Sound of the Louisiana swamplands in Keighley (From Keighley News)

Sound of the Louisiana swamplands in Keighley

8:36am Thursday 4th February 2010

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The spicy sound of the Louisiana swamps will bring variety to Keighley Blues Club this month.

The popular club has taken a financial risk by booking The Cajun Roosters on Friday February 12.

The Roosters are regarded as the top band of their genre outside the music's US homeland.

A club spokesman said the group was a departure from the club's usual fare.

He said: "It's a big risk as they were booked at great expense for a small club like ours, before the recession really bit."

The club said the "supergroup" -- with members from Germany, Holland and England -- played music of the swamps and prairies north west of New Orleans.

He said: "It instantly grabs an audience and infuses them with a feeling of bonhomie and good times.

"Every gig is a celebration of the richness of a Louisiana musical culture that all the members of this band love and understand."

Tickets cost £12 from bldvchg@aol.com or 01535 600310.

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