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Dick Brainard - Upcoming Cajun-Zydeco Festivals
*Again Gator by the Bay Festival over
Mother’s Day weekend is cancelled for 2020.
*And Portland Waterfront Blues Fest over July 4 weekend is
cancelled for 2020
The second in command said she will inform me if there
is a change or cancellation.
*Rhythm & Roots Fest over Labor Day weekend is still
scheduled according to Chuck Wentworth the head honcho.
*Festivals Acadiens in Lafayette over
Oct.9-11 weekend is still scheduled according to Ben Berthelot, Director of
Lafayette Tourism.
*The Fairfield Inn LFT is open & the manager assumes it
will certainly be in operation in October.
He will soon send me the Festivals Acadiens reservation block for our zydeco group.
*And the week between Christmas & New Year is moving ahead
at Feed & Seed with a full schedule of music.
Bruce’s 82nd Birthday Party has been postponed
to October due to the Coronavirus.
From Dana D.
Almeda, Ca
News
Flash:
I'm canceling the
dance that was scheduled for March 15..and I'm not
sure when I'll be back doing them..So I will see
many of you when I do..
Thanks for the
support all these years..
Dana D..
Some of my Favorite Vidoes
over the years: Check them out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4wKm0EtSQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSTDHc2-PzM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3b0npXKth0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBHNgcb31Io
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UthTRkPJTZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUUKXfWEdaE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qyzoMZG6WE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bV386RUBUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXsePOU13mI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeKXc8mr95k&t=5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07DeiEVxejI
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTCUs2dN5B_hwWjrTfMrTQ/videos?view_as=subscriber
From Brad Sjoblom:
It has been fun but after
20 years of putting out a weekly newsletter I have decided to hand off my
newsletter effort to others that have a more vested interest in promoting
Cajun and Zydeco news and events. The http://zydecobrad.com site will stay up and
you can use the links to find bands, , festival information, and event
promoters. I will always love the culture, music, and dance. See you on the dance floor!
Note: Please send your
events to GUY@GUYMARTINDESIGN.COM and zydecobrad@aol.com. Guy Martin Wenzel will be taking
over the newsletter for all future events.
You can find Cajun and
Zydeco news, events, lessons, tours from the following sites:
Creole Cajun Social Club Joe Sands Fontenot http://www.cajuncreolesocialclub.com/
San Diego Gator by the Bay Festival https://www.gatorbythebay.com/
Simi Valley Cajun Blues Festival http://www.simicajun.org/
Long Beach Bayou Festival http://longbeachbayou.com/
Long Beach Crawfish Festival https://www.longbeachcrawfishfestival.com/index.php
San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club http://www.icajunzydeco.com/
San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club News
email posts:Request to be added - btsc@dances.com
Facebook: Request to join the Group Louisiana Zydeco/Cajun
Bands on USA Tour
Golden Sails Dance Events email DavidSousa@verizon.net
Cajun
& Blues Music Festival blog http://cajunbluesblog.com/
Folkworks
Events Calendar https://folkworks.org/folk-happenings/folkworks-music-calendar
Seattle
Area Sean Donovan
First
Juke Joint of the year!
Jan 17 | Gator
Boy’s Juke Joint
The first Juke Joint of 2020 will be redolent with new tunes
and all the groovy goodness you’ve come to expect, and the Gator Boy
is so ready to dance with y’all and help
spread the love and joy. Lesson this month is Zydeco, 7:15pm, dancing
afterwards from 8-11pm. At Eagles Mother Aerie, RSVP the event and let the world
know.
Hot Links | Additional
events
Jan.18 | Dina
Blade & Swingin’ in the Rain (Free
dance thanks
to a generous donor! Leif Erikson, 8pm)
Apr.3-5 | Richard
Powers Dance Vision 2020 (Mark
your calendar and stay tuned for ticket announce January 21!)
Upcoming…
January 17 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint
at Eagles Mother Aerie
February 21 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint: Mardi Gras Edition
at Eagles Mother Aerie
February 25 | Mardi Gras!
