Reaux, Roscoe & Lee is a trio whose members are:
Reverend Alvin C. Reaux. Brother Reaux, known to most folks as "Cookie," has been a musician for decades. His mastery of banjo, violin, mandolin, guitar, and percussion instruments is the talk of everyone who has opportunity to hear him perform and witness him just burn it up. His gospel is the white-hot musical flame of the minstrel show, the theater, the church and the front porch of the antebellum period. His playing is what draws the crowds. A native Louisianian, our Cajun brother has been known to tip a mug or julep cup every now and then, and when he does you'll hear a ot of the French influence he brings to our party, and that may be accompanied by his medicine show palaver!
Squire Robert Roscoe. Dear Squire Roscoe comes to Louisiana via Nebraska, and adds much polish to the trio. Also a musician of decades, Brother Roscoe's talents are seemingly endless. Wrestling a double bass almost the same size as he, he brings far more than the solid underpinning of the bass to the group. Dulcet tones come from his voice, more pleasing than the night wind through the Spanish moss draped from the live oaks, more lovely than the gentle creek whispering. Brother Roscoe, or Bob as he's better known, also has great skills with violin and dulcimer and spoons that may well surpass his abilities on the double bass. His singing, whether melody or harmony, is extraordinary, and is the making of this trio vocally. Squire Roscoe also has a treasury filled with some of the worst magic tricks that, when the occasion is right, are the delight of all who observe.
Dr. Charles Lee. Dr. Lee, also something of a musical antique with decades of experience behind him, is known for the powerful projection of his voice and his determined beating of the guitar. Also able to perform on dulcimer, bodhran, tambourine, "cheater" spoons, zither, limberjack and bones, Brother Lee fills in the little gaps between the other two true musicians. His love of poetry and nonsense sometimes result in his adding the recitation of a poem of two for the crowd. His famous temperance poem "Whiskey" has been a staple of amusement and has even driven some to drink over the years. Once a gospel sharp, his delivery of the sermon once preached by a country preacher in antebellum days has delighted many.
Influences
Stephen Foster, Daniel Decatur Emmett, Cool White, The Ethiopian Serenaders.
Sounds Like
nothing you've heard in 150 years, more or less. We play the Music of the Old South in as authentic a manner as we're able without traveling back to the days before the War Between the States and hearing for ourselves how those folks made it sound.
We perform the Music of the Old South. The music that we play and perform spans the period of roughly 1760 to 1860, and includes origins that are Celtic, English, Appalachian, minstrel show, slave and plantation, riverboat and sea, patriotic, romantic, military and more. The three musicians of Reaux, Roscoe & Lee are Alvin C. Reaux; Robert Roscoe; and Charles E. Lee. Our combined professional musical experience totals more than 100 years. Instruments that we play are the violin, upright bass, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, harmonica, zither, guitar, 6-course guitar, tin whistle, fife, bugle, jew's harp, limberjack, bodhran, tambourine, triangle, concertina, jawbone, spoons, rattletrap and bones. On occasion, we can also provide clavichord, harpsichord, and pianoforte. We bring an authentic flavor to the Music of the Old South, performing only period pieces. It's often our custom to offer entertainment at dances, balls, and in performance in many venues. Our stock in trade, in addition to more than 300 songs, spans period amusements such as the recitation of poetry; burlesque, or comedic, sermons; temperance speeches, sermons; a medicine show act; a burlesque phrenology lecture; and a near-magic show. We dress in period civilian attire, although we do have the capability of appearing in either Confederate or Federal uniforms, too. We bring our music stands, ladderback chairs, and a lectern equally useful for music and preaching. For evening performances where we provide lighting, we have a tin chandelier for the group. Our CD, "Whole Hog, Hide And All," presents us in a variety of songs, flaws and all.
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