Zydecobrad's Cajun & Zydeco Dancing in Los Angeles

This web site has been created to promote Cajun and Zydeco dancing in the Southern California area. The dance times, dates and locations may change or an event may be cancelled. Be sure to use the information numbers (if provided) to confirm time and place. If you know of an error on this web page, please contact me and I will correct it.

This is a non-profit, voluntary site. I need your help to keep me informed about what is going on. If you would like to pass on Cajun/Zydeco news to the community, please email at zydecobrad@aol.com or call. Phone (310) 962-6596

Thanks, Brad Sjoblom

http://www.experienceLA.com

High Life Cajun Band

http://highlifecajunband.com/

ZydecoRoad Videos's

Karen Redding Dance Lessons

http://zydecola.blogspot.com/

www.bayoutalk.com

Ted Sherrod's * www.twoleftfeetca.com

Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic

Long Beach Bayou Festival

Simi Valley Cajun/Creole Festival

Bonne Musique Zydeco

Lisa Haley and the Zydekats

http://www.zydecoach.com

Bons Temps

Social Club of San Diego

http://www.icajunzydeco.com/

Ragin Cajun Restaurant

https://www.ragincajuncafe.com/

David Sousa and

The Zydeco Mudbugs

The San Diego Cajun Playboys

Buffalo Bayou Wednesday 1:00-3:00PM

The Gumbo Pages

Acadiana Cajun/Zydeco Band

Louisiana Sue's Bay Area

Zydeco Blues Patrol

Mark St Mary Zydeco

San Francisco Area

Geno Delafose -

http://www.myspace.com

/genodelafosefrb

BeauSoleil's Cajun Band

The Northwest Zydeco Web

Zydeconews from Houston

www.bayoubrothers.net

My Daughter Lauren Sjoblom's 11th Birthday & Peter March 14 2001 Point 705

https://youtu.be/It6h9pqPtrY

My daughter Lauren's 11th Birthday dance with many dancers * I start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqYpwTjTw58

My daughter in Swinging in the Century

Terrance Simien and his Grammy

Other Dance Links

LINDY BY THE SEA with Rusty Franks and Peter Flahiff

SoHo Dance LA is

officially opening

http://www.sohodancela.com/

Have a question? Need to schedule a private lesson?

Give us a call, send us an email or stop by studio and let us know.

310-473-8187

info@sohodancela.com

Founded by champion dancer Raul Santiago, students are introduced to a social environment and get the opportunity to learn not only dance, and all that goes along with it (motor skills, coordination, rhythm), but also the confidence and the ability to enjoy this journey. If you want to stand out at a dance club, be confident at a party, have a fun way to get in shape, have the perfect wedding dance, be the next competitive champion dancer, or are just looking for a way to relieve stress and relax, Soho Dance LA is the dance studio for you! We offer private lessons, group classes, social parties, and private/custom group classes. We specialize in Ballroom, Salsa, Latin Hustle, wedding dance instruction, and all styles of partner dancing.

Swingtime Studio - Phil Adams

StarDanceStudios Salsa/Swing/Ballroom

Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association

Zydecobrad’s SoCal Cajun & Zydeco Website for Cajun / Zydeco Entertainment

http://zydecobrad.com

YouTube Channel Brad Sjoblom

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTCUs2dN5B_hwWjrTfMrTQ/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid

LISA HALEY AND ZYDEKATS

JULY
SATURDAY 7.6.19 - LAGUNA BEACH, CA - we play 11:45AM
53rd Annual SAWDUST FESTIVAL
935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
https://sawdustartfestival.org/festivals

LISA HALEY AND ZYDEKATS

THURSDAY 7.11.19 - LOS ANGELES, CA - 7:30PM
SPRING STREET PARK CONCERT
428 South Spring St, L.A., CA 90013 (between 4th & 5th Sts

From Karen Redding:

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Sunday, July 14, 5 PM, $25
Alvas Showroom
1417 W. 8th Street
San Pedro CA 90732
Bring your own food and NON-alcoholic beverages!

