One of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun or Creole music in the past few years, Cedric Watson is a fiddler, singer, accordionist & songwriter with seemingly unlimited potential.

Originally from Sealy, TX, Cedric moved to Duralde, Louisiana to perfect his fiddling, practice his French and play as much music as possible. With an apparently bottomless repertoire of songs at his fingertips, Cedric plays everything from forgotten Creole melodies and obscure Dennis McGee reels to more modern Cajun and Zydeco songs, even occasionally throwing in a bluegrass fiddle tune or an old string band number. Cedric is also a prolific songwriter, as evidenced in his solo work, channeling his Creole heritage (Louisiana, Caribbean, and otherwise) to create his own brand of sounds, both progressive and nostalgic.

Still in his early twenties and now living in Lafayette, Cedric is already breaking down barriers. He is a sought after musician, both for festival appearances and as a hired gun for bands such as Dexter Ardoin and the Creole Ramblers, Hadley Castille and the Sharecroppers Cajun Band and Corey “Lil Pop” Ledet.

In addition to appearing on three albums with Valcour Records, including his most recent self-titled solo debut, Cedric is also the exciting co-frontman of Lafayette's GRAMMY-nominated Pine Leaf Boys.