Beausoleil – Alligator Purse (CD)
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Michael Doucet has spent decades positioning Beausoleil as the primary bridge between the bayou dancehall tradition and the wider American roots music world, and the collaborators assembled here reflect exactly how deep that credibility runs. Getting Garth Hudson, the sonic architect of The Band, into a Cajun context is the kind of cross-pollination that only happens when mutual respect has been earned over a long career.
Grammy winners and 10-time nominees Beausoleil continue their scion-like march through the panorama of American music with ALLIGATOR PURSE. On ALLIGATOR PURSE Beausoleil's fearless captain Michael Doucet leads the next installment of his musical journey along the lifeline of Cajun music, this time with an all star crew including Natalie Merchant, Garth Hudson, John Sebastian, Roswell Rudd, Bill Keith and others. His notable friends help Doucet bring the rich folk traditions of south Louisiana into the 21st century through the genius interplay of a new take on Cajun favorites and the 'cajunization' of modern folk classics.
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UPC: 634457218529
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 1.20.09
Format: CD