TICKET LINK NOT YET AVAILABLE
THIS VENUE IS A VERY NICE YET INTIMATE CONCERT VENUE AND HAS A DANCE FLOOR!
Alvas Showroom: https://alvasshowroom.com
Curley Taylor’s Website: http://www.curleytaylor.com

From Dick Brainaird – Portland Waterfront Blues Festival

If you are coming to the WBF & need a hotel room, I am negotiating a discount rate at University Place Hotel about a 10-12 minute walk from the fest. The rate will include a cooked to order breakfast from the hotel restaurant menu. I will receive 20 rooms at the discount rate, so let me know asap if you want one of the rooms. Don’t yet know the discount rate but likely to be around $100/night.

The hotel is very nice & is in a very safe area next to Portland State Univ.—actually owned by the Univ. The walkway to the festival is through an area of new business, university & apartment buildings.

The best way to reach the hotel from the airport will be to use the “Downtown Hotel Shuttle” which stops at the hotel. Otherwise you can use the MAX light rail line from the airport to downtown, then transfer to the southbound “Yellow/Orange” line on SW 5th Av. up to the hotel on SW Lincoln. Parking is expensive at the hotel & area parking garages.

The WBF is all day July 4-5-6-7 (Thu-Sun) from noon till 10 PM, with additional late night music in the adjacent Marriott Hotel ballrooms. Cajun & zydeco music will be on the Front Porch Stage from noon till 10 PM both Sat & Sun. with a large dance floor in front of the stage. There will be lessons between band sets. Thu & Fri there will be swing dancing on the dance floor to swing-blues bands.

Cascade Zydeco is working on adding an off-site dance with one of the zydeco bands so stay tuned for info.

Bands will include;

Chubby Carrier & His Zydeco Swamp Band

Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble

Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2-Step

Lil’ Pookie Zydeco Band

TooLoose Cajun Band

Each will play 3 times over Sat & Sun.

Go to www.waterfrontbluesfest.com for lots of information on all the other stuff.
Be sure to email me soon if you want one of the discount rooms. The hotel is already 40% booked for the WBF weekend.

Then it will be the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, OR July 4-5-6-7. This is the largest music festival west of the Mississippi River. Go to www.waterfrontbluesfest.com for all the details of four fabulous days of world-class blues, including two full days (Saturday & Sunday) of Cajun & zydeco music with dancing on a huge dance floor—all right along the Willamette River in front of Downtown Portland. Plus Curley Taylor will play a zydeco cruise on the river the evening of July 5. The lineup includes Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2-Step, Lil’ Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations, Feufollet & our local TooLoose Cajun-Zydeco band.

All this to be followed later this year by

*Rhythm & Roots Festival over Labor Day weekend at Ninigret State Park, RI

*Festivals Acadiens October 10-13 in Lafayette, LA (special hotel rates at Fairfield Inn)

*Week between Christmas & New Year’s in Lafayette, LA with Cajun & zydeco music every day & night! (again special hotel rates at Fairfield Inn)

*Then Mardi Gras 2020 will be upon us--so much fun—but somebody has to do it!

IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THE LONG BEACH BAYOU FESTIVAL

PLEASE TELL OTHERS-THE LONG BEACH BAYOU FESTIVAL IS NOTGOING TO BE HELD IN JUNE THIS YEAR!

Please spread
the word!

They are looking at having the festival in the fall, but there is
no date or location at this time.

One more time:

The Long Beach Bayou Festival will NOT be held in June this year!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION

Some of my Favorite Vidoes over the years: Check them out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC4wKm0EtSQ

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=hSTDHc2-PzM

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

Cajun and Zydeco Dance Instruction in Los Angeles Area : Karen Redding http://zydecola.blogspot.com/

San Diego News:

nviting others to join in a little birthday celebration this Wednesday at the Shouthouse bar downtown SD. Shout House is a dueling piano bar that I love and there is No Cover charge on Wednesday nights which is a plus!! (folks have to work the next day so won’t be staying very late.. just a drink or two and a little dueling piano’s)…

When you come in just tell the door person them your meeting in the bar area as there is the bar area..and table seating… we will be there about 7:30pm… (doors open at 7pm and dueling piano’s start at 8pm)

Shouthouse Address: 655 4^th Avenue.

