Musical Style
| “ | “After Mammoth Waltz drops, critics will be hard-pressed to put the Lost Bayou Ramblers in any box.” | ” |
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—– Alison Fensterstock, The Times-Picayune (Aug 18, 2011) |
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The band typically plays traditional Cajun music but draws stylistically from Western swing, rockabilly, and punk rock. They have remained a traditional Cajun band, reviving forgotten classics of the genre, singing almost entirely in Cajun French, and maintaining smooth, moderate tempos suitable for dancing two-steps and waltzes. Along with other local acts Feufollet, the Red Stick Ramblers, and the Pine Leaf Boys, the Ramblers form the core of a renaissance in Cajun and Creole music. Their high energy live shows include antics more common to rock or punk bands, such as fiddler Michot climbing atop the upright bass of LaFleur as both musicians continue to play or the sporting of hipster Mohawks and prominent tattoos.
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