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The Skaeatles - eleanor rigby
We keep ourselves busy! Cochon Bleu plays songs of the Beatles in Ska-versions!
If you want to know more about this project, click here. Reading info is in dutch, but you can watch more videos or take a look at our (Sk)agenda...
20-05-2010
Gluren bij de Buren
A couple of Cochon Bleu-members (among three other musicians) play an acoustic version of In The Neighborhood of Tom Waits.
21-03-2010
04-02-2010
frozen grass
After a few years of fooling around in a private little music playground Hette (a.k.a. De Pigge) got the chance to make a selection of his recordings and put them on a record.
For more info or listen to some samples, visit hette-music.nl
04-02-2010
to the site of Cochon bleu
Fifteen years of playing together, hundreds of gigs and five well-received CDs have made Cochon Bleu into what it is today: one of Holland's most sparkling bands. Accordion, guitars and mandolin are cast in the leading roles, backed by a sturdily knocking rhythm section. They started out playing pure cajun music, but in the course of time lots of other influences crept in.
Two things remained, though: French lyrics and an overdose of energy.
Anyone who witnesses one of their enthusiastic performances, will know that having fun and a great sense of humour are important to these guys. This has already caused a sensation at many a festival like Folkwoods, EuroSonic, Noorderzon, De Parade or Oerol, and as well on reputed stages like Paradiso. But Cochon Bleu feel just as much at home in their small favourite hangout Café Marleen as on big mega size stages.
The group's five CDs take you from the starting point of pure cajun covers Changez les guitares to an album filled with well executed originals It's All Coming Good.