydeco) and have been proudly doing so for the past 19 years. We play somewhat regularly throughout the southeast Louisiana region for both public and private functions and do occasionally travel outside of our beloved homeland to various festivals to treat some of our neighboring states to a taste of "La Joie de Vivre". We released our first record in 1992 and our first (and only cassette album) entitled "Le Chemin de Fer" featuring our original release "La Pointe a Saucisse", on the Lanor Label, in 1994 and have just released our first CD, called "A Taste Of Lafourche" on June 16th 2005.
The Lafourche Cajun Band has performed for tour groups, private parties, conventions, local fairs and festivals, numerous Cajun French Music Association functions, such as the Le Cajun Awards in Lafayette, LA. We also performed at The Panama City Mardi Gras Celebrationl, The BayTowne Wharf (San Destin) Mardi Gras Celebration, The Bayou Boogaloo Festival in Norfolk VA, The Lower Alabama Crawdad Festival in Ozark Alabama, The Swamp Fest at Audubon Zoo-New Orleans, Super Bowl Saturday in New Orleans, LA at the Aquarium for CBS Sports, the Tomato Festival in New Orleans, LA, The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, LA, BoomTown Casino in Biloxi MS, Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis MS, The Azelea Trail Run and the First Night Mobile in Mobile AL, The Old Town Spring Crawfish Festival in Spring Texas, Vermillionville, a popular Cajun attraction in Lafayette, LA, The Louisiana Music Festival in Houma, LA, and the nationally televised show, "The New Original Amateur Hour" at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL.
The Band has also provided some background music for a documentary film about the Gulf of Mexico, Key West to the Yucatan, and a documentary made for Discovery Channel (Canada) called the Great Warming.
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I LOVE CAJUN MUSIC, THERE JUST SOMETHING IN THE MUSIC THAT THE SECOND I HEAR IT, IT TOUCHES MY HEART. IT JUST STIR SOMETHING IN MY SOUL!! I WAS RAISED WITH CAJUN MUSIC PLAYING EVERY MORNING ON THE RADIO. I LOVE IT!! ARLENE
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