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Transatlantic Sessions: Songs of Death, Divorce, Drinking and Dancing by Cajun Roosters
Release: 2011
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The band breaks bread with American counterparts from Louisiana, playing alongside them in different configurations whenever they toured Europe. Though there are superb renditions of familiar material, longtime Louisiana French music listeners will likely find treasures in the unusual instead. Watson slows down “Evangeline Waltz” to deliver a haunting vocal performance; Sarah Savoy takes “Itty Bitty Girl” and twangs it up swing style with co-vocalist Hazel Scott. Dwayne Dopsie and Chris Hall rip through both a short and a long version of “Don’t mess with my Toot Toot,” . Yet, it’s “Valse d’orphelin,” sung by Yvette Landry, that yields the most emotional impact. Landry, with her country-ish drawl, emotes the tragic story of a child waking up to find that his mother had been called to the heavens during the night. Once you know the story, it’s hard to make it through with a dry eye—Landry’s performance is that good.
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Transatlantic Sessions: Songs of Death, Divorce, Drinking and Dancing Cajun Roosters