sat. ~ aug. 28

Sarah Street Grill
w/ Bridine
550 Quaker Alley
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
starting @ 10PM

more info >>

news: the latest

BriDine.com is launched!

"Our website is finished and filled with all the FYI basics. Now that all the grown-up stuff is done, we're ready to hit the road. We'll be coming @ you soon all over the NorthEast then moving on to where ever the road takes us. See you out there!" ~ Brian & Nadïne

Check out the new website for more info >>

PAST NEWS

Tours & Travels >>
Festivals >>
Album Releases >>

TOURS & TRAVELS

Another Sweet Jam @ the BAZ, St. Barth's!

Swampadelica's Trio just finished our fourth residency @ Le Bête à Z'ailes
AKA the BAZ Bar (Oct. 12 - 31, 2009) this time w/ Damian Calcagne on keys, mandolin & vocals. We had a solid blast!

Stay tuned for new videos and artwork... here are a few photos... more to come...

PAST JAMS @ the BAZ
2009 ~ Oct. 12 - 31 w/ Swampadelica Trio (Damian Calcagne on keys & mando)
2009 ~ Mar. 30 - Apr. 18 w/ Bridine Duo (Brian on guitar, Nadine on vocals)
2008 ~ Oct. 13 - Nov. 1 w/ Nadine LaFond Trio (Casey O'Connor on drums)
2007 ~ Nov. 12 - Dec. 8 w/ Nadine LaFond Trio (Bill Rust on drums)

ON TOUR WITH moe.

2008

on the record & on the road w/ moe.!

After laying down some soulful tracks for progressive rock band moe.'s new release, Sticks & Stones, Nadïne was invited by the band to join them on the road!

The moe. mini-tour included the House of Blues in Ohio, performing on the nationally syndicated radio show, 'Mountain Stage' {others on the bill include Ani DiFranco, Big Head Todd & the Monsters and George Stanford} and The Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA.

AND, if that wasn't amazing enough, moe. invited Swampadelica to perform at moe.down #9! Unforgettable !!

LIVE SHOTS ON TOUR... "sticks & stones" tour w/ moe >> "moe.down #9" festival w/ moe >>

more info @ moe's website facebook | myspace

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FESTIVALS

2010

SkyFest August 20	Aquaball April 9

2009

HomeGrownRadioNJ September 5	Evolve Fest September 4	SkyFest August 14	Sterling Folk Fest May 23

2008

moe.down #9 Aug. 29 - 31	more info @ moe's website / myspace post festival articles Jambase: read more / Glide Magazine: read more State of Mind Music: read more

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ALBUMS & RELEASES

Celebrating 10 Years LIVE @ Baz Bar!

2009

on the record @ the Baz!

Brian & Nadïne contributed some soulful live performances at the vibey lounge called Baz Bar on St. Barth's island in the French West Indies in celebration of the venue's 10th year anniversary. A collection of live shows at the Baz over ten years includes fellow artists KJ Denhert, Art Halperin, Adam Falcon, Evan Goodrow and more. The Baz is a special place filled with wonderful musicians and an even more amazing crew. We're priveledged to be part of this collection.

Live tunes include Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock', Bob Marley's 'Natural Mystic' with Sebastian Marconato (pictured above) on flute and Swampadelica's '2nd Place'

album: ONE - Live @ Baz Bar live performance with BriDine & members of Swampadelica released: 2009 by Baz Bar

more info @ baz bar's website facebook | myspace

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WARM FOR THE WINTER w/ BIG JEFF

2009

 

Nadïne joined children's singer / songwriter, "Big Jeff" DeSmedt on back up vocals for his new album, "Warm for the Winter". This new CD, which includes songs about Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, is a holiday celebration for all.

In his interview with SCOPE, Big Jeff was asked what holiday he celebrates:

"We celebrate Christmas. But to me, part of the point of that story is to try to include everybody; Jew, Gentile, Shepherd, Wise Man, Samaritan, etc. The way for me to carry that ideal forward is to explore the richness of other traditions and celebrate the common ground we have. And to sing about “Hot Cocoa” and “Sleepy Bears” in between the holiday songs!"
~ Big Jeff

Nadïne sang back up vocals on the Kwanzaa tune titled, "Habari Gani".

