Recapturing the Banjo
As the title indicates, this release attempts to "recapture the banjo" as an integral part of the African-American musical tradition from its more familiar associations with country radio appropriations of bluegrass and folk music. Far from an exercise in academic anachronism or... | 
La Pointe
Balfa Toujours is from the new generation of Cajun music, free to go back home now that the fusions have been tried and the stars have been named. This recording was made in Christine Balfa and Dirk Powell's hometown, literally in the living room and kitchen of their home in La P... | 
Le Cowboy Creole
Veteran zydeco (a musician of Creole-African-American-Francophone heritage) star Delafose, who began playing with his father's band at age seven, really is a cowboy--with a working ranch in Eunice, Louisiana, where he gets his hands dirty raising horses and livestock. He is also ... | 
Rambling Boy
Listeners familiar with the Charlie Haden's celebrated career may not know of the legendary jazz bassist's early years in country music performing with his family. Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy brings the artist's personal history full circle and presents a new gen... | 
Cow Island Hop
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