What a great CD. Just got my copy yesterday and was very pleased. The Boys have truly become one of the finest local bands we have and you can tell they have a great time doing what they do. This is what it is all about anyway. The PLB's are very unique in that they bring the energy and spunk of a young group to music that has roots. If they could draw the attention of the age group that is spending so much time and money following the likes of a certain zydeco musician (think Vibrator) and spark the interest that he has, they could do a lot of good for Cajun Music.
The notes on their Arhoolie cd mention that they couldn't remember any recorded version of Pardon Waltz other than Belton Richard's. I found it a bit by accident just now on my copy of Donald Thibodeaux and Cajun Fever, Fred's Hot Step. That one has Philip Alleman on steel and Allen Ardoin on fiddle.
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
