The Lost Bayou Ramblers

The Lost Bayou Ramblers
Members playing at the Blue Moon Saloon
Background information
Origin	Pilette, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Cajun
Labels	Swallow, Bayou Perdu Records
Associated acts	GIVERS, Soul Creole, Les Frères Michot, Gordon Gano
Website	http://www.lostbayouramblers.com/
Members	Louis Michot, Andre Michot, Korey Richey, Eric Heigle, Johnny Campos
Past members	Chris Courville, Alan LaFleur, Cavan Carruth, Paul Etheredge

Lost Bayou Ramblers is a Grammy-nominatedCajun music band from Broussard, Louisiana, Arnaudville, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lost Bayou Ramblers was born deep in South Louisiana performing old style, predominantly acoustic Cajun music at clubs and festivals across the US, Europe, and Canada. They were formed in 1999 by Louis Michot (fiddle and vocals) and his brother Andre Michot (cajun accordion and lap steel guitar) and grew to include producer Korey Richey (electric bass), Johnny Campos (electric guitar) and Eric Heigle (drums). With 15 years of touring, recording, and collaborating under their belt, the band has continually integrated new sonic elements to its live performances, always experimenting and growing the show to what it's become today, an eclectic mix of modern sounds and rhythms with ancient Cajun melodies and lyrics.

The Lost Bayou Ramblers have toured through much of the United States and Canada, including performances at the (Celebrate Brooklyn) in Brooklyn, New York, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and at the historic Preservation Hall. The Ramblers had their first international performance in Lyon, France in November 2004, and have since toured through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and Sweden. Their debut release, Pilette Breakdown (Swallow Records) received critical acclaim across North America and Europe. In 2008, the Ramblers were nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Zydeco or Cajun Music category (a new category for that year) for their album Live: A La Blue Moon.