MUSIC

McGonigel's Mucky Duck presents Beausoleil.

"The best Cajun band in the world" - Garrison Keillor, Prairie Home Companion

"BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, they play music that's honest to the bone! " - Allen Toussaint

Grammy winners and 10-time nominees BeauSoleil continue their scion-like march through the panorama of American music with ALLIGATOR PURSE. Over the past 30-plus years, BeauSoleil has been the very heartbeat of Cajun music and culture.

Every genre has its defining figureheads. Folk has its Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan; country has the Carter Family, Bob Wills and Hank Williams. Rock has its Elvis, Chuck Berry, and the Beatles. In blues, it's Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, and in jazz, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis. When it comes to contemporary traditional Cajun music, there is BeauSoleil.

For the past 34 years Lafayette, Louisiana's BeauSoleil has carried the torch of tradition while continuing to chart uncharted waters with ingenuity and innovation. Their latest release and Yep Roc label debut Alligator Purse is not only a vibrant testament to BeauSoleil's healthy spirit but is easily their most adventuresome record yet.