This demo was recorded on analog cassette tape at the home of Scott Kirby in New Orleans, LA late 1993 or early 1994. The track features Butch Trivette on vocals, cajun accordion and guitar; Bobby Lewis Ditullio on harmonica; Scott Kirby on piano; Jason Sypher on upright bass, Jeremy Lyons on electric guitar; and Bradley Wisham on drums. Heartfelt thanks to Scott Kirby for preserving and digitizing this; it was a wonderful surprise to hear these after thirty years.

BUTCH TRIVETTE & THE ROULETTES demo circa early 1994

This demo was recorded at the home of Scott Kirby in New Orleans, LA late 1993 or early 1994. The track features Butch Trivette on vocals, cajun accordion and guitar; Bobby Lewis Ditullio on harmonica; Scott Kirby on piano; Jason Sypher on upright bass, Jeremy Lyons on electric guitar; and Bradley Wisham on drums

Shake Your Boogie

Big Mamou Waltz

Raining in My Heart

Walk On

Big Chief

an outstanding track from the Butch Trivette demo from c 1994

Alons Avec Moi

Cajun Boogie

The Big Mess Blues Band was playing on the streets of New Orleans from the early 80s to the mid 2000s (sometimes under alternate band names). It centered around Augie Rodola Jr but in his absence was often led by other members, who were an ever-changing group totaling around 50 musicians over the years. Notables included “Washboard” Lissa Driscoll, Pablo Winfrey, Jeff Zima, Butch Trivette, Steve Lewins, Andy Kaufman, Manny Renov, Jerry Barbarin Anderson, Paul Kemnitz, Randy Torgerson, Mickey Bones, Tommy Oliver, Alan Rigg, Tommy Ray, Sarabeth “Wildflower” Peters, Corey Harris, Kenny Holladay, Scott Kirby, Bobby Lewis, John Duff and Jeremy Lyons. Augie died of cirrhosis of the liver in (or around) 2012. Lissa and Kenny have also since passed, as well as several other members. With few exceptions over the years the Big Mess played exclusively on the streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Whether this was entirely by their choice or by happenstance is perhaps up to the debate, but the band had a strict philosophy of doing whatever the hell they felt like at the moment. So. Perhaps not completely house trained. This is a tribute account to the Big Mess as well as associated acts, such as Butch Trivette, Jeremy Lyons, Lissa Driscoll and Kenny Holladay.

BUTCH TRIVETTE & THE ROULETTES demo circa early 1994

The Big Mess Blues Band & Associated Artists