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Every genre has its defining figureheads. Folk has its Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan; country has the Carter Family, Bob Wills and Hank Williams. Rock has its Elvis, Chuck Berry, and the Beatles. In blues, it's Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, and in jazz, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis. When it comes to contemporary traditional Cajun music, there is BeauSoleil. For the past 34 years Lafayette, Louisiana's BeauSoleil has carried the torch of tradition while continuing to chart uncharted waters with ingenuity and innovation. Their latest release and Yep Roc label debut Alligator Purse is not only a vibrant testament to BeauSoleil's healthy spirit but is easily their most adventuresome record yet.
Since their inception in 1975, BeauSoleil has not only spearheaded a cultural Renaissance but has elevated Cajun music to one of domestic and international acclaim. Along the way, they have appeared regularly on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and garnered eleven Grammy nominations. In 1998, they became the first Cajun band to win a Grammy for their L'Amour Ou La Folie effort in the traditional folk category.
Cast and Creative team for BeauSoleil at One Longfellow Square
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
Maine State Music Theatre (6/5 - 6/22)
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Dial M For Murder
Penobscot Theatre Company (1/30 - 2/23) | |
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Once Upon a Bride There Was a Forest
True North Theatre (5/31 - 6/9) | |
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Little Shop of Horrors
Penobscot Theatre Company (6/13 - 7/14) | ||
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And Then There Were None
City Theater (5/10 - 5/26) | |
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The Tartan Terrors - A Celtic Invasion
Deertrees Theatre (7/5 - 7/6) | |
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CURBSIDE QUEENS PRESENT A LIVE DRAG SPECTACULAR
City Theater (6/1 - 6/1) | |
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Opera Maine: Aida
Merrill Auditorium (7/25 - 7/28) | |
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