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For the French 421 course at Centenary College in Louisiana for the Spring 2010 semester, he is studied as one of the Louisiana musicians<ref>http://www.centenary.edu/french/fren421.html</ref>
For the French 421 course at Centenary College in Louisiana for the Spring 2010 semester, he is studied as one of the Louisiana musicians<ref>http://www.centenary.edu/french/fren421.html</ref>


His band [[Isle Dernière]] (formerly known as Mellowberry) was featured on the program "LA Music" on LCN-TV, the [[Free-to-air|Louisiana Connection Network]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8OrDAoooQ</ref> He has performed shows in south Louisiana and in eastern Canada; most notably for the first-anniversary celebration of [[Le Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques]].<ref>http://www.francophoniedesameriques.com/fr/centre/mediatheque/la_francophonie_sexprime__la_releve_de_la_louisiane_et_de_la_guadeloupe_-_premier_anniversaire_du_centre/photos/790</ref><ref>http://www.septentrion.qc.ca/deanlouder/2009/10/isle_derniere_en_spectacle_a_q.php</ref><ref>http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/pop.shtml#urlMedia=/Medianet/2009/CBV/000347fc_20091029_181427.asx&promo=ZAPmedia_Telejournal&duree=court</ref>
His band [[Isle Dernière]] was featured on the program "LA Music" on LCN-TV, the [[Free-to-air|Louisiana Connection Network]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8OrDAoooQ</ref> He has performed shows in south Louisiana and in eastern Canada; most notably for the first-anniversary celebration of [[Le Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques]] in 2009.<ref>http://www.francophoniedesameriques.com/fr/centre/mediatheque/la_francophonie_sexprime__la_releve_de_la_louisiane_et_de_la_guadeloupe_-_premier_anniversaire_du_centre/photos/790</ref><ref>http://www.septentrion.qc.ca/deanlouder/2009/10/isle_derniere_en_spectacle_a_q.php</ref><ref>http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/pop.shtml#urlMedia=/Medianet/2009/CBV/000347fc_20091029_181427.asx&promo=ZAPmedia_Telejournal&duree=court</ref>

In August 2010, following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] and the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill]], singer/songwriter and poet, [[Zachary Richard]] released an album featuring a hip-hop version of Rocky McKeon's song "Le grand gosier," with verses by [[Samian]] in [[French language|French]] and [[Emrical]] in [[Haitian Creole language|Haitian Creole]]. The chorus was performed by Zachary Richard, Rocky McKeon and a slew of well-known Canadian francophone artists, notably [[Bobby Bazini]], [[Daniel Lavoie]], [[Marc Hervieux]], [[Richard Séguin]] and [[Luc de Larochellière]].<ref>http://7jours.canoe.ca/musique/nouvelles/2010/08/18/15065876-7j.html</ref> The album also includes a version of "Le grand gosier" with verses solely in [[Algonquin language|Algonquin]], and another version with verses solely in [[Haitian Creole language|Haitian Creole]].<ref>http://zacharyrichard.com/english/grand_gosier.html</ref><ref>http://www.zacharyrichard.com/lyrics/grand_gosier_en.html</ref>

A music video and a "Making of" video was also produced for "Le grand gosier," featuring the artists performing the song at [[MIXart Studios]] in [[Montréal, Canada]], interspersed with footage of pelicans covered in oil along the [[Louisiana]] coast. The "Making of" video includes notable artists offering their opinions about the ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill and about their desire to help.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JmY-c2hyHo</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHpUhTB1yqU</ref>

In 2011, Rocky McKeon's band, [[Isle Dernière]], released a cover of [[Black Sabbath]]'s "[[Iron Man (song)|Iron Man]]" entitled "L'homme en fer" with lyrics sung in Louisiana French on the compilation album ''[[En Français: Cajun 'n' Creole Rock 'n' Roll]]'' produced by [[Bayou Teche Brewing]] and Louis Michot of the [[Lost Bayou Ramblers]].<ref>http://www.offbeat.com/2011/11/01/various-artists-en-francais-cajun-n-creole-rock-n-roll-bayou-teche-records/</ref><ref>http://www.katc.com/news/en-francais-cajun-and-creole-rock-and-roll-cd-released-by-bayou-teche-brewing/</ref> According to Todd Ortego, sales executive and on-air personality at [[KBON]] 101.1 FM, "L'homme en fer" is the most-requested song from the album.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/islederniere/posts/311356052243284</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 06:41, 11 February 2012

Rocky McKeon
Birth nameRocky McKeon
OriginRobinson Canal, Louisiana
Websitehttp://islederniere.com/

Rocky McKeon is a musician and a fluent speaker of Louisiana French. He is regularly sought after for his knowledge of French as it is spoken in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes.

