Beausoleil - Live! From The Left Coast - Vinyl Album
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal
Rounder Records 6035 1989


Founded in 1975, BeauSoleil (often billed as "BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet") released its first album in 1977 and became one of the most well-known bands performing traditional and original music rooted in the folk tunes of the creole and Cajun people of Louisiana. BeauSoleil tours extensively in the U.S. and internationally. While its repertoire includes hundreds of traditional Cajun and zydeco songs, BeauSoleil has also pushed past constraints of purely traditional instrumentation, rhythm, and lyrics of Louisiana folk music, incorporating elements of rock-and-roll, jazz, blues, calypso, and other genres in original compositions and reworkings of traditional tunes. Lyrics on BeauSoleil recordings are sung in English or Cajun French (and sometimes both in one song). Many BeauSoleil critics argue that the band has "watered down" Cajun music, and/or added unnecessary elements that present an incorrect picture of what Cajun music really sounds like.

Track Listing
Les Veuves de la Coulée Traditional Beausoleil (3:51)
La Chanson de Mardi Gras Beausoleil (6:43)
Plus Tu Tournes Michel Hindenoch Beausoleil (5:12)
Pine Grove Blues Nathan Abshire Beausoleil (8:42)


Les Filles Á Nonc Hélaire ... Joe Falcon Beausoleil (6:17)
La Valse de Klfy Aldus Roger Beausoleil (3:54)
La Chanson du Café ... Michael Doucet Beausoleil (4:37)
La Bétaille ... Beausoleil (5:26)
Cajun Groove (Scott Playboy Special) Beausoleil (5:33)