"I was really honored when Big Jeff asked me to sing this tune with him. Kwanzaa is such a beautiful African-American tradition that I have celebrated with friends for years now. I love that Jeff chose to share this rich, community loving tradition with such a wide audience."
~ Nadïne

album: Warm for the Winter back up vocals w/ Big Jeff released: 12/09 on Big Jeff Music

more info @ Big Jeff's website facebook | myspace

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IN STUDIO w/ MIKE GORDON

2008

Nadïne recorded with Phish's remarkable bassist / composer, Mike Gordon, at the legendary Electric Ladyland Studios in Manhattan.

Mike Gordon's new album, The Green Sparrow, which hit stores August 5th, was recorded at Mike's home studio in Vermont and mixed at The Barn and features special guests Chuck Leavell, Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell, Bill Kreutzmann, Ivan Neville,horn players from Antibalas and Nadïne LaFond on back-up vocals. From the deeply rooted funk of "Radar Blip" (Nadïne's favorite to work on) to the rousing intricacies of "Andelmans' Yard," from the spirited rock of "Traveled Too Far" to the punch of "Another Door," The Green Sparrow is a playful album from an artist who continually reveals new layers of far-reaching invention.

What an amazing experience!!

The Green Sparrow is available at Phish Dry Goods.

album: The Green Sparrow back up vocals w/ Mike Gordon released: 8/5/08 on Rounder Records

more info @ Mike's website myspace | facebook SESSION SHOTS... "green sparrow" session >> @ electric ladyland studios, nyc

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IN STUDIO W/ moe.

2008

on the record w/ moe.!

Nadïne contributed some soulful tracks for progressive rock band moe.'s new release, Sticks & Stones, and is featured on three of their album's tunes; 'All Roads Lead to Home', doubling on vocals with guitartist, Chuck Garvey, 'Deep this Time', backing bassist, Rob Derhak and the title track, 'Sticks and Stones'. Rolling Stones has already given Sticks & Stones 3.5 out of 4 stars. Woo hoo!

album: Sticks & Stones back up vocals w/ moe. released: 1/22/08 on Fatboy Records

more info @ moe's website facebook | myspace

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IN STUDIO & ALL OVER W/ SWAMP

2008

S'ac Passé? N'ap Boulé! Swampadelica has lovingly crafted a new album which started it's journey with Pete Carini in Burlington, VT at Trey Anastasio's The Barn recording studio, drove to the Red Rocks of Pennsylvania (recording studio), then to George Clinton's old digs (Swamp founder Damian Calcagne's new home) where P-Funk's heyday was hailed, flew to St. Barth's for a solid month of performing the tunes live to an international audience and finally landed in the hills of Northern New Jersey at Brian Herkert & Nadïne LaFond's art & music home studio, The Hideout (as in the Honeycomb Hideout). The band is stoked to finally release the new album, S'ac Passé?! CDs are available now!

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Brian (guitar) says that this album represents a sort of a musical reverse migration:

"It starts with the current sounds of rock and hip-hop, travels to the Gulf states with funk and early American blues, from there moves to the Caribbean with Haïtian Kreyol and the rhythms of reggae and ska and finally ends up back in Africa via Nadïne's African vocal styles and the use of instrumentation such as the *hindewhu, udu and kalimba."

Nadïne (lead vocals) feels that this album is like a Haïtian griot (storyteller) who takes on all the characteristics of the tale to help animate its message.

It's all that and more and the band really proud of it.

* Thanks to master percussionist, Ahmondylla Best, who taught Nadïne how to play the hindewhu, a reed instrument from the Ba-Benzélé Nation of Central Africa, which adds to Swamp's unique sound.

Featuring Nadïne LaFond on lead and background vocals.

album: S'ac Passé? lead vocalist & lyricist w/ Swampadelica released: 7/22/08 on Sidewards Records

more info @ Swamp's website facebook | myspace S'AC PASSÉ? is available @ digstation | itunes | cdbaby

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