Epic jam sessions between BeauSoleil’s Michael Doucet and Flambeau’s Tom Rigney eventually materialized into this fiery twin fiddle record for the rest of world to hear. Doucet brought several Cajun tunes, including three new originals; Rigney contributed the rest, including three of his own, for a wide and varied listen. The ingenious title track, a Doucet masterpiece, shifts between a scorching gypsy section and a sweeter Cajun melody. “Marie Catin” opens the proceedings much like a starter’s pistol—with a loud bang.

But don’t expect Rigney to hang back and only second Doucet on the Cajun numbers because he’s not within spitting distance of I-10. He kicks off “Maman Rosin” and “Oh Pauline,” alternates melodies with Doucet and is a lightning bolt in every fiddle storm where bow thrashing and squealing, electrifying high notes are the norm.

But it’s not all about swashbuckling fiddling. On “Oh Pauline,” the two achieve a harmonic soulfulness together, especially towards the end when most of the band drops out and Doucet and Rigney accentuate the tune’s beauty.

Rigney’s groove-bound originals are genre-hopping. “Chasing the Devil” is a solid Cajun two-step; the turbo-charged “Swamp Fever” mixes a gypsy motif and minor blues chord changes over a zydeco rhythm section. Two J.J. Cale tunes appear here, the darkly amusing “Last Will and Testament” and the road trip friendly “Call Me the Breeze.” Flambeau guitarist Danny Caron practically lights his fingers on fire in several places while Caroline Dahl motors on ivories.