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culture of Louisiana. With flavors of jazz, blues and rock and roll, the band's cross genre

appeal and instrumental prowess have earned them fans across the roots music

world. Their debut album for Compass Records FROM BAMAKO TO CARENCRO

takes its name from the cultural connection between Bamako, in Mali, West Africa,

and Louisiana, symbolized in name by the Lafayette, LA suburb of Carencro. Featured

on the album are band members Michael Doucet (fiddle and lead vocals), David

Doucet (guitar and vocals), Billy Ware (percussion) and Tommy Alissi (drums) and

Mitchell Reed (bass and fiddle). Guests Jessie Lege (button accordion), Cory Ledet

(piano accordion), and special guest, multi-instrumentalist Don Vappe (acoustic bass,

electric bass, electric guitar, mandolin) round out the mix.

The new album includes the celebrated Cajun/Creole-rooted music the band is known

for, but also includes some notable jazz, blues and R&B elements. Standout tracks

include the Roswell Rudd composition 'Bamako', a haunting and hypnotic Michael

Doucet original entitled 'Carenco', a Cajun swing version of Coltrane's 'Bessie's

Blues' and a surprising cover of James Brown's 'I'll Go Crazy.' 'Port Arthur Two-Step'

features a duet between Michael Doucet and brother David Doucet, and band bassist

and 2nd fiddler Mitchell Reed contributes the infectious 'Creole Jig.' The album was

recorded at the legendary Dockside Studios in Maurice, LA and mixed at Compass

Sound Studio in Nashville, TN.

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