French-Canadian,
Cajun & Zydeco
includes Bretons, Acadians, Quebecois & more
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Ray Abshire & Friends
• For Old Times Sake (2003)
Amarillis
• Waltzing in the Trees (1999)
Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin'
• Best Kept Secret (2000)
Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts
• Celtic Cafe (2001)
B
Balfa Toujours
• Live at Whiskey River Landing (2000)
Les Batinses
• Tripotages (2000)
BeauSoleil
• The Best of the Crawfish Years 1985-1991 (2001)
• From Bamako to Carencro (2013)
Tab Benoit
• Wetlands (2002)
• Whiskey Store, with Jimmy Thackery (2002)
• The Sea Saint Sessions (2003)
• Whiskey Store Live, with Jim Thackery (2004)
• Fever for the Bayou (2005)
Blou
• Rythm 'n Blou (2000)
• Blou Blanc Rouge! (2003)
Bluegrass Diamonds
• Les Souvenirs de Mon Enfance (2002)
La Bottine Souriante
• Chic & Swell (1988)
• Jusqu'aux p'tites heures ('Til the wee hours) (1991)
• La Mistrine (1994)
• En Spectacle (1996)
• Xième (1999)
• Cordial (2001)
The Bottomfeeders
• Waterview (2001)
Ronald Bourgeois
• Le Long Retour (2001)
Bourque, Bernard & Lepage
• Matapat (1998)
Manon Brunet
• Queen Size
C
Charivari
• I Want to Dance with You (2000)
D
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
• Everbody's Dancin' (2003)
Michael Doucet
• Le Hoogie Boogie: Louisiana French Music for Children (1992)
Dom Duff
• Lagan (2006)
E
Ekova
• Heaven's Dust (2000)
F
Flapjack
• Old Time Bush Swing (2001)
G
Lennie Gallant
• Breakwater (1988)
• Believing in Better (1991)
• The Open Window (1994)
• Live (2000)
• Le vent bohme (2002)
Grand Derangement
• Tournons la Page (1998)
• Danse dans les Flammes (2000)
H
Hart Rouge
• Une Histoire de Famille (1998)
Hollow Log
• Catch a Caber (2001)
J
Jim et Bertrand
• La Tte en Gigue (1999)
Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
• Give Him Cornbread, Live! (2000)
K
Kornog
• Ar Seizh Avel (1985)
L
Nolwenn Leroy
• Nolwenn (2013)
M
Matapat
• Matapat (1998)
• Petit Fou (2001)
Jeremiah McLane & Ruthie Dornfeld
• Hummingbird (2002)
N
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
• Let's Go! (2000)
Sierra Noble
• Spirit of the Strings (2005)
Nolwenn
• Nolwenn (2013)
O
Octobre
• Octobre 1972-1989 (1995)
R
Rosheen
• Musique Celtique
S
Alan Stivell
• Back to Breizh (2000)
• Brian Boru (1997)
The Subdudes
• Behind the Levee (2006)
R
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
• Happytown (2001)
• Bon Reve (2003)
Laura Risk
• The Merry Making (2000)
•  Traverse, with Nicholas Williams & Rachel Aucoin (2023)
V
various artists
• Accordeons: Bretonne Attitude (2003)
• Allons en Louisiane (1999)
• The Best of Cajun & Zydeco: Homebrew (2003)
• Cajun (2001)
• Cajun Music: The Essential Collection (2002)
• Louisiana Gumbo (2000)
• Mardi Gras in New Orleans (2001)
• Music from the Zydeco Kingdom (1999)
• Zydeco (2000)
• Zydeco: The Essential Collection (2002)
Le Vent du Nord
• Maudite Moisson (2003)
Vishten
• Mosaik (2012)
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Albums are listed alphabetically by artist, then chronologically by title. Click on a title to read the review.
The French-Celtic connection:
The lines between Celtic and French cultures have crossed and blurred at many times and in many places in the course of history. The Gauls lived in the region now called France before Caesar's legions swept across Europe. Later, in pre-Arthurian Britain, Celts emigrated to the Breton coast of France.
French settlers (Acadians) mingled with Scots-Irish colonists in Nova Scotia. During the French & Indian War, many Acadians were driven out by the English, resettling at the base of the Mississippi River (Cajuns).
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