Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys The Playboy's Website




When Cajuns go out on the weekend looking for a band that will recharge their pride and identity, they find it in Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. Steve Riley and David Greely, the founding members of the band, have been working for over eighteen years along with Kevin Dugas on their New Cajun Music. The knowledge of tradition gained from their mentors, such as Dewey Balfa, Belton Richard, and Walter Mouton, has long been second nature. On their first four albums, one of which, Trace of Time was a Grammy finalist, they extended the Cajun renaissance into the nineties by exploring obscure reaches of archival territory, bringing gems of forgotten lyrics and melodies back to dance hall, local radio, and the lips of Cajun youth.