Second in a seven-part series examining the power and appeal of music and music-making for ordinary people throughout Britain.
Greg Stephens turned to Cajun music after the realisation that the public had little time for English traditional music, which, he says, has failed to move with the times and adapt to today's tastes. Together with the Cheshire-based Boat Band that he leads, Greg takes an annual sailboat trip to the Western Isles of Scotland.
In the remote harbour pubs, the group blends a mixture of Cajun and Creole music with a flavour of the Caribbean to produce their own unique sound. Thrown into the melting pot of influences is their summer travelling companion, JC Gallow, Deputy Sheriff of Momou County, Louisiana, who plays the rub board and sings.
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