Corey Ledet

Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

Interview: Corey Ledet on helping preserve the Louisiana dialect Kouri-Vini through songwriting

November 14, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Why language and culture enhance the authenticity of music. Corey Ledet is one of the leading Creole and zydeco musicians of his generation, with a Grammy nomination to prove it, and an Americana UK favourite. With […]

Interview: Champ Paul Lush on Araluen and his own musical journey

March 25, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Musical omnivore and guitar for hire Champ on his own songwriting and influences. It may just be a case of the best of three when Danny and the Champions of the World guitarist Paul Lush finally […]

Corey Ledet “Corey Ledet’s Zydeco”

February 4, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Treat yourself to a COVID secure Louisiana Saturday night in your own home with ‘Corey Ledet’s Zydeco’. Zydeco is a black indigenous music from Louisiana, and while it has a fascinating history and is one of […]

Interview: Corey Ledet on zydeco’s history and modern relevance

January 8, 2021 Martin Johnson 3

Modern day Zydeco star Corey Ledet looks back at his family’s19th century musical history and explains the joys of zydeco We may be in the middle of winter and experiencing the worst pandemic for a hundred […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers