Charles Thibodeaux and The Austin Cajun Aces

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Guest Musicians

Erik Hokkanen

Erik Hokkanen was born and raised in Florida. At age 18, he won the Florida Fiddle Championship and has been recognized many times throughout the past years and continues to receive recognition for his extreme talent.
In 1984, at age 21, Erik moved to Austin and started playing music with Gary P Nunn, Junior Brown, and many others. In the late 1980’s he recorded 2 albums with his own band, Erik & The Offbeats. Erik began touring Internationally in 1986.
Erik was named Kerrville Instrumentalist of the year in 1993, 1994, and 1995 and inducted into the Kerrville Folk Music Hall of Fame in 1996. He was a Professor at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland in 1998. His most recent award in 2009 is his Induction into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame.
Erik has played Cargnegie Hall, has a dozen albums out under his own name, and has toured Scandanavia & Europe over a dozen times. He frequently plays gigs with the Austin Cajun Aces and rightfully so “steals the show” with his extreme talent and showmanship. He now lives in Austin and has a son Luke.

Darcie Deaville

"Pilots and musicians are of the same breed. They all have their heads in the clouds," Darcie muses. Born in Toronto to a journalist/pilot mother and a bush helicopter pilot father, they lived in Northern Canada and constantly moved around North America, from one culture to another. At 16, Darcie struck out on her own, making her living on the streets of Toronto playing guitar. Finding home in Austin Texas, Darcie is known for her fiery fiddling and singing her songs, and working internationally with other actors and musicians. She's currently a member of the Austin Lounge Lizards, and a cast member of a NYC based troupe performing "Woody Sez". In 2007 she released her 5th CD, "Livin' on the Lucky Side.” Darcie’s versatility has been her strength. In the past few years she has developed her own personal way of coaching music for adults and kids of all ages.
Darcie on playing with Charles - "I love being able to play with Charles. He's teaching me all about traditional Cajun music, and it feels natural to me. He even lets me sing!"

Cavan Carruth

Rhythym guitar

Robert Vignaud

Robert (double bass) is a native of Southern Louisiana (Lake Charles and Lafayette). After high school in Lake Charles, he played for several years in the house band at the legendary Bamboo Club. While in Lafayette, he toured and recorded with a variety of groups including the Renaissance Cajun band, Beausoliel, the Lake Charles Symphony, the Alexandria Symphony, and several improvisational jazz ensembles. Since relocating to Austin, he has performed and recorded with a widely diverse assortment of musical ensembles. Current projects besides the Austin Cajun Aces include the Nash Hernandez Orchestra, The Harold Wood Quartet, and Brian Cutean. His major musical influence to date has been the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Richard White

Richard is a native of Alexandria La. In the late 80’s he played in a blues band in Baton Rouge called 'Forty Acres and a Mule' and also in a rock-a-billy blues band in Los Angeles called 'The Voodoo Boys' in the early to mid nineties. In addition to that, he has done a load of freelance work in recording studios, television shows, and playing clubs. In Austin, from 1998-2004, he has played almost exclusively with Peter Keane and Charley Larkey in a country blues trio ensemble where they, recorded 2 records. Since 2004, he has freelanced live and in the studio with many Austin musicians including Tracie Lynn, Marvin Dykhaus, Chip Dolan, Cindy Cashdollar, Jimmy LaFave, and Darcie Deaville. Richard recorded with the Austin Cajun Aces as a guest musician.

Upcoming Dates

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Mon Sep 13 @06:30PM - 09:00PM
Evangeline Café

Sat Sep 18 @06:00PM - 07:30PM
Gulf Coast Benefit Event for Oil Spill Clean-up

Mon Sep 20 @06:30PM - 09:00PM
Evangeline Café

Mon Sep 27 @06:30PM - 09:00PM
Evangeline Café

Fri Oct 01 @07:30PM - 09:00PM
Landry Wedding

Album Release

"Hommage à Andrew Cormier" is released and available.

You can buy from CD Baby or contact Charles directly through Austin Cajun Aces Booking to obtain a copy.