▁band ▁with ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Zach ary ▁Richard , ▁at ▁twelve . ▁In ▁his ▁early ▁ 2 0 s , ▁Dou c et ▁and ▁his ▁cousin ▁went ▁to ▁France , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁got ▁home ▁he ▁added ▁viol in ▁to ▁his ▁music ▁studies . ▁Vi olin ▁became ▁his ▁primary ▁instrument , ▁though ▁he ▁also ▁plays ▁accord ion ▁and ▁mand olin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁C aj un ▁band ▁C ote au , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁started ▁Beau S ole il ▁with ▁Kenneth ▁Richard ▁and ▁Ster ling ▁Richard . ▁Be aus ole il ▁plays ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁combination ▁of ▁traditional ▁C aj un ▁music , ▁bl ues , ▁country , ▁jazz , ▁and ▁z y de co . ▁Dou c et ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁traditional ▁C aj un ▁band , ▁the ▁Sav oy - D ouc et ▁C aj un ▁Band ▁with ▁Ann ▁Sav oy ▁and ▁Marc ▁Sav oy , ▁and ▁F idd lers ▁ 4 ▁with ▁Dar ol ▁An ger , ▁R ush ad ▁E gg l eston , ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Mol sky . ▁He ▁began ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South western ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Dou c et ▁received ▁an ▁NE A ▁Fol k ▁Arts ▁App rent ices hip ▁Grant ▁to ▁study ▁C aj un ▁fiddle ▁styles ▁from ▁master s ▁such ▁as ▁Var ise ▁Con ner , ▁H ector