The Revelers (Louisiana)
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The Revelers | |
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 The Revelers | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Cajun Swamp Pop Zydeco |
| Members | Chris Miller Daniel Coolik Chas Justus Trey Boudreaux Glenn Fields Blake Miller |
| Past members | Eric Frey |
| Website | [1] |
The Revelers are a Louisiana music group, composed of founding members of the Red Stick Ramblers and the Pine Leaf Boys. They are unique in that they play all styles of Cajun, zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Americana equally well. There is no leader and everyone sings and writes music. Blake Miller (accordion, fiddle, voice) is currently one of the most prolific composers of original French Cajun music.[citation needed]
Origin
[edit]The Revelers were founded in 2010. Longtime collaborator Chris Miller joined the band full-time in January 2013 and Trey Boudreaux joined the band in 2017. The band relocated from Lafayette to Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in 2018[1]
Career
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The Revelers have toured the United States and Canada extensively, the UK, Ireland, and Denmark. They are a festival mainstay having played at the Blackpot Festival, Tønder, Shakori Hills, both Rhythm and Roots, Wheatland, Sugar Maple Fest, Festival International de Louisiane, Grey Fox, Clearwater's Hudson River Revival, the Red Wing Roots Music Festival and countless others. They are also in-demand in the music education scene, having been on staff at Ashokan Fiddle & Dance, Balfa Week, Miles of Music Camp, FiddleTunes, and Blackpot Camp.
Awards
[edit]2016 Grammy Nomination for Best Regional Roots Music (Get Ready)[2]
The Revelers have been named "The Best Thing to come out of Louisiana in Recent History" by the Cajun Creole Culture Preservation International™[3]
Discography
[edit]- The Revelers (2012) Independent.
- The Revelers Play the Swamp Pop Classics Vol. 1 (2014) Independent.[4]
- Get Ready (2015) Independent.
- The Revelers Play The Swamp Pop Classics Volume 2 (2016) Independent.[5]
- At the End of the River / Au bout de la rivière (2019) Revelers Records[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Caffery, Joshua (November 2013). Traditional Music in Coastal Louisiana. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press. pp. 220–221. ISBN 9780807152010.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "CCCP International". Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "The Revelers". Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "EP Review: The Revelers Play The Swamp Pop Classics Volume 2". thedailycountry.com. The Daily Country. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "At the end of the river = Au bout de la rivière | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-02-10.