Samuel's dad(Vincent) plays fiddle in the French band Pain de Mais.
He also played in Vermenton Plage a band from years ago.
Also played in the Liberty theatre at Eunice (see link#2)
I saw Pain de Mais last March on a festival in England.
Lovely band.
Formed in France in the 80s to play Cajun music, this group took its name from its home base, a village in L’Yonne, north of Bourgogne. The members of the band were Eric Martin (accordion, melodeon, violin), Charly Caugant (violin), Vincent Giarrusso (violin/bass), and Alain Serres (guitar), with all four doubling on vocals.
Also the children of Eric Martin(accordionbuilder too)play cajunmusic and they formed a band with Samuel named 4Jeun.
They play this year at the Saulieu Cajun & Zydeco festival if I'm well informed.
All of them are very nice people and allways ready to jam everywhere.
But maybe Marc knoes more.
Thank you for posting this Youtube video of the band. They are very good! Seeing Colby Leger playing accordion reminded me that Bee Cormier released a CD on his Bee label in 2004 featuring Colby Leger when he was fifteen years old. Assuming that this band is still together, someons should help them get more exposure. Thanks again.
"They all have day jobs". Ha, now that is one loaded statement. I know exactly what you meant Boudreaux. I personally cannot imagine making a living at performing Cajun music. There's just some days I don't want to play an accordion for any amount of money. And it is good to be this way. You cannot become a slave to your talent and dance like a chicken on a hot plate every time the public wants to party.
Did anyone happen to notice the quietest band member of "The Burnt Persimmons"? The guitar man. I don't know if anyone noticed the amount of positive contribution this musician is giving to the overall sound. He's lifting and enhancing the other musicians without being obvious about it. He only has to strum the chords and play his part, but he goes the extra mile to play base(with his left hand fingers), chords, tabs, blends and slides, lead ins, etc. He's even turning toward the other musicians when they're doing their solos and working with them individually to push them into the "zone". Now that, in my book, is something special. The guitar/base player and drummer can act as an anchor and drag the band down if not careful. This guitar player for the Persimmons is no anchor! He is the "Heart". And the "Heart" beat is strong!