In 2005 - guitarists/songwriters Chris Mule and Aaron Wilkinson were left homeless in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, marooned in San Francisco, and mulling an uncertain future with fellow refugees, bassist Sam Price drummer Garland Paul. Honey Island Swamp Band is formed and returns home to New Orleans, quickly gaining local recognition. Eight years of incessant touring have garnered a sizable fan base across the country. Grammy winner producer, John Porter, came on board to record their first national release, Cane Sugar. It is Honey Island Swamp Band's own special brew - "Bayou Americana" - a blend of Blues, Southern rock boogie, Appalachian music and New Orleans swamp funk, that is decidedly all their own. Up from the depths, the band is at last poised for a national breakthrough. How sweet it is!