Marce LaCouture
Encyclopedia
Marce Lacouture is an American folk music
and cajun
recording artist and song writer.
and Louisiana
.
She began singing professionally in Austin folk and rock bands and in 1984 formed a duo with Butch Hancock
, with whom she recorded two albums. She has spent many years in Louisiana exploring the Cajun heritage, which led her to a long apprenticeship with traditional Louisiana French ballad singers Lula Landry and Inez Catalon, honored on her CD La Joie Cadienne.
One of her songs, So I'll Run, features in the book 31 Songs
by British author Nick Hornby
, telling about songs and the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. Hornby had heard Lacouture playing in a bar in north London.
On June 23, 2010, Lacouture performed in the Homegrown Concert Series at the Library of Congress
.
La Joie Cadienne, Cut Up Records (2004, originally released in 2000)
Rue La-La
Sky on Blue, Riverwheel Records (2000)
With Butch Hancock
Cause of the Cactus, Rainlight Records (1986, released on cassette only)
With Butch Hancock
Yella Rose, Rainlight Records (1985, previously released on vinyl)
Louisiana Crossroads - Acadiana Arts Council (2002)
Maritimes des Terres francaise d' Amerique Le Chasse-Marée/Armen-Radio - Canada-chaîne culturelle (2001)
Putumayo Presents Cajun - Putumayo World Records (2001)
Kerrville Folk Festival - Kerrville Folk Foundation (1988)
Live at the Continental Club - (1986)
Kerrville Folk Festival Compilation - Kerrville Folk Foundation (1986)
Also several guest sessions with Sonny Landreth
, John Dubois
, and Bill Oliver
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and cajun
Cajun
Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles...
recording artist and song writer.
Biography
Lacouture grew up in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
.
She began singing professionally in Austin folk and rock bands and in 1984 formed a duo with Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock is a country/folk music recording artist and song writer. He was born July 12, 1945 in Lubbock, Texas. Hancock is a member of The Flatlanders along with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but he has principally performed a solo career....
, with whom she recorded two albums. She has spent many years in Louisiana exploring the Cajun heritage, which led her to a long apprenticeship with traditional Louisiana French ballad singers Lula Landry and Inez Catalon, honored on her CD La Joie Cadienne.
One of her songs, So I'll Run, features in the book 31 Songs
31 Songs
Songbook is a 2002 collection of 26 essays by English writer Nick Hornby about songs and the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. In the UK, Sony released a stand-alone CD, A Selection of Music from 31 Songs, featuring 18 songs. The hardcover edition of Songbook, published in the U.S...
by British author Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby is an English novelist, essayist and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.-Life and career:Hornby was...
, telling about songs and the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. Hornby had heard Lacouture playing in a bar in north London.
On June 23, 2010, Lacouture performed in the Homegrown Concert Series at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
.
Discography
As Marce LacoutureLa Joie Cadienne, Cut Up Records (2004, originally released in 2000)
Rue La-La
Sky on Blue, Riverwheel Records (2000)
With Butch Hancock
Cause of the Cactus, Rainlight Records (1986, released on cassette only)
With Butch Hancock
Yella Rose, Rainlight Records (1985, previously released on vinyl)
Compilations
Medicine Show Vols. 3 & 4 (2004)Louisiana Crossroads - Acadiana Arts Council (2002)
Maritimes des Terres francaise d' Amerique Le Chasse-Marée/Armen-Radio - Canada-chaîne culturelle (2001)
Putumayo Presents Cajun - Putumayo World Records (2001)
Kerrville Folk Festival - Kerrville Folk Foundation (1988)
Live at the Continental Club - (1986)
Kerrville Folk Festival Compilation - Kerrville Folk Foundation (1986)
Also several guest sessions with Sonny Landreth
Sonny Landreth
Sonny Landreth is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, but soon after, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, before settling in Lafayette, Louisiana...
, John Dubois
John Dubois
Bishop John DuBois was the third bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. He was the first presiding bishop to reside in the diocese....
, and Bill Oliver
Bill Oliver
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