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- Date Released: January 20, 2009
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Traditional Folk
- Label: Yep Roc Records / Redeye
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We Say...
Beausoleil play traditional, southern country and folk (with some dips into Zydeco), occasionally switching up into French (as on the reworking of Bob Dylan's cover of Muddy Waters' "Rollin' and Tumblin'"). Alligator Purse is a spirited new album — whimsical without being goofy and full of fun Cajun romps.
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They Say...
Beausoleil may be as synonymous with Cajun culture as Tasso ham, gumbo filé, and mudbugs, but the veteran shape-shifting Zydeco act is as adept at creating fusion food as it is traditional fare. Bandleader Michael Doucet's evenhanded fiddling and expressive, amiable voice lead the charge on Alligator Purse, the band's first for the Yep Roc label. Beausoleil flex their Cajun backbone on opener "Reel Cajun/452 North St. Joseph St.," one of a handful of straight-up bayou barnburners ("Carrière Zydeco," "Bosco Stomp") that are as timeless as they are electrifying, but it's the band's penchant for seamless genre-hopping that solidifies its well-deserved reputation as an American institution. Doucet and his small but formidable army's tasteful renderings of the blues ("Rouler et Tourner"), jazz ("Marie"), and old-timey country ("Little Darlin'") -- the latter featuring some high and lonesome crooning from Natalie Merchant -- always keep true to regional ingredients like accordion, Dixieland horns, and a steady Cajun backbeat, resulting in the kind of all-day street party that welcomes both purists and tourists with open arms, cold beer, and steaming plates of Louisiana cooking.
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Reel Cajun (451 North St. Joseph St.) |
2:25 |
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| 02. | |
Rouler et Tourner |
3:46 |
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| 03. | |
Carière Zydeco |
3:28 |
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| 04. | |
Little Darlin' |
3:19 |
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| 05. | |
Marie |
4:19 |
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| 06. | |
Valse à BeauSoleil |
3:58 |
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| 07. | |
Bosco Stomp |
3:15 |
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| 08. | |
Théogène Créole |
3:42 |
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| 09. | |
I Spent All My Money Loving You |
4:02 |
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| 10. | |
Les Oignons |
4:02 |
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| 11. | |
The Problem |
3:10 |
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| 12. |
Alligator Purse |
0:25 |
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| 13. | |
Valse à Thomas Ardoin |
3:29 |
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13 Total Tracks, 43:20 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Doucet - Fiddle // Michael Doucet - Guitar // Michael Doucet - Percussion // Michael Doucet - Arranger // Michael Doucet - Vocals // Michael Doucet - Producer // Michael Doucet - Lyric Translation // Michael Doucet - Octave Violin // Bill Keith - Banjo // Bill Keith - Guest Appearance // Artie Traum - Vocals (Background) // Artie Traum - Guest Appearance // Happy Traum - Vocals (Background) // Happy Traum - Guest Appearance // John Sebastian - Harmonica // John Sebastian - Harmonica // John Sebastian - Guest Appearance // John Sebastian - Guest Appearance // Roswell Rudd - Trombone // Roswell Rudd - Vocals (Background) // Roswell Rudd - Guest Appearance // Jimmy Breaux - Accordion // Bill Ware - Percussion // Tommy Alesi - Drums // Kenneth Cooke - Cover Photo // David Doucet - Guitar (Acoustic) // David Doucet - Vocals // David Doucet - Producer // David Glasser - Mastering // Garth Hudson - Organ (Hammond) // Garth Hudson - Organ (Hammond) // Garth Hudson - Guest Appearance // Garth Hudson - Guest Appearance // Natalie Merchant - Vocals // Natalie Merchant - Duet // Natalie Merchant - Guest Appearance // Rick Olivier - Photography // Michael Pillott - Producer // Michael Pillott - Direction // Michael Pillott - Production Notes // Mitchell Reed - Fiddle // Mitchell Reed - Bass (Electric) // Mitchell Reed - Bass (Acoustic) // Andy Stein - Sax (Baritone) // Andy Stein - Sax (Tenor) // Andy Stein - Guest Appearance // Jim Weider - Dobro // Jim Weider - Dobro // Jim Weider - Dobro // Jim Weider - Guitar (Electric) // Jim Weider - Guitar (Electric) // Jim Weider - Guitar (Electric) // Jim Weider - Guest Appearance // Jim Weider - Guest Appearance // Jim Weider - Guest Appearance // Paul Antonell - Engineer // Paul Antonell - Mixing // Bill Bennett - Monitor Engineer // Bill Bennett - Music Advisor // Michael Tripplet - Design // Elihonai Walker - Assistant // Geoff Baer - Video // Daniel Goodwin - ?
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