February 22, 2012

Savoy Family Band

Savoy Family Band at Festival Acadiens et Creoles

Ann Savoy-Guitar, Mark Savoy-Accordian, Joel Savoy-Fiddle, Wilson Savoy, Piano/Organ. From Savoy Family Band Website: The Savoy Family Cajun Band plays honed down, hard-core Cajun music laced with an earthy sensuality. In their hands, the old tunes have been revived and returned to new life. Marc and Ann Savoy and their sons Joel and Wilson are [...]

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Forest Huval And Friends

Cajun Quartet FOREST & FRIENDS performing at Pont Breaux from Jim Moore on Vimeo.   Sun is setting on in this seemingly quiet and remote historical restaurant, Pont Breaux in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA; yet don’t be fooled, for this place filled up just minutes after the band began to play. Forest Huval and Friends [...]

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2nd Annual Bayou n’ Brooklyn Music Festival May 11-13, 2012

  Here’s Tim Kness, Cajun musician and Dancer giving Brooklyn-ites giving us a fantastic festival preview. If you heard the music of Cajun-Creole-Zydeco greats at this years first Annual Bayou n’ Brooklyn Music Festival, including Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew, Zydegroove, Empty Bottle Ramblers, Catahoula Cajun Band, Magnolia Cajun Band, Cleoma’s Ghost and Big Road [...]

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Manchester, Michigan USA

Riverfolk Festival

2011 Riverfolk Festival at Manchester, Michigan is countryside setting for musicians’ gathering with Bluegrass & Cajun Workshops, Jam sessions, Louisiana Dance Party, Songwriting contest and a Finale Concert at The Ark. “It’s amazing how fast the days fly by!  It sure beats working!” Folks found Riverfolk Festival Jam Camp a perfect starting place for beginners [...]

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Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew at Two Boots Brooklyn, NY

If you were lucky enough to get intimate and find Jesse Lege Live, dance to his catchy riffs this past weekend at Two Boots Brooklyn, NY,  you’d have caught a long-awaited collaboration by three fantastic women and two Brooklyn resident players. The formula? Erica Weiss, Evelyn Schneider, and Missy Roser with guest appearances by Thomas [...]

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Zydegroove at Bayou n Brooklyn Festival 2011

ZydeGroove in Nyack, New York, Sunday July 31st

            Sunday, July 31 from 4-7pm. ZydeGroove will be at Olive’s in Nyack to kickoff a new season of Sunday afternoon zydecos! Special guest Maggie Hoffee will join us on rubboard. We think you’ll like our new venue at Olive’s. Click here to find out how to get there.  There [...]

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Girl Powered Dance Hall Music of C’est Bon!

What do you get when the women of New York’s top Cajun bands combine their musical talents?  C’EST BON! An all-girl, Northeastern USA Cajun dance band with attitude! As seen at Connolly’s Pub Let’s Zydeco in Times Square New York City  there’s Foot Stompin Girl Powered Cajun Dance Hall Music when this band’s in town!  [...]

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