February 25 | Sky Valley Prairie Band (Mardi Gras event)
at North City Bistro
February 25 | Zydeco Low Down (Mardi Gras event)
at Aurora Borealis
April 4-5 | Richard Powers Dance Weekend
Save the date! Details
coming January 21…
facebook.com/GatorBoyProductions
Lisa
Haley & the Zydekats Lisa Haley & the Zydekats
GRAMMY Nominee – Americana/Cajun/Zydeco
Autumn Shows coming your way now!
October: We Celebrate 25 years as a band! -Catch Zydecosis!!
Lisa Haley "Chicken Fiddler" Video –
Over 686,000 Youtube hits – and counting! B’gawk!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHKUzjggg4
Now Booking shows for 2019-2020!!
Post on our Facebook! www.facebook.com/lisahaley.zydekats
Earn free tickets to see the
Zydekats - Join our "Fest Quest Team" - see below!
OUR WORLD NEEDS JOYFUL
MUSIC!! Love, Lisa and the Kats
CAJUN PROVERB OF THE MONTH:
"It's nice to be
important,
but it's more important to be nice!"
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
STARTING NOW!! BOOKING for
2020 & 2019 - Shows In the Works -
Everywhere!
From Simi Cajun Fest: Watch Live video of our
‘Healing Song’ “Always Be Your Guide!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kNWY_3UxmY
Club Zydecosis "Fest Quest Team!"
Please help us come to your town! It works like this:
1. You reply to this email,
telling us an event for which you would like to see us perform.
2. Our office
"officially" contacts the promoter.
3. We then personally email
you the event’s contact info for “suggestions” for bands.
4. You send them a short
email or phone message:
"We would love to see Lisa Haley & the Zydekats! Their new 9th album
is "Sky Hook," with a whole new show!"
5. The first Club Zydecosis member to successfully land us a new show
will receive:
FREE ADMISSION for
2 people to that event!
Promoters really do respond to requests from our fans - Please call
them and tell them about us!!
Retro Treat from the “Lisa Haley Secret Archives!”
In 2006 & 2007, Lisa yodeled
her way thru 4 now-famous “SlimJim Snapalope Commercials!”
Snapalopes were very silly marionettes, made from… Slim Jims! And hunted in the aisles of the MiniMart…
Check out the links:
1. Snapalope “Trap”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8OJpIC8DS4
2. Snapalope “Camouflage”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL0r1X2Mxao
3. Snapalope
“Headlights” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yENA87ptHHo
4. Snapalope “Decoy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iAKpoMfjso
(Yes, that’s Lisa also playing violin &
mandolin!) (reposted by jackmckeon)
- And
-
The EMMY-WINNING “Late Mr. Pete Show”
featuring Lisa with her previous musical group, Zydeco
Party Band!
See all 13 Episodes here: http://wn.com/the_late_mr_pete_show_1991_channel_5_ktla_los_angeles
Episodes
include: the EMMY Ceremony - Dick Clark - Steve Allen – and Lisa
& the boys!!
High Life Cajun Band at Mercury Club Denver Co
September 22nd.
San Diego 2019 Gator By The
Bay Videos
Kevin
Naquin_Geno Delafose_Chubby
Carrier Playing together
At
2019 Gator By The Day Saturday Night Dance
https://youtu.be/bMfAyLVF1qc
Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys 2
At
2019 18 Annual Gator By The Bay in San Diego
https://youtu.be/4TNP_0KiI1Q
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band Rock
Me Baby
At
2019 San Diego 18 Annual Gator By The Bay
https://youtu.be/aToivV1aBtk
Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys 1
At 2019 San Diego 18 Annual Gator By The Bay
https://youtu.be/uj_l_L_f7i8
Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys Waltz
At 2019 San Diego 18 Annual Gator By The Bay
https://youtu.be/gFjkzK-syd4
Geno Delafose and French Rockin’
Boogie
At 2019 18 Annual Gator By
The Bay in San Diego
https://youtu.be/VdwORsGWkN8
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou
Swamp Band 1
At 2019 18 Annual Gator By
The Bay in San Diego
https://youtu.be/MJl7VhzgFKc
Geno Delafose and French Rockin’
Boogie 2
At 2019 18 Annual Gator By
The Bay in San Diego
https://youtu.be/SA949nVrfmg
4/15/19 Andre
Thierry at: The
French Quarter Creole Bar & Grill
Andre Thierry Zydeco 1 04/15/2019 The French Quarter
Creole Bar & Grill
https://youtu.be/vXauaxp0ZPg
Andre Thierry Zydeco 1 04/15/2019 The French Quarter
Creole Bar & Grill
https://youtu.be/AqN2SdT-KeQ
Videos (1/20) of Blake Miller and the
Old Fashioned Aces
at StillWater Spirits & Sounds in Dana Point
1.
