Bass player Pat Casey has become a regular fixture on the Frenchmen Street music scene, and we sat down with him to find out what brought him to town and what keeps him on Frenchmen.

The “Faces of Frenchmen Street” series focuses on individual members of the larger Frenchmen Street community, with each participant weighing in on what makes the music corridor so important to the city’s musical heritage.

Check out Pat Casey and the New Sound performing live on Frenchmen, and listen to Casey recount his musical journey.

Episode 3 is on its way!