Jazz Fest: BeauSoleil

BeauSoliel is a band from Lafayette Louisiana that plays Cajun music. They released their first album in 1977. Last year's recording from their Jazz Fest show won the Grammy for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album.

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SONG OF THE WEEK

This week's song is "Mercy Now" from Mary Gauthier. Mary was born in New Orleans and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana. She moved to Boston and opened a Cajun restaurant. She didn't write her first song until she was 35.