Website..

https://theshouthouse.com/

Cheap Parking.. only $1 per hour… yes.. one buck per hour at Parkit On Market.. 614 Market Street (about two blocks from Shout House)

http://parkdowntownsd.com/garages/park-it-on-market/

LatorGator,

-Greg

619-857-8409

From Dana D. Alameda, CA

Hi everyone..hope everybody is doing ok these days..felt a bit unusual to take some time off for some medical stuff last week, but it was needed..Hope everybody had a good week going on..Had to thank all the folks who came down on the 26th of May to hear both Andre play and a birthday celebration for Reggie Tucker, who's wife Alice went all out and invited 60 of her friends to come down to party.We had some of the big round tables out in the middle of the floor and it added a nice touch I thought..Some folks were buggin' a bit, but when I told them "well, at the El Cerrito Eagles these tables are out and nobody bitches there, we decided to do this..Looks good right?" and they stopped complaining..All in all a nice touch, and evreybody got fed both good food and cake!! and as always, what made it great was having Andre play at the Hall..It was a nice show, so thanks to all who showed up..and to Lisa Lee, who did yeoman work keeping the party all together..

The month of June will be some different lineups, to celebrate or 24th Anniversary coming up.:

First June 9, will be Billy Wilson on Fiddle!! Yes Fiddle!!..He'll be playing with Andrew Carriere, Willy Jordan, Timm Walker and Jim Scott..Many folks have asked to have Andrew play so here you go..This is your chance to show up for a player folks have been requested..Andrew has been playing around with different folks and many folks, again, have asked when is he going to play Eagles..This Sunday folks, June 9, with an all-star lineup as I stated earlier..it's also a potluck too so bring food if you want but no drinks...thanks.

Then MDZ June 16 MDZ

On Sunday, the 23rd we'll be having a double bill, featuring Andre Thierry and also Renee De La Prade..So two for the price of one.

Then rounding it June on the 30th, Annie Staninac will be back with her Zydeco Boys..They've kicked ass the last 3 times they've played so here you go..

So we hope you support some or all of these bands..

Thanks for the Support all these years..and we'll see you down the Zydeco Road..

Dana D.

zydecod@msn.com

EAGLES HALL

2305 ALAMEDA AVE.

ALAMEDA, CA

23+ YEARS OF ZYDECO/FRENCH CREOLE/CAJUN:

SUNDAY-JUNE 9 ANDREW CARRIERE, BILLY WILSON AND THE ALL-STAR BAND

SUNDAY-JUNE 16 MOTORDUDE ZYDECO

SUNDAY-JUNE 23 ANDRE THIERRY AND RENEE LA PRADE

SUNDAY-JUNE 30 ANNIE STANINAC AND HER ZYDECO BOYS

SUNDAY-JULY 7 ANDRE THIERRY, CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY

FRIDAY-JULY 12 CURLEY TAYLOR

THERE IS MORE..SOON AS I CONFIRM, YOU'LL KNOW..THANKS

Lisa Haley & the Zydekats
GRAMMY Nominee – Americana/Cajun/Zydeco

LISA HALEY AND ZYDEKATS SCHEDULE

JULY
SATURDAY 7.6.19 - LAGUNA BEACH, CA - we play 11:45AM
53rd Annual SAWDUST FESTIVAL
935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
https://sawdustartfestival.org/festivals

THURSDAY 7.11.19 - LOS ANGELES, CA - 7:30PM
SPRING STREET PARK CONCERT
428 South Spring St, L.A., CA 90013 (between 4th & 5th Sts)

AUGUST
MONDAY 8.26.19: - PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - 6PM
MEMORIAL PARK CONCERT "Live at the Scott Theatre"
85 E. Holly St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Indoors this year! Wood dance floor!
https://www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org/events/live-music-at-the-scott

OCTOBER

SATURDAY 10.12.19 - Palmdale, CA
KALEIDOSCOPE ART & MUSIC FEST
2723 Rancho Vista Bl, Palmdale, CA 93

Happy Mardi Gras Everybody!!
We pray for a wonderful, blessed year for you all!Come Out & dance!!

