The Bottom Line
Ever wonder what it would sound like if Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot had sat in with King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier? Well, it's never gonna get much closer than this. Even casual zydeco and Cajun music fans will find this CD addictively listenable, with its heavy bluesy melodies and smoothly loping rhythms.
Pros
- An array of Louisiana Cajun Music, Creole Music and Zydeco
- Great production quality
Cons
- None
Description
- Warm, blues-laden Creole fiddling from Watson provides both rhythm and melody for the whole album.
- Ledet's rockin' early zydeco-style piano accordion is near flawless.
- CD includes tunes from legends Clifton Chenier, Canray Fontenot, Bebe Carriere and John Delafose.
Guide Review - Cedric Watson and Corey Ledet - Going Down To Louisiana
Traditional Creole music had been dying out (literally) in Louisiana for over a decade when, out of nowhere, Cedric Watson and Corey Ledet, a fiddler and accordion player, respectively, showed up on the scene from, of all places, Texas. Both were from Louisiana Creole families who had left Louisiana just a generation ago and held onto their roots fervently.
It's scary to draw comparisons to legends as great as Canray Fontenot and Clifton Chenier, but it's fitting in this case. On tunes such as "Ma Negresse", a solo fiddle-and-vocal number and "Canray's One-Step", it's impossible not to notice the similarities between Watson and Fontenot. On the bluesy zydeco numbers, such as "Black Snake", "Let The Good Times Roll" and the original "Goin' Down To Louisiana", Ledet sounds to be all but channeling Chenier.
This CD is the first release from the new record label Valcour Records (where the album can also be purchased), and if it's any indication of the quality of music that will come out of that label in the future, we're in for some phenomenal things.
February 20, 2006
It's scary to draw comparisons to legends as great as Canray Fontenot and Clifton Chenier, but it's fitting in this case. On tunes such as "Ma Negresse", a solo fiddle-and-vocal number and "Canray's One-Step", it's impossible not to notice the similarities between Watson and Fontenot. On the bluesy zydeco numbers, such as "Black Snake", "Let The Good Times Roll" and the original "Goin' Down To Louisiana", Ledet sounds to be all but channeling Chenier.
This CD is the first release from the new record label Valcour Records (where the album can also be purchased), and if it's any indication of the quality of music that will come out of that label in the future, we're in for some phenomenal things.
February 20, 2006
