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AR LIVE: LOUISIANA NEW YEAR'S PARTY WITH CAJUN & ZYDECO AND NEW ORLEANS PIANO & SONG

Join us for a Louisiana New Year’s Party, complete with Cajun and Creole zydeco tunes to get you up and dancing, and New Orleans piano and song. First stop, live on stage in Lafayette with Beausoleil and Terrance Simien’s Zydeco Experience. Then, back home to New Orleans for a special live set with pianoman Tom McDermott and vocalist Meschiya Lake, who bring us favorite from pianists, Jelly Roll Morton, Allen Toussaint and Dr. John and singers Memphis Minnie, Mahalia Jackson and Patsy Cline.

HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Parlez Nous à Boire Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Water, Water Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • 99 Year Waltz Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Instrumental: Zydeco Gris Gris Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • The Mamou Reels Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Segment: Michael Doucet & Terrance Simien

    Listen
  • Dog Hill Terrance Simien’s Zydeco Experience
    American Routes Original Recording ,
  • Instrumental: Blue Runner BeBe and Eraste Carriere
    La-La--Louisiana Black French Music , Maison de Soul
  • Valse de Chére Catin Terrance Simien and Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording ,
  • Iko Iko Medley Terrance Simien and Beausoleil
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Closing Bed: Oh Bye-Bye Delton Broussard and the Lawtell Playboys
    La-La--Louisiana Black French Music , Maison de Soul

HOUR two

  • Open Bed: Java Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • SEGMENT: Tom McDermott & Meschiya Lake

    Listen
  • The Crave Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Me and My Man Meschiya Lake
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Meschiya Lake
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Dorothy Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Instrumental: Wade in the Water Hank Jones and Charlie Haden
    Steal Away , Verve
  • Sermonette Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • I'm Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Songs Meschiya Lake
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Sixteen Tons Meschiya Lake
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Georgia Grind Meschiya Lake
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Never No More Meschiya Lake
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • Instrumental: Tipitina Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording,
  • SEGMENT: Cover of the Rolling Stone

    Listen
  • The Cover of the Rolling Stone Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
    Pleasure/Pain , EMI
  • Prodigal Son Rolling Stones
    Beggars’ Banquet, ABKCO
  • Rolling Stone Muddy Waters
    Stone Rock Blues: Original Recordings of Songs Covered By the Rolling Stones , UMG
  • Lost Highway Hank Williams
    The Complete Hank Williams , UMG
  • Happy New Year Lightnin’ Hopkins
    The Best of Lightnin’ Hopkins , Time Records
  • End Bed: Follow Your Heart Joe Farrell Quartet
    Joe Farrell Quartet , CTI

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