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38 Wednesday, August 1, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon FREE CONCERT: Max Gomez will open show at park Continued from page 3 Their name came about accidentally on their way to a local gig in Louisiana. A family friend said he always wanted to name a band “Lost Bayou Ramblers.” “The name stuck and we just kind of went up from there,” he said. Michot describes the band’s style as being a tradi- tional Cajun band with French creole music influences. “We have the traditional accordion sound and the lap steel, sing in French, and have a mixture of blues and rock influences,” Michot told The Nugget. The band’s sound over- all is classic New Orleans- style music, picking up influ- ences of blues, rock and singer-songwriter. In 2016, Lost Bayou Ramblers won a Grammy for Best Regional Roots Album for their album, entitled “Kalenda.” “It was a completely unexpected surprise, and a great win for ourselves but also our local community in Louisiana,” Michot said. The band had been nomi- nated before along with many other colleagues. It was the first time a traditional Cajun band had won in that category as a full band versus individ- ual artists and collaborations. “We went off after the show and kind of had our own party and the excitement of winning carried over into our next tour,” he said. “Kalenda” is named after a form of Caribbean dance, and later it became a popu- lar woman’s name. Kalenda dance is multicultural, each culture has their own interpre- tation of Kalenda. Throughout the centuries cultures have made it their own. “We wanted to honor the tradition and create our own unique album influenced by mostly French and Cajun sounds that is present in the Caribbean dance known as Kalenda, that is why it was the title of our record,” he said. In 2014, the Lost Bayou Ramblers had the opportu- nity to be a part of the Jack White-produced documentary and album collection series: “American Epic.” The col- lection is a collaboration of contemporary artists from various genres of music com- ing together and recording in a replicated 1920s American music studio. Artists include: Elton John, Alabama Shakes, Los Lobos, The Hawaiians, Pokey LaFarge, Jack White — and The Lost Bayou Ramblers. Every artist recorded on the recreated 1920s equipment laying down old songs repre- senting to various cultures that influenced American music. “It was an amazing oppor- tunity to play and record on the same equipment that the first recorded traditional Cajun band did in 1928,” he said. Jack White and produc- ers chose the Lost Bayou Ramblers to represent the Cajun/French aspect of American musical history. “It was an honor to be cho- sen for that cultural aspect of American music amongst all the other artists in that collec- tion,” Michot said. American Epic was a three-part documentary series on PBS that was released in 2017. Michot also narrated the middle section of the documentary. As their website bio states: “Their Jack White-produced performance in the 2017 doc- umentary series and on the accompanying record release American Epic helped solidify Lost Bayou Ramblers’ reputa- tion as one of the world’s fin- est traditional Cajun outfits, if one of the least orthodox.” The band has a total of eight albums and has toured with bands including Arcade Fire and the Violent Femmes. As well as contributions to the score of the Oscar-nominated “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” has put the band on the map in all aspects of the music industry. They have been touring pretty much every year for 19 years now. They travel inter- nationally to England and PHOTO PROVIDED Lost Bayou Ramblers will play in a free concert at Fir Street Park in Sisters on Thursday, August 2 at 6:30 p.m. France. “Our travels in France were interesting because our lan- guage of music was the same, but different, because the New Orleans French was adapted and changed over time,” Michot said. The Lost Bayou Ramblers have never played in Sisters, but have played in Bend in the past. They usually make their way to San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles on their Western tour. “We look forward to play- ing a small community such as Sisters,” he said. Max Gomez, Americana, Indie, singer songwriter will be the opener for the Lost Bayou Ramblers on their August 2 performance. Max Gomez was an unexpected hit at the 2016 Sisters Folk Festival. Gomez, hailing from Taos, New Mexico, is a young up-and-coming singer- songwriter who has been sur- rounded by musical influences Home... 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