You're absolutely right Bryan also about the drummer.
And I don't miss the steelguitar at all, even I love the sound of it, I it's not that suitable for cajun music, but that's my personal opinion.
I have the same with bass and drums but I saw Ray Abshire at Breaux Bridge with Jimmy Breaux on drums and one of his sons on bass and that was wunderfull which was also caused by the twin fiddle sound with Courtney Granger/Kevin Wimmer and the other occasion with Kevin and Brandon Moreau.