https://youtu.be/_E3IX2mUCsU
2.
https://youtu.be/_vvCVgEn1mw
3.
https://youtu.be/-vGwHmHsZoQ
As the grandson of the world-renowned Cajun accordion-builder Larry Miller.
helping in his grandfather’s shop from a very early age, he met and
was influenced by some of the greatest names in Louisiana music.
“This is what I grew up with. I thought everyone listened to
Cajun music all the time,” Miller says. Inspired by the constant contact
with famed Cajun and Creole musicians, the steady stream of house parties
and jams at his grandfather’s shop, Miller has been playing since
receiving his first toy accordion at age 5, and also plays fiddle, guitar,
bass, and his latest obsession, steel guitar. He’s gone on to become
a legendary Cajun musician himself.
Having played widely throughout the U.S. and traveling all over the
world in his 32 years, as founding member of Pine Leaf Boys and member of
the Red Stick Ramblers Miller has performed with just about every renowned
Cajun artist in Louisiana, and an extensive list of venues rivaling that of
a musician twice his age.
Asked how he came to the Aces trio configuration, Miller says, “I
wanted to do something more homey, like comfort
food-you know, like a great gumbo. Something that would stick to your ribs.“My favorite places
to play are the old opera houses and the dance halls. The places with low
ceilings, dark, not always good sound. The grittier places.”
What inspires and drives Miller is his passion for bringing back
traditional Cajun music and letting people know that “Cajun music is
alive! It’s happening! It’s the real thing! Come check it
out!”
We really enjoyed dancing to Andre
Thierry Sunday October 14th.
Here is a YouTube Video of Andre and the Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjAZ_zkHWL8
Long Beach
Bayou Festival videos of the festival:
Acadien
Cajun Band Long Beach Bayou 2018 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21gLj793wPM
Acadien
Cajun Band Long Beach Bayou 2018 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf4oLDAcMSk
Acadien
Cajun Band Long Beach Bayou 2018 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_1cheAiaRI
Acadien
Cajun Band Long Beach Bayou 2018 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKRoszcW9LE
Jeffrey
Broussard Long Beach Bayou festival 2018
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXAi1xGLkN4
JoJo
Reed Long Beach Bayou 2018
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TapruUAFI3E
2018 Simi Valley Cajun
& Blues Festival
Lisa Haley & The Zydekats – In Honor
of Stephen D. Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kNWY_3UxmY
Lost Bayou
Ramblers 3 - 2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cza_l4TvfAA
Kevin Naquin & Ossun
Playboys 1 - 2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQP0ynIADE
Kevin Naquin
& Ossun Playboys 2 - 2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmq9Rk6ePHI
Chubby Carrier
& The Bayou Swamp Band 3 - 2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_gOQd36UiY
Chubby Carrier
& The Bayou Swamp Band 2 - 2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXNLlBptDFM
Chubby Cariier & The Bayou Swamp Band 1 - 2018 Simi Valley
Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSu-OkQL8Os
Lost Bayou Ramblers 1
-2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAaBpuepkuM
Lost Bayou Ramblers 2
-2018 Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKTX3ybrpro
La Recolte 1 - 2018 Simi
Valley Cajun & Blues Festival
