Bayou X

Downhome Music From the Bayou & Beyond

Before there was Bayou X, or Lil' Orphans Cajun Express, there was Lil' Orphans, the longtime performing partnership of Peter & Linda Simoneaux. Pete & Linda continue to perform under this name, as well as under the name Ti’ Bayou X, primarily as an acoustic duo, trio, or quartet, playing traditional and re-imagined old-time Country, Cajun/Creole, and Afro-Creole genres. Longtime collaborators include Amos Newton on acoustic guitar and Bonnie Anderson on percussion. As of 2019, we are in search of an acoustic rhythm guitarist with an aptitude for harmony vocals, to join us in a regular trio project. If you live in the Brattleboro/Keene area and are interested in this, please contact us for further discussion! Thanks!

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Back O’Town Cajun Band plays classic, acoustic Cajun music, straight up. Pete & Linda Simoneaux on fiddle, accordion(s) and vocals, with Michael Pattavina on acoustic guitar on vocals. Augmented as needed by Bayou X mainstays Steve Frankel on electric bass, and Ben Carr on drums. Back O’Town’s repertoire encompasses the work of artists such as Amadee Ardoin & Dennis McGee, Joe & Cleoma Falcon, Leo Soileau with Mayeuse LaFleur and Moise Robin, Angela LeJeune, Iry LeJeune, Nathan Abshire, Lawrence Walker, the Balfa Brothers, and more, from from the legendary recordings of late 1920s and early 1930s, through the postwar periods of the 1940s and 50s, and the great Cajun music revival of the 1960s and 70s. Pete & Linda & Mike each bring over three decades experience playing and studying and dancing to this music. Dance instruction at all levels is also a staple of their repertoire.