In a lot of cases, we filled halls that we wouldn't have been able to individually. We were able to play a lot of venues that I've wanted to play for a long time. I think we gave the audience their money's worth. They were wonderful, a really up and coming talent. Musically, it was a great opportunity for people to see a great example of Cajun music and a fine example of zydeco music, and to be able to tell the difference.
People always ask what the difference is, and that was the best way to find out.
People got an opportunity to hear a real cross-section of Louisiana music. Ball, and the audiences on the tour, were particularly impressed with zydeco wunderkind Delafose. Geno started playing with his dad when he was nine. When we were doing a radio interview in Nashville or someplace - the DJ was reading his biography and it said that he had been in the music business for 15 years. I looked at Geno, and he's only 24.