Long Beach Bayou 2017
Pine Leaf Boys Long Beach Bayou 2017 1
https://youtu.be/NvHAX1v8VaY
Pine Leaf Boys Long Beach Bayou 2017 2
https://youtu.be/BUUKXfWEdaE
Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers at Long
Beach Bayou 2017
https://youtu.be/YF3hmtQIYVE
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers 1 Long
Beach Bayou 2017
https://youtu.be/64ZnZ5tEG1s
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers 2 Long
Beach Bayou 2017
https://youtu.be/bQ2DUggLt4o
Mark St Mary Long Beach Bayou 2017
https://youtu.be/7Y0AIzeKun0
Seville and Company Long Beach Bayou 2017
https://youtu.be/K_GC2HedDeI
2017 Simi Valley
Cajun & Blues Music Festival
Here are a few
videos:
1. Dwayne
Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers @ Simi Valley Cajun&Blues
Festival 2017
https://youtu.be/uXsePOU13mI
2. The Cajun
Trio: Michael Doucet, David Doucet & Mitch Reed with Doug Kershaw 2 @ Simi Valley Cajun&Blues Festival 2017
https://youtu.be/Ko2L6sflMpc
3. The Cajun Trio: Michael Doucet, David Doucet &
Mitch Reed with Jo-El Sonnier 2 @ Simi Valley Cajun&Blues Festival 2017
https://youtu.be/HVGmOV5r_HU
4. The Cajun
Trio: Michael Doucet, David Doucet & Mitch Reed with Jo-El Sonnier @
Simi Valley Cajun&Blues Festival 2017
https://youtu.be/Ul6sYjL_1cw
5. The Cajun
Trio: Michael Doucet, David Doucet & Mitch Reed with Doug Kershaw @
Simi Valley Cajun&Blues Festival 2017
https://youtu.be/5qyzoMZG6WE
2017 San
Diego’s Zydeco, Blues & Crawfish Festival
Peter Oliver MC - Geno
Delafose and the French Rockin' Boogie & Ben
Rice Gator by the Bay 2017
https://youtu.be/cBHNgcb31Io
Geno Delafose, Chubby Carrier, Steve Riley, & Ben
Rice @ Gator by the Bay 2017 2
https://youtu.be/cC4wKm0EtSQ
Geno Delafose, Chubby
Carrier, Steve Riley, & Ben Rice @ Gator by the Bay 2017 1
https://youtu.be/_3b0npXKth0
Chubby Carrier Gator by
the Bay 2017 2
https://youtu.be/5gLPxFvNT8Q
Chubby Carrier Gator by
the Bay 2017 1
https://youtu.be/vvkqwsFaMXY
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys Gator by the Bay 2017 1
https://youtu.be/0JP_6b1QH74
Steve Riley in the Mamou Playboys Gator by the Bay 2017 2
https://youtu.be/euWsLGbJ5lM
Check out the Video’s from The Long Beach Bayou Below:
Leroy Thomas
& the Zydeco Roadrunners at The Long Beach Bayou 2016
https://youtu.be/1fnjcjklJXM
J.J. Caillier & the Zydeco Knockouts at The Long Beach
Bayou 2016 with Wendy Lemlin
https://youtu.be/Rnik2niBJ2A
La Recolte
Cajun Music @ Long Beach Bayou 2016 3
https://youtu.be/UI0Cgc6_hqU
La Recolte
Cajun Music @ Long Beach Bayou 2016 2
https://youtu.be/swU0PlPRrl4
La Recolte
Cajun Music @ Long Beach Bayou 2016 1
https://youtu.be/Xd08LIyiobY
Mark St Mary
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band at The Long Beach Bayou 2016
1
https://youtu.be/DY2RdyN4oF0
Mark St Mary
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band at The Long Beach Bayou 2016
2
https://youtu.be/EnNQWadGq3c
Bonne Musique
Zydeco at The Long Beach Bayou 2016 1
https://youtu.be/nzBbTSDsPCM
Bonne Musique
Zydeco at The Long Beach Bayou 2016 2
https://youtu.be/eiZ2rJY4VxA
2016 Simi
Valley Cajun and Blues Festival Videos
Jo-El Sonnier Simi Valley Cajun Biues Festival 2016 1
https://youtu.be/L4utPB4yn1E
Jo-El Sonnier Simi Valley
Cajun Biues Festival 2016 2
https://youtu.be/KC1n4TegFnI
Jo-El Sonnier Simi Valley
Cajun Biues Festival 2016 3
https://youtu.be/4sFrbEywsMc
Erin Brandt and Peter Oliver Dancing at Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2016
https://youtu.be/2xw-67mORuQ