Celebrating 24 years as a band! Aaayyyeee!!

Lisa Haley "Chicken Fiddler" Video – Over 684,000 Youtube hits – and counting! B’gawk!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHKUzjggg4

Yes We Are!! Booking shows NOW for 2019-20!!
Do YOU have favorite Events for which you’d love free tickets to see the Zydekats?
Join our "Fest Quest Team" – see below for details! Help us spread “Zydecosis!!”

Facebook Fanclub Page - Latest photos & videos –Post yours! www.facebook.com/lisahaley.zydekats

OUR WORLD NEEDS JOYFUL MUSIC!! Love, Lisa and the Kats

MAY 2019

SATURDAY 5.25.19: SIMI VALLEY, CA

30^th Annual SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES FESTIVAL

Rancho Santa Susana Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063

http://www.simicajun.org/

SUNDAY 5.26.19: SIMI VALLEY, CA

30^thANNUAL SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES FESTIVAL

Rancho Santa Susana Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93063

AUGUST

MONDAY 8.26.19: - PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - 6PM

MEMORIAL PARK CONCERT “Live Music at the Scott Theatre”
85 E. Holly St, Pasadena, CA 91103
Indoors this year! Wood dance floor!
https://www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org/events/live-music-at-the-scott

CAJUN PROVERB OF THE MONTH:
“On Mardi Gras – Eat the King Cake, but avoid the Cajun Sushi!”

From Simi Cajun Fest: Watch Live video of our ‘Healing Song’ “Always Be Your Guide!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kNWY_3UxmY

HUGE BUNCH of 2019 & 2020 Shows In the Works - Everywhere!

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 9^thalbum 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…

Here are 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!) (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!!

Updates from

Simi Valley Cajun Music & Blues Festival Blog

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Get in the St. Patrick’s Day Spirit with This Green Recipe

Get in the St. Patrick’s Day Spirit with This Green Recipe

By Simi Valley Cajun Music & Blues Festival Blogging Team on Mar 14, 2019 09:00 am

Whip up this delicious dish and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day deliciously. St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend! Want a super fun way to get into the holiday spirit with all your loved ones? Then try preparing a delicious and very green menu that everyone will enjoy. This yummy pesto pasta with shrimp is a tasty
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More to read:

Learn More About Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday
How to Keep This Year’s Resolutions
Cajun Recipe for National Soup Month
How You Can Give Back This Holiday Season
Try Out This Cajun Inspired Recipe This Thanksgiving

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Acme Swing

May.5 | Swing 3: Another Level

You’re a good swing dancer, and we’ll capitalize on your goodness for some advanced moves and techniques to maximize your fun factor on the dance floor. 6-8pm with Nancy Fry & the Gator Boy at the Swedish Club. Info and registration.

Smokin’ hot swingin’ jazz

May.7-8 | The Hot Sardines

The Hot Sardines bring the past vibrantly alive through their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and vocals from a chanteuse who transports listeners to a different era with the mere lilt of her voice. Combining both covers and originals, they effortlessly channel New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets and New Orleans jazz halls, and they are gonna light Jazz Alley on fire. More info & tix.

Fiyo on the bayou!

