Pine Leaf Boys

The Pine Leaf Boys is an American Cajun and Creole band from South Louisiana, United States. Members include Wilson Savoy (accordion, fiddle, vocals), Courtney Granger (fiddle, accordion, vocals), Drew Simon (drums and vocals), Jean Bertrand (guitars), and Thomas David (bass).[1]

Pine Leaf Boys
Pine Leaf Boys at the Blue Moon Saloon.
Background information
OriginLouisiana, United States
GenresCajun
LabelsArhoolie Records, Valcour Records
WebsitePineleafboys.com/
MembersWilson Savoy
Courtney Granger
Drew Simon
Jean Bertrand
Thomas David
Past membersCedric Watson
Blake Miller

Career

The band is known for playing traditional Cajun and Creole music from Southwest Louisiana, inspired by bands dating from the 1920s such as Amédé Ardoin to modern bands such as the Mamou Playboys, Jason Frey, Paul Daigle and Cajun Gold all the way up to Wayne Toups. The Pine Leaf Boys are an "international Cajun band," performing many shows each year in Europe. The Pine Leaf Boys were invited on a U.S. State Department Tour in 2009 to the Middle East, playing music in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jerusalem. The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.[2][3] Wilson Savoy, Courtney Granger, and former member Cedric Watson appeared in season 1 episode 7 of the HBO series Treme in 2010.[4]

Awards

The Pine Leaf Boys have won numerous awards, including nominations for Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for their second album Blues de Musicien, as well as for Homage Au Passé, plus two Cajun French Music Association Awards.[5] They were also in the top 6 of 50 best CDs of the Year according to OffBeat Magazine. They have recently been nominated for a third Grammy for "Best Cajun Album" of 2009, with the release of their record Live at Jazz Festival.

In addition to these awards, the Pine Leaf Boys have also been on two US State Department Tours, touring Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jerusalem in 2009 and Latvia, Denmark and Slovenia in 2010.

Discography
  • Allons Boire un Coup: A Collection of Cajun and Creole Drinking Songs compilation, with one song performed by Pine Leaf Boys (2006) Valcour Records[6]
  • La Musique (2006) Arhoolie Records
  • Blues de Musicien (2007) Arhoolie Records - Grammy Nominated 2007
  • Homage Au Passe (2009) Lionsgate Records - Grammy Nominated 2008
  • Live at Jazz Festival 2009 (2009) - Grammy Nominated 2009
  • Back Home (2010) Valcour Records[6] - Grammy Nominated 2010
  • Pine Leaf Boys (2010) Valcour Records[6]
  • Danser (2013) Valcour Records[6]

See also
  • History of Cajun Music
  • List of Notable People Related to Cajun Music

References
  1. "Pine Leaf Boys Bios". Pinelafboys.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. "Polka and Cajun/Zydeco Grammy Nominees Announced | Let's Polka – An Accordion Blog". Letspolka.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. "List of Grammny Nominations for 51st Grammys". Archived from the original on August 5, 2009.
  4. Alex Rawls (2010-04-01). "HBO'S TREME: TO TELL THE TRUTH". OffBeat. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Valcour Records". Valcour Records. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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