Sean Ardoin

Like many Louisiana musicians, Sean Ardoin comes from a musical dynasty. Among his ancestors are two of the greatest names in the Creole and zydeco tradition, Amade Ardoin and Bois Sec Ardoin. Sean Ardoin grew up in Southwestern Louisiana steeped in that tradition. At a young age he began playing in his father's band (Lawrence Ardoin). In the mid-'90s, he then took up the accordion as part of Double Clutchin', the backup band for his younger brother, Chris Ardoin. Together, they put out some of the hottest sound in the noveau zydeco wave of the 1990s. It was only a matter of...