I just received several new cd,s that I ordered on-line, including Rodney Fontenot, Racines, the J.D.Miller Nathan Abshire & the Pinegrove Boys sides (classic!) and Varise Connor ( the definitive Lake Arthur Stomp, quel swing!).

I just want to say that the Chris Miller CD is sweet and generous, with 16 tracks.
It's a demonstration of great musicianship and shows many of the strengths and varied strains of South west Louisiana musical culture. There are classic two-steps and waltzes, old time creole , modern zydeco, revivals from the pre 20 century vocal repertoire, contemporary cajun songwriting, old time Isom Fontenot mouth harp contradanses ( he was so unique). This is someone who knows all the beauty and breadth of the culture and can create an amazing mosaic from all these colours. There are relatively few cajun standards which is ok scine everyone else has already recorded them many times already. The band is really tight and the arrangements display the strengths of all , including some great harmonica playing.

Il faut r'mercier Chris pour avoir mis tant de coeur et tant d'ouvrage dans un beau projet àyou y a pas de barrière entre la culture d'aujourd'hui et la culture d'hier.

I listened to the cd from a friend and I plan on buying my own copy. GREAT WORK Chris and band!!!
Kirk Menier