Voice of the Wetlands Allstars 
(Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Cyrill Neville, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux)
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR. 
July 8, 2007

Recorded from KBOO FM again this year. KBOO is an all volunteer radio station that has been broadcasting this festival for 20 years. There will be some inherrent reception problems and some drops in the music from time to time, but I have tried to "fix" all where possible. 

Recorded from FM > Sharp MD > HD > Wave Editor > FLAC > you

This is the last upload of the 2007 WBF that I have since Curtis Salgado and The Neville Brothers were'nt broadcast. It's always a plesure to here your comments. Thanks, it's been a great ride again this year. twofthrs

Enjoy the tunes, twofthrs

Already long established as individual performers in their own right, the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars were brought together even before the horrendous devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 on their hometown of New Orleans. Already working together with other volunteers to raise awareness of the erosion of the Gulf Coast wetlands, Katrina’s crushing blow to South Louisiana’s wetlands propelled the further loss of their unique culture, heritage, wildlife, people and their livelihood. It’s ironic that these musicians and volunteers were already bringing light to the problems of erosion and potential storm damage to the Gulf Coast at a time when the coast was virtually destroyed.

This crew, led by guitarist Tab Benoit, produced a benefit CD for the Voices of the Wetlands non-profit organization battling cultural and coastal erosion. Each one of the musicians involved in the project appreciates the influence that Louisiana has had on them musically as well as building their professional careers. They have continued to re-plant seeds into the soil in which there music has grown from by working with the youth and different out reach programs, and organizations that continue to provide the longevity of Louisiana culture. Portland has become a refuge for many displaced Louisianans, and this performance by the Allstars will enable the Rose City to show its love and support.
  
Set List (please help)
1. we make a good gumbo
2. bayou breeze
3. louisianna sunshine
4. louisianna man
5. unknown
6. louisianna rain
7. louisianna funk
8. 6 minutes of talk
9. hold 'em joe (me donkey want water)
10. they don't know
11. unknown