He is an ardent defender and promoter of Louisiana French, stressing the importance of its use in today's modern times so that it will not die out; or as he says in his own words, he has "dedicated himself to reviving French as it is spoken in Louisiana. He believes that Louisiana French could eventually be released from the ICU if Louisiana would make the proper diagnosis."[1]

With regards to his work for the preservation of French in Louisiana, he was featured in the video for the State of Louisiana's bid for the 2014 Acadian World Congress.[2] Then he was recently acknowledged in the newest Dictionary of Louisiana French as being a "keen word detective" for his aid in the creation of the dictionary.[3] He also provided the translation for the book heartoffact by Karin Eberhardt, into French. In addition, he has assisted in many research projects at Tulane University,[4][5] and has been featured in several francophone magazines[6][7]

In April 2009 he was awarded Le Prix de la Création of 2008 for his poem entry "L'argent a peur" on MondesFrancophones.com.[8][9]

For the French 421 course at Centenary College in Louisiana for the Spring 2010 semester, he is studied as one of the Louisiana musicians[10]

His band Isle Dernière was featured on the program "LA Music" on LCN-TV, the Louisiana Connection Network.[11] He has performed shows in south Louisiana and in eastern Canada; most notably for the first-anniversary celebration of Le Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques in 2009.[12][13][14]

In August 2010, following the 2010 Haiti earthquake and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, singer/songwriter and poet, Zachary Richard released an album featuring a hip-hop version of Rocky McKeon's song "Le grand gosier," with verses by Samian in French and Emrical in Haitian Creole. The chorus was performed by Zachary Richard, Rocky McKeon and a slew of well-known Canadian francophone artists, notably Bobby Bazini, Daniel Lavoie, Marc Hervieux, Richard Séguin and Luc de Larochellière.[15] The album also includes a version of "Le grand gosier" with verses solely in Algonquin, and another version with verses solely in Haitian Creole.[16][17]

A music video and a "Making of" video was also produced for "Le grand gosier," featuring the artists performing the song at MIXart Studios in Montréal, Canada, interspersed with footage of pelicans covered in oil along the Louisiana coast. The "Making of" video includes notable artists offering their opinions about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and about their desire to help.[18][19]

In 2011, Rocky McKeon's band, Isle Dernière, released a cover of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" entitled "L'homme en fer" with lyrics sung in Louisiana French on the compilation album En Français: Cajun 'n' Creole Rock 'n' Roll produced by Bayou Teche Brewing and Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers.[20][21] According to Todd Ortego, sales executive and on-air personality at KBON 101.1 FM, "L'homme en fer" is the most-requested song from the album.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://islederniere.com/en/bio.html
  2. ^ http://www.vimeo.com/5338443
  3. ^ Dictionary of Louisiana French: as spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian communities by Albert Valdman, senior editor; Kevin J. Rottet, associate editor ISBN 978-1-60473-403-4. The University Press of Mississippi. Acknowledgements, page x
  4. ^ ETHNIC AND GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN THE FRENCH OF THE LAFOURCHE BASIN by Nathalie Dajko, March 30, 2009.
  5. ^ LANGUAGE DEATH AND STYLISTIC VARIATION : AN INTERGENERATIONAL STUDY OF THE SUBSTITUTION OF /h/ FOR /ʒ/ IN THE FRENCH OF THE POINTE-AU-CHIEN INDIANS by Katie Carmichael, March 28, 2008.
  6. ^ http://www.povhouma.com/Articles/2007/September/lv_3_0907.html
  7. ^ http://tabloidcadien.com/legaboteur.jpg
  8. ^ http://mondesfrancophones.com/blog/remise-des-prix-mf-de-creation-et-dessai-a-rocky-mckeon-et-timothy-lachin-le-25-avril-2009/
  9. ^ http://mondesfrancophones.com/blog/remise-des-prix-mf-de-creation-et-dessai-a-rocky-mckeon-et-timothy-lachin-le-25-avril-2009/
  10. ^ http://www.centenary.edu/french/fren421.html
  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8OrDAoooQ
  12. ^ http://www.francophoniedesameriques.com/fr/centre/mediatheque/la_francophonie_sexprime__la_releve_de_la_louisiane_et_de_la_guadeloupe_-_premier_anniversaire_du_centre/photos/790
  13. ^ http://www.septentrion.qc.ca/deanlouder/2009/10/isle_derniere_en_spectacle_a_q.php
  14. ^ http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/pop.shtml#urlMedia=/Medianet/2009/CBV/000347fc_20091029_181427.asx&promo=ZAPmedia_Telejournal&duree=court
  15. ^ http://7jours.canoe.ca/musique/nouvelles/2010/08/18/15065876-7j.html
  16. ^ http://zacharyrichard.com/english/grand_gosier.html
  17. ^ http://www.zacharyrichard.com/lyrics/grand_gosier_en.html
  18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JmY-c2hyHo
  19. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHpUhTB1yqU
  20. ^ http://www.offbeat.com/2011/11/01/various-artists-en-francais-cajun-n-creole-rock-n-roll-bayou-teche-records/
  21. ^ http://www.katc.com/news/en-francais-cajun-and-creole-rock-and-roll-cd-released-by-bayou-teche-brewing/
  22. ^ https://www.facebook.com/islederniere/posts/311356052243284

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