Pine Leaf Boys
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The Pine Leaf Boys are a Cajun and Creole band from South Louisiana. Members include Wilson Savoy (accordion, fiddle, vocals), Cedric Watson (fiddle, accordion, vocals), Drew Simon (drums and vocals), Jon Bertrand (guitars), and Blake Miller (bass). [1]. The members are all currently in their twenties. They play traditional Cajun and Creole music from Southwest Louisiana, inspired by bands dating from the 20s such as Amede Ardoin to modern bands such as the Mamou Playboys and Jason Frey. The Pine Leaf Boys now have two CDs, "La Musique" and "Les Blues de Musicien.". Occasionally, the Pine Leaf Boys pair up with other Cajun/Creole musicians during performances such as Geno Delafose and the Red Stick Ramblers.
The Pine Leaf Boys have been nominated for a Grammy. The Grammy Awards will be held February 10, 2008 [2].
The name Pine Leaf Boys was chosen to simply take less emphasis off the names of bands and focus more on the music. It really doesn't mean too much except that the boys are inspired by Nathan Abshire's "Pine Grove Boys," taking a spin and making the tree a bit more unique (with leaves).