Chubby Carrier at Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2016 1
https://youtu.be/0P1hJDRjSus
Chubby Carrier at Simi Valley
Cajun and Blues Festival 2016 2
https://youtu.be/JzELJmiGX-I
Chubby Carrier at Simi Valley
Cajun and Blues Festival 2016 3
https://youtu.be/hfBt5ykqCD4
Dwayne Dopsie at Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2016 1
https://youtu.be/GeKXc8mr95k
Dwayne Dopsie at Simi Valley
Cajun and Blues Festival 2016 2
https://youtu.be/4E_Gh8umNQs
Zydeco meets Lindy at the Simi Valley Cajun Blues festival 2016
Great dancing Robert
Vangor with your beautiful
dance partner.
https://youtu.be/j9IJy-LYhNk
Leon Russel at the Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2016
https://youtu.be/20KSC16EPFc
Doug Kirshaw and Steve Riley at the Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 1
https://youtu.be/Iz4eaWZLOU4
Doug Kirshaw and Steve Riley
at the Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2
https://youtu.be/OStVuBlqMTU
Bonnie Musique Zydeco at Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 1
https://youtu.be/ZOZOakolwBI
Bonne Musique Zydeco at Simi
Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2
https://youtu.be/5TVxpQ9BbBg
Barbara Morrison Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival 2016
https://youtu.be/cu-cZ1uRDl4
Thank You
Peter Oliver, Al Gardner, San Diego Bon Temps Social Club and All for
another great San Diego Gator by the Bay Festival. Below are a number of Videos from
the festival
San Diego Gator by the Bay 2016 Brad Sjoblom and Kathy dancing to
Bonsoir Catlin. Peter Oliver doing the filming. Thank You Peter & all
for putting on a great Festival! As you can see Kathy and I had a great
time. There are more videos
uploading. Greg Benusa & Erin Brandt are also dancing in video (Two
Great dance Instructors)
https://youtu.be/hSTDHc2-PzM
Gator by the Bay 2016 Erin Brandt & AJ Gibbs
https://youtu.be/3Fui8c9zWEk
Gator by the Bay 2016 Cajun Zydeco Zydecobrad Bonsoir Catin Karen Hinz
& Peter Oliver Dancing
https://youtu.be/istWBNvkvV8
San Diego Gator by the Bay 2016 Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble 1
https://youtu.be/jo-zs0hSTbc
San Diego Gator by the Bay 2016 Bonsoir Catin
https://youtu.be/07DeiEVxejI
San Diego Gator by the Bay 2016 Bonsoir Catin Workshop 1
https://youtu.be/X-QZqRA1TJI
Gator by the Bay 2016 Cajun Zydeco Zydecobrad Curley Taylor 2
https://youtu.be/pMHa30gLuAY
Here are
three YouTube Video’s that I took of The Revelers at Timewarp Records
last Friday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2g-UTqgapM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq1G1Nl6wZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9r5MClnUpU
The purpose of this Website is to promote Cajun and
Zydeco dancing in the Southern California area.
This Web Page will have additional information such as
dance flyers and numerous links to Cajun/Zydeco Web Pages around the world.
The dance time, date and location may change or cancel so please call the
numbers provided to confirm. If you notice an error in any of the
information let me know at Zydecobrad@aol.com. If you have any Cajun/Zydeco
functions or news that you want placed on the newsletter and Web Page,
please send them to me via email.. You may also call me at home at (310)
962-6596. I will try to
answer your calls and letters as soon as I can.
Thank You,
Brad Sjoblom
Live Life to the Fullest / One Day At a Time
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