Flatville Aces

From Southampton, Hampshire, Britain, the Flatville Aces are Britain’s best exponents of Cajun-flavoured origins dance music. They created in the past due 80s and make use of French vocals with Louisiana designed Cajun fiddle and accordion. Originally composed of Tim Beckerleg (accordion), Dylan Clarke (acoustic bass/vocals), Jock Tyldesley (fiddle/vocals), Judi Wright (triangle/fiddle/vocals) and Dave Curtis (classical guitar), the group specialised in faithful but extremely energised variations of Cajun requirements such as for example ‘Lacassine Unique’, ‘Madelaine’ and ‘Bosco Stomp’, prompting enthusiastic evaluations from professional music magazines aswell as even more mainstream sources. Following a band’s growing achievement Wright branched out as an expert Cajun fiddler, dealing with the Bluebird Cajun Music group as well as the all-women Kitchen Ladies. Clarke left to become listed on his sibling in local competitors La Cucina and was changed by Don Oeters. Dave Curtis also remaining, to become carpenter, and Bob Still changed him on acoustic guitar. An individually released cassette from the group’s recordings pre-empted their debut Compact disc launch in 1994, which shown the fidelity of their strategy: ‘It’s essential if you’re playing a normal sort of music to understand it certainly inside out before you begin to improve it. After that you’ve got even more potential for changing it using a respect compared to that music.’ Having researched legends like the Balfa Brothers, Dennis McGee and Nathan Abshire, Crawfishtrombones became an integral discharge in the improbable resurgence of UK curiosity about Cajun music through the early 90s.