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Jody Benjamin is a lead singer in the Toasted Westerns, Ottawa's favorite singing sandwich. Together since 1988, they recorded their album 'Out to Lunch' in 1995 and are still going strong. Her driving Cajun triangle can be heard on several recordings including albums by Keith Glass (Prairie Oyster), Jennifer Noxon, Zydeco Loco and Shelley Posen. She sings harmony and plays guitar and triangle on Michael Jerome Browne's 2004 album released on Borealis Records.
Michael Ball's first exposure to Cajun and Zydeco music was when he joined Danielle Martineau's band, Rockabayou in 1992. The band toured Europe, Canada and the U.S. and recorded three albums between 1992 and 1997. Visiting Louisiana since 1996, Michael has been learning from such great players as David Greely, Edward Poulard and Mitchell Reed to name just a few. He got picked up by Prairie Oyster for the summer of 2003 and continues to play and record with such artists as Jennifer Noxon, Keith Glass, Finest Kind and Michael Jerome Browne.
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