My pess kits are ready for all venues, Pls Contact for more in formation. They are in CD format and easy to read. The Demo is with it. I can Mail or Email them.  Thanx Brandon Moreau!

With that in mind, it seemed to me to be a good time to simply recognize some practitioners of one of the area's signature musical styles, one that always livens up the mood. Cajun music is our subject, and more specifically, the Acadien Cajun Band's new album, All Night Long, due out soon on the Swallow Records label. This is the group's second album, following their debut, 2004's La Clarite.

The group's name - Acadien Cajun Band - seems a little redundant, since Cajun is another form of Acadien (or Acadian, the more conventional spelling used on Amazon's listing). But forget all that, because they can call themselves anything they want. The important fact to remember about this album is that the music is first class. These guys are the real thing, and their music is the kind you'd hear in any number of good Cajun dance halls or clubs. (And I've been in a few.)

Ryan Simon, the founder of the band and the guy manning the squeeze-box, handles many of the vocals, including the title song (which he also composed) a bouncing, driving tune that perfectly defines the genre. The rest of the group includes fiddler Brandon Moreau, guitarist Dwayne Michaud, Joe Romero on bass, and drummer Jay Miller.

They're also joined by a couple of guest artists, Ryan's brother Drew Simon, who is a well-known Cajun singer and musician in his own right, and second fiddler Robin Bruck. Drew, who is normally a part of the Pine Leaf Boys, shows his vocal style - typically Cajun - on "I'm Not To Blame," a slow ballad evocative of lost love.

In addition to the title tune, brother Ryan shows up well on "Nonc Charlot", leading with his fiddle, and again on "One Time Too Many." If you're into dancing that song will do the job, but I especially enjoyed "Cankton Two Step," a piece that's impossible to resist.

Good stuff, coming our way direct from the bayou, the Acadien Cajun Band's All Night Long.

 "Truly great performance.  I know we enjoyed it as well as all of the people of Fredericksburg who came to watch.",
Greg Atkins, Roots Music in Texas Coordinator, Fredericksburg, TX

"AnAn up and coming young band of the next generation of Cajun music.  Great music and great entertainment."
Sunny Guillory, Nick's on Second St., Eunice, LA

"An eration of Cajun music.  Great music a

months."
Dwayne Michaud, Director of Entertainment,. Vermilionville, Lafayette, LA

youthful entertaining appeal."
Angie Shenum, Northeast Louisiana Film & Video Association, Bastrop, LA

His undoubtable Balfa influence, along with his passion for the musics

The other songs on the CD offer new versions of traditional songs. Basile native Brandon Moreau is a master of the Balfa style, pared down to its beautiful essence in "Chere Bassette," with Ryan on guitar as the only accompaniment to Brandon's fiddle and vocals. Brandon also handles the lead vocals on "Married to One and in Love with Another

Their second CD confirms that the Acadien Cajun Band excels in performing a variety of Cajun music, from roots music out of the folk tradition, to dancehall tunes, to original songs, and whatever they do sounds good because these young musicians are both talented and committed, All Night Long, the 2007 CD released by the Acadien Cajun Band, builds on their first recording with more traditional songs, sometimes with new lyrics, along with three new songs by Ryan Simon, the band's founder.

By: David Simpson