"In 1927 and 2005, Louisiana nearly washed away, but not the music. Lost Bayou Ramblers (and brothers) Louie and Andre Michot grew up in deep Cajun country, where the soil itself is musical, learning fiddle and accordion from family members and Floyd's Record Shop. Their second album Bayou Perdu (Swallow) could be a Library of Congress recording, Cajun music's 21st century rebirth, or both."
-Christopher Gray, Austin Chronicle, January 2007

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The Lost Bayou Ramblers have toured through much of the United States, including performances at the International Country Music Conference in Nashville, the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens' Chile Pepper Fiesta, and the New Orleans Jazz Fest and historic Preservation Hall. The Ramblers had their first international performance in Lyon, France in November 04', and their most recent releases, Bayou Perdu and Une Tasse Cafe:Mellow Joy Boys(Swallow Records) are receiving critical acclaim across North America and Europe. Whether performing in their native Louisiana or abroad, the Lost Bayou Ramblers passionately embrace their cultural and musical heritage, playing music intimately linked to the agrarian, working class lifestyle. Their music stems from a time before electricity, when the Gulf Coast's incapacitating heat only amplified the backbreaking stresses associated with the toil necessary to sustain a successful farm. Indeed, south Louisiana's work ethic was the natural force that ground through the Cajun ego, liberating in song the fervor and spirit of a people. The Lost Bayou Ramblers are like a snapshot of a bygone era. Their music is emotionally raw, intense - in a word, authentically Cajun.