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Over the past eight years, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys have earned a reputation as the premier young band playing the traditional Cajun repertoire, bringing the old songs to enthusiastic audiences in dancehalls and on stages at home in Louisiana and around the world. With this album, the band has taken a step forward, writing and arranging original material and bringing in the new sounds of guitar leads, triple-row accordion, walking bass, and swinging fiddle -- all in addition to it's signature Cajun sound. Bandmembers Steve Riley, David Greely, Peter Schwarz, Kevin Dugas and new guitarist Jimmy Domangeaux are joined by guitarist C.C. Adcock, rubboard player Clifford Alexander, pedal steel guitarist Isaac Miller, triangle player Kelli Roberts and zydeco star C.J. Chenier (on alto saxophone!). The title of the album refers to la fete de Toussaint, the holiday celebrated by Cajun families to honor departed ancestors. So, take a journey with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, grab your dance partner, and drink an earful of South Louisiana: past, present and future.