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NOTE: this will be a sit down concert, not a dance event! For more than 50 years, two-time Grammy winner BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet have been hailed as “the best Cajun band in the world.” Doucet and the band can be credited with taking Cajun music from its regional roots in Louisiana to popularity worldwide. The name of the celebrated Cajun band BeauSoleil translates as “beautiful sunshine.” It is also a tribute to Beausoleil Broussard, the 18th-century leader of the Acadian resistance against the British. The band’s name is symbolic of their music – deeply rooted in Cajun tradition, while pushing the limits of the genre. Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, BeauSoleil has built a foundation on waltzes, two-steps, soulful Cajun French lyrics, hot fiddling, and irresistible accordion, while adding innovative accents of blues, New Orleans R&B, and more. Driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil always lets the good times roll. Since becoming the first Cajun band to win a GRAMMY with “L’amour Ou La Folie” (their Traditional Folk Album – 1998) and then a second Grammy in 2010, BeauSoleil has garnered many accolades, including twelve GRAMMY nominations. While Michael takes the lead, the other members of BeauSoleil are integral to the group’s sound. David Doucet, Michael’s brother, is a soulful singer and an exceptional guitarist who is credited with making the acoustic guitar central to modern Cajun music. Chad Huval plays accordion while Bill Bennett’s bass adds the rhythm. BeauSoleil will be joined by Michael’s son Matthew, a talented percussionist and fiddler in his own right, who is carrying on the Doucet musical legacy.

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BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

Blackstone River Theatre

For the past 50 years, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, and created and driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most staid audience to its feet. BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass, captivating listeners from the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, to Carnegie Hall, then all the way across the pond to Richard Thompson’s Meltdown Festival in England.

Groton Hill Music Center

For 50 years, two-time Grammy winner BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet have been hailed as “the best Cajun band in the world.” Doucet and the band can be credited with taking Cajun music from its regional roots in Louisiana to popularity worldwide. Born from their rich Acadian ancestry BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass. Driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil always lets the good times roll! Their most recent album and the 25th in their 45-year career,  is titled “From Bamako to Carencro,” alluding the cultural and migratory connection between Bamako, in Mali, West Africa, and Louisiana, a connection that draws a sonic bloodline back to BeauSoleil’s roots. Since becoming the first Cajun band to win a GRAMMY with “L’amour Ou La Folie” (their Traditional Folk Album – 1998) and then a second Grammy in 2010, BeauSoleil has garnered many accolades, including twelve GRAMMY nominations. We are thrilled to present BeauSoleil for the first time … NOTE: this will be a concert, not a dance event!

For 50 years, Two-time Grammy winner BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet have been hailed as “the best Cajun band in the world.” Doucet and the band can be credited with taking Cajun music from its regional roots in Louisiana to popularity worldwide.  Born from their rich Acadian ancestry BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass. Driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil brings even the most staid audience to its feet.

Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet

Thrasher Opera House

This evening will be a musical journey celebrating half a century of music of the legendary band that helped bring Cajun music across the globe, featuring Michael Doucet and an all star band from across the many iterations of BeauSoleil.

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Nov 15, 2025

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet · Blackstone River Theatre

Sep 27, 2024

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet · Groton Hill Music Center

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