The photos in this gallery were taken by our good friends Bob Compton and John Carey, who captured so much of the great vibe that happened on the Gentilly Stage during the band’s debut JazzFest performance on April 30, 2009. You can check out more of Bob’s work at his website:  CapturedLight.com

Honey Island Swamp Band
Wishing Well
Independent
By David Kunian

In the years since the Honey Island Swamp Band released its first record, it has crossed the country and been the secret force behind swamp soulster Eric Lindell. Now it has released its second record, Wishing Well, a record that shows off its roadhouse-right rock ’n’ roll. Wishing Well splits [...]

It’s been a while now, but since we’ve got this blog feature rolling now we have to give a shout out to all the great people we met on our recent swing down through Florida.  Hats off first to our buddy Adam Shipley who set up a great couple of shows for us at Universal [...]

New Orleans, 5/19/09

Well, another Jazz Fest is in the books and it was a good one. For the Honey Island Swamp Band, probably the best ever. We played the Fair Grounds for the first time, opening things up Thursday April 30th on the Gentilly Stage. It was great to be on a huge stage, where [...]

“Wishing Well” – Live at Hi Ho Lounge, New Orleans 4/24/09
We had a great time at the Hi Ho Lounge show last month during Jazzfest season. A busy and buzzy crowd packed the joint for this “early” show — hey, it started at 10:30pm during JazzFest, that’s early! –  and then afterwards we were all [...]

Seeds and Stems – Wednesdays at the Square
5/13/09 New Orleans

This gallery features some action shots of the fellas doin’ what they do best. The excellent individual profile shots from the Bayou Boogaloo were taken by our friend Jeffrey Dupuis, whose work can be seen at his website – JeffreyDupuis.com.

Check out this gallery for a few up close and personals with the Honey Island Swamp crew!

by Chris Rose, columnist, The Times-Picayune
Thursday April 30, 2009, 11:32 AM
The Honey Island Swamp Band chose their name well. Their opening set on the Gentilly Stage Thursday morning was a jolly rocking, sweet, swampy set of travelin’, drinkin’ and lovin’ trouble songs.
The first notes to travel over the Gentilly Valley were strummed from an [...]

We drove an hour southeast to the swamps down in Houma on a tip from a friend who used to work servicing this old oil well, thinking it might make a good cover.  Our boy Stephen Houser worked his magic and we got some incredible shots.  Brought the dog along and he had a [...]