July 5 | Bayou Blues Cruise

Waterfront Blues Festival has created a special "Zydeco Buddy Pass" package deal this year for us zydeco people, which includes a ride on the new Bayou Blues Cruise featuring Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Bayou Boys, Terry Hanck, and The BrassRoots Movement -- can you say PARTY BOAT?! Also included are a Buddy Pass (admission to all four days of the fest, July 4-7), and discounted admission to after hours shows (which are killer this year!). If you've already bought a pass you can upgrade to this for just 10 bucks and still save a bundle.

To take advantage just click here, choose Add to Cart, then at the top where it says “Please list your association here” enter Gatorboy. See you on the boat, baby!

Hot Links | The Gator Boy recommends…

May.4 | The Wiretappers

Nancy Fry & the Gator Boy teach the pre-dance lesson, then we swing ‘n’ tonk. info

May.9-12 | Gator by the Bay

Marcia Ball, Chubby Carrier, Geno Delafose, Kevin Naquin – all gathering in San Diego over Mother’s Day weekend. Like, wow. Info & tix.

Upcoming…

May 5 | Swing 3: Another Level

with Nancy Fry & Sean Donovan

Advanced-level Swing Info & registration

May 7-8 | The Hot Sardines

Channeling New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets and New Orleans jazz halls

at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley info/tix

May 9-12 | Gator By The Bay Festival (San Diego, CA)

Marcia Ball, Chubby Carrier, Geno Delafose, Kevin Naquin and many more

Plus the Gator Boy will be teaching some Whiskey River Jitterbug!

Details/tix

May 17 | Gator Boy’s Juke Joint

at Eagles Mother Aerie, 8-11pm (dance lesson 7:15pm)

May 25 | Swamp Soul at NW Folklife Festival

June 9 | Forrobodó

Latin dance extravaganza info

July 4-7 | Waterfront Blues Festival (Portland, OR)

Chubby Carrier, Curley Taylor, Feufollet, Trombone Shorty and many more

For deals on hotel stays contact Dick Brainard (to get on his email list)

Details/tix

July 19-21 | Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival (Winthrop, WA)

Los Lobos, Shemekia Copeland, Larkin Poe, Kingfish, The Greyhounds, and more

Details/tix

Details at GatorBoyProductions.com unless otherwise noted

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The Gator Boy is also a Graphic Designer? That’s right, if you need a new logo, brochure, flyer, poster, web graphic, what have you, call Sean! Check out my online portfolio and/or email your queries.

Private Lessons can be just the thing…Treat yourself and/or your friends to the focused attention and optimal results a private lesson can provide. See GatorBoyProductions.com for details and/or for gift certificates, and for group lessons, DJ services, and special events, email Sean for info.

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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

Peter Oliver leading the 2019 Gator By The Bay Mardi Gras Parade 2019

https://youtu.be/KLhaH1m_DmA

Hello Brad and Guy!

I just came across your site while doing some research for my website, and it is so great to see the Cajun culture being promoted out in California! I live in Sorrento, La and have been Cajun dancing as long as I can remember. I teach Cajun Dance lessons here locally, and I recently created an online version of my Introduction to Cajun Dance class. The class includes the basics of the waltz, two-step, and shuffle and also has a bit of history thrown in. I thought I would contact ya’ll to connect and give you the information for the class in case anyone in California may be interested! The class is brand new, so any feedback, reviews or suggestions will be much appreciated!

Information about the course can be found here: https://likeacajun.com/courses/introduction-to-cajun-dance/.

Thanks and keep up the awesome work!

😊 Kerry

Kerry J Villnuve

Like A Cajun LLC

225-229-1280

info@LikeACajun.com | LikeACajun.com

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!”

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Cajun Recipe for National Soup Month

Cajun Recipe for National Soup Month

By Simi Valley Cajun Music & Blues Festival Blogging Team on Jan 17, 2019 09:00 am

Let’s get zesty this January! January is National Soup Month! In honor of this month, you should whip up a delicious pot of soup for all your loved ones to enjoy. Want a tasty twist on a comforting favorite? Then try out this recipe for Cajun chicken noodle soup. Cajun Chicken Noodle Soup Serves: 4
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