Marce Lacouture is an American

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recording artist and song writer. Lacouture grew up in

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."Marce Lacouture: Cajun Music"
Library of Congress, official website (June 23, 2010) Retrieved December 6, 2010 She began singing professionally in Austin folk and rock bands and in 1984 formed a duo with

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, with whom she recorded two albums."Marce Lacouture"

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, official website. Retrieved December 6, 2010 She has spent many years in Louisiana exploring the Cajun heritage, which led her to a long apprenticeship with traditional Louisiana French ballad singers Lula Landry and

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, honored on her CD ''La Joie Cadienne''. One of her songs, "So I'll Run" is featured in the book ''

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'' by British author Nick Hornby, telling about songs and the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. Hornby had heard LaCouture playing in a bar in north London. On June 23, 2010, LaCouture performed in the Homegrown Concert Series at the

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Discography

The Nouveau String Band with Marce Lacouture Nouveau String Band (2006) As Marce Lacouture La Joie Cadienne, Cut Up Records (2004, originally released in 2000) Rue La-La Sky on Blue, Riverwheel Records (2000) With Butch Hancock Cause of the Cactus, Rainlight Records (1986, released on cassette only) With Butch Hancock Yella Rose, Rainlight Records (1985, previously released on vinyl)

Compilations

*Medicine Show Vols. 3 & 4 (2004) *Louisiana Crossroads – Acadiana Arts Council (2002) *Maritimes des Terres francaise d' Amerique Le Chasse-Marée/Armen-Radio – Canada-chaîne culturelle (2001) *Putumayo Presents Cajun – Putumayo World Records (2001) *Kerrville Folk Festival – Kerrville Folk Foundation (1988) *Live at the Continental Club – (1986) *Kerrville Folk Festival Compilation – Kerrville Folk Foundation (1986) Also several guest sessions with

Sonny Landreth Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Bre ...

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, and Bill Oliver

References

External links

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Webcast of the American Folklife Center's 2010 Homegrown Concert Series in Washington, D.C. that includes LaCouture discussing and singing some of the traditional songs taught to her by mentors
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacouture, Marce American country singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Texas Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Country musicians from Texas