Rockin'
Cajun, Zydeco Soul, New Orleans R&B and more...
Band Name: File Gumbo
Description: Seattle Zydeco Band, Zydeco Band Seattle
Genres: Cajun, Zydeco, Zydeco Soul,
Swamp Pop, New Orleans R&B
Available For: Mardis Gras Events, Weddings,
Corporate Events, Festivals, Private Parties
Areas/Markets:
Seattle, WA, Tacoma, WA, Everett, WA,
Puget Sound, Greater Puget Sound
Audio Samples:
Calypso
Zydeco
My
Sweet Octoroon
Sucker
For A Cheap Guitar
More
Than One
Blueberry
Hill
61
Highway
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Biography:
Filé
Gumbo played their unique blend of Louisiana musical styles with Queen
Ida, Katie "Queen of the Swamp Boogie Piano" Webster, Buckwheat
Zydeco and the Sundogs, as well as appearing on TV, radio and at a number
of music festivals over the years. Whether it's Rockin' Cajun, Zydeco
Soul, New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Swamp Pop, Dixieland, Country
Blues, Tex-Mex, Western Swing or other Southern idioms, Filé
Gumbo makes you feel like you're on the bayous of Southwestern Louisiana
or Eastern Texas, and it's party time!
Lead guitar man/ vocalist extrordinaire Orville Johnson appeared in
the film "Georgia" and group songwriter and guitarist/washboard
player Marc Bristol had one of his songs recorded by Rockabilly star
Ronnie Dawson in 1996 ("Sucker For A Cheap Guitar" - which
appears on the CD Big Big Love by Filé Gumbo). Both Marc and
Orville played festivals in England in the year 2000. Singer/ Accordionist
Doug Bright began his public music career on Stan Boreson's "King
Clubhouse" TV show (KING-5 TV, Seattle) in 1958! Doug also made
his first record as The Authentics in the early '70s. New bass player
Rob Moitoza has played with legendary Bay Area group the Sons of Champlin,
and also with Kiki Dee, Spencer Davis and others. Newer drummer Bob
Merrihew is the younger brother of original F.G. drummer Les, and toured
Europe with jazzman Lonnie Williams. Bring your dancin' shoes!
The group has recieved enthusiastic responses from radio across the
West, and made a splash on the "beach music" charts in the
Carolinas as well - their version of "I Like It Like That"
(from the 1992 album Bon Ton Two Tone) reached #16 while staying on
the charts for months in '96. We hear they're "shaggin" to
a few songs from Big Big Love now! The band's CD Mardi Gras In New Orleans
made it to #2 on the charts of German magazine Blues News! Filé
Gumbo's fourth CD, titled Travellin' Mood, is out and available now!
For booking, call (206) 729-5263
