Li'l Anne & Hot Cayenne - From Boudin To Cayenne (Live) (2020)

A deep dance groove that won’t quit. Li’l Anne and Hot Cayenne is a Northeast Zydeco band based in Ithaca, NY. The band has been invited to play a variety of prestigious venues including the Rhythm and Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI, The Great Connecticut Cajun/Zydeco Music & Arts Festival, Blast from the Bayou Cajun Zydeco Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, and the renowned Saratoga Springs Dance Flurry. The band is a frequent performer in the Philadelphia, Boston, Rochester, and Kingston dance series. In addition, the band has been invited to play venues typically reserved for Louisiana Zydeco bands such as Johnny D’s in Sommerville, MA, La Belle Époque, NYC; the TK Club, Phila., PA and the Somebody Scream Dance Series, Baltimore, MD. Li’l Anne & Hot Cayenne has opened for such notable artists as BeauSoleil, has appeared with and provided back-up to Willis Prudhomme, and has been invited on stage with Zydeco Force, Sean Ardoin and Zydekool, Leroy Thomas and Roy Carrier.

Li’l Anne and Hot Cayenne Live is our third album. It was recorded at performances in Danby, Ithaca, Watkins Glen, and Weedsport, NY; and Jim Thorpe, PA.