Jean-Jacques Aucoin (accordion), Louie Aucoin (bass), Todd Aucoin (drums), Richard Burgess (guitar), Dave Trainer (fiddle)
SPECIAL GUESTS: Jason Babineaux, Lee Tedrow
"As you're sure to find from just a little taste, all the tunes here are freshly cleaned, cooked and, of course, salted to perfection." Joshua Clegg Caffery
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"T-Salé is a young Cajun band with strong ties to traditional Cajun music. The band was formed by Jean-Jacques Aucoin and his brother, Louie Aucoin, the grandsons of legendary accordionist Cyprien Landreneau of Mamou. After having been together for some three years, T-Salé now has the tight sound of accomplished musicians who obviously enjoy playing together. Dave Trainer, who also plays with The Nouveau String Band, has mastered Cajun fiddling, especially the elements of blues featured on a number of songs on the CD. Richard Burgess has especially nice guitar solos on the Belton Richard and Nathan Abshire songs. Todd Aucoin (no relation to the two brothers) is a veteran of bands like Balfa Toujours, a percussionist who is totally at home playing Cajun music." Dr. David Simpson, LSUE director of public relations; http:// www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/tsale.htm
Venues performed at in the past include: Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), New Orleans Jazz Fest (NO, LA), Tipitina's (New Orleans, LA), Medina Lake Gumbo Festival (Medina, TX), Festival International (Lafayette, LA), Festivals Acadiens (Lafayette, LA), Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (B.B., LA), Giant Omelette Festival (Abbeville, LA), other local gigs: Liberty Theater, Fred's Lounge, Nick's on 2nd Street, Blue Moon Saloon, Grant Street Dance Hall.
Remember....the voting deadline for the FINAL BALLOT is quickly approaching!
If you haven't already voted, make sure you mail your ballot so it will be received by Deloitte & Touche by January 9, 2008.
Take some time to listen to all of the nominees. As you listen, you may want to take the following into account:
--musicianship - including vocals, arrangements, performance
--quality of recording and overall quality of the product
--what artist best represents Louisiana's Zydeco and Cajun music - i. e., is the best representation of their genre?
You still have time to review the work of all nominees. Be sure your ballot is RECEIVED by January 9, 2008.
And if you DO qualify for voting membership in NARAS but did NOT join this year, we urge you to JOIN so that you can vote next year. This is a specialized category, and we need the people who understand the music BEST to vote on it.
Hello T-Sale. Love your first cd and waiting for your second. Tell our good old friend Dave Trainer that the Midnight Serenaders are now your myspace friend. Cheers!
Hey Louie and Jean Jacques! Did you know there are a couple of videos of Paw Cyp on YouTube? Dad found them and told me about them. I love them! I'm too young to remember him so the video is really a treat. I think I still have them on my page if you want to see them. Enjoy!
merci pour l'ajout, je suis très fière de faire partie de vos amis,votre concert à neauphle le chateau était vraiment super, j'adore votre cd, à bientôt pour un autre concert, en france ou bien je l'espère vous voir en concert en louisiane l'année prochaine. sylvie sallé
I heard we playin together at Les Virees in Basse-Normandie, c'est magnifique!!
M. Portrait would like if we could all arrive in Paris on the same flight if possible. We on Continental, depart Houston Oct 31 at 640pm, arrive on Nov 1 at 9.45am in grand Paris. Let me know if y'all need mo info on dat
