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The New Iberians are a family friendly festival and club favorite from the Pacific Northwest, guaranteed to get the crowd up and dancin'! The band's name comes from the Gulf Coast berg New Iberia, Louisiana, the capitol of Cajun, and center of Hot Pepper Sauce production. Our music is fun, upbeat, and includes original tunes as well as traditional Zydeco, Blues, and good old Rock'n'Roll. Requests are always welcome, and with over 120 years of combined performing experience, we're hard to stump! We can perform as a full 6 piece ensemble or as a duo, trio or quartet, electric or unplugged. PERSONNEL & BIO INFO Evan Shlaes - Accordion, Keys, Vocals Stevie Davis - guitar, vocals Claes Almroth - Harmonica, Vocals Fred Ingram - Drums Paul Bassett - Percussion J. Michael Kearsey - Bass Francisco Marmolejo - Tenor sax, flute Band formed circa 1998, (this lineup current since 2007), Bandleader Evan Shlaes born Chicago, 1955, blues session player and former World Series of Polka finalist; Rubboard player Paul Bassette is a true Cajun,and a founding member of Fly-by-Nite Jass Band (60's folk rock pioneers); Bass player J. Michael Kearsey hails from the Berkshires, is a Portland Music Hall of Fame inductee (2004) and a Brother of the Baladi; Harmonica Wizard Claes Almroth born 1955 in Linkøping, Sweden and is a noted American music scholar; Drummer Fred Ingram is a native webfoot, born 1954 in Portland, is a graphic designer and commercial artist whose credits include Rita Mae Brown, Nike, Pepsi and the most recent New Iberians CD. |
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