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Feb.13,2005 -Feb.20,2005 |
Broussard's Cajun soul
Passionate Louisiana singer takes his show on the road
By Kerry Doole
Originally Published: 2005-02-06
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Musician Marc Broussard
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You would think that bringing a guy from the steamy American south up to Toronto in the middle of winter would be a shock to his system. Marc Broussard takes it in stride, however. In town to promote his current album, Carencro, he tells Tandem: "I like being cold more than hot, actually."
Marc's career is heating up nicely, thanks to the quality of this, his second, album. Carencro is the name of his hometown in rural Louisiana, and giving this record that name illustrates that Broussard stays close to his cultural and musical roots. "Being immersed in the culture of south Louisiana really puts a mark on your mind and soul and the way you live your life. Hopefully that translates into my music."
There is an honest and soulful feel to the record. Broussard's gritty and passionate voice is a formidable weapon; top-notch production, playing and songwriting are other assets. Top Nashville songwriters such as Radney Foster (of Foster & Lloyd fame) and Jay Joyce collaborated with Marc in the writing process.
"The lyrics is the area where I'm lacking," he candidly admits. "The music is my forte. I like to play the guitar and write music, then get someone in who is really talented at writing lyrics. We just start bouncing ideas off each other."
Recording sessions in Los Angeles with producer and co-writer Marshall Altman went very smoothly. "It was a very sexy, sensual time in my life, just being in the studio watching the songs come to fruition. My dad has worked in construction for a long time, and he taught me and my brothers how houses are made. It was kind of similar just watching this structure take shape and form, to solidify and become something you can be really proud of."
Marc's father, Ted Broussard, is also a talented jazz and r&b guitarist, and a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. "He comes out on tour with me once in a while," says Marc, "and he loves that. He enjoys seeing the progression in my career over the last few years." Marc recalls that as a youngster, he "sang in the clubs on weekends with my dad. I remember at age seven or eight waking up beside the interstate next to him, with him passed out. We were coming back from a gig in Beaumont, Texas."
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