Cajun & Zydeco in St Louis

2013 Dances at Focal Point
2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO
for more info on dances (314) 822-0310
click here for directions to
Focal Point & the Maya Cafe

basic Cajun dance lessons at 7:30pm music for dancing 8:15pm
no partner necessary, all ages welcome

**Wednesday June 12**
REEL FUN!
music by Cajun Gator Baitors ($8)

**May 31-June 1 **
Get you ready for the
Pheasant Hollow Winery Cajun Fest
!

Creole Stomp, Sarah Jayde & the Sharecroppers, Roux de Bayou ...
near Rend Lake in Illinois

**July 12-14**
Cajun Concert at Stone Hill Winery in Hermann, MO!


*See "Day Trips & Beyond" below for Cajun Events & Festivals out of town

*E-mail mistress (top) to receive Cajun Dance updates



Cajun Gator Baitors
Patricia Brown, Tom Martin, John Higgins, Paul Jarvis (drums), Mike Waters (guitar)
contact Tom at 314 971-4210

Veux-tu parles le francais?
Allez au lien ici!

Or got an envie for some real deal Cajun food? Visit theGumbo Shop! at the corner of McKnight & Manchester Rd. in Rock Hill.


link to listen on line to
Howzit Bayou
4:00-7:00pm Tuesdays,
on KDHX 88.1fm
St Louis community radio
 
Play that Chanky-Chank so we can dance!


T-Wayne avec les Swamptones - Cajun dance veterans
Les "Jellyroll" Lewis,guest artist Dennis "McGee" Stroughmatt, Thayne "T-Wayne" Bradford, Country Bob Breidenbach (back row) Vinnie "DuBois" Corkery, Rusty Parker, Gary "Chubby" Hunt
St. Louis' traditional Cajun Band. The group plays danceable Cajun waltzes and two-steps seasoned with a little zydeco, swamp pop & honky tonk.
If you would like to hire them for an event, mail me below.

Coming to St Louis

annual Bayou Bash

Iron Barley restaurant,
5510 Virginia
at Bates
in beautiful S. St. Louis!

12:30-7:00pm
Soulard Mardi Gras
go to the link for
2013 Events!
Get you ready !
       
Day Trips & Beyond
May 31 June 1, 2013
Pheasant Hollow Winery's
Cajun Festival!
Whittenberg, IL near Rend Lake
Creole Stomp,
Louis Darby & Sarah Jayde Williams from Opelousas, LA
*dedicated to the late Cajun swing fiddler, Hadley Castille
additional info

June 7 - 8, 2013

Gumbo Ya Ya
Rock Island, IL

TBA

July 3 - 6, 2013
Celebrate Waupun
Tanner Park
Waupun, WI
Al Berard & Basin Bros,
The Revelers,
Acadien Cajun Band,
Jeffery Broussard & Creole Cowboys,
Joe Hall & Louisiana Cane Cutters,
Cajun Vagabonds
July 3 - 7, 2013
Sawdust Days
Oshkosh, WI
Latin, Rock & Karoke stages

see link - Cajun zydeco music has moved to Celebrate Waupun

July 12 - 14, 2013
Cajun Concert on the Hill
Stone Hill Winery, Hermann, MO
Ed Gary & the Louisiana Cajun Aces play for dancing under the pavilion & on the hilltop!
plus Cajun dance troup
see video from July 2008
from Lafayette, LA



August 2013

Nuits Cajun et Zydeco Festival
Saulieu, France

August 15 - 17, 2013
25th annual
Le Cajun French Music Assn Awards

Rayne Civic Ctr, Rayne, LA
Bands TBA
awards Friday, live music & dancing Saturday - Sunday
Labor Day weekend
SW Louisiana Zydeco Festival
Plaisance, LA
September 2013
Ft Kaskaskia Traditional Music Festival
Ft Kaskaskia
Rte 3 near Chester, IL
see link for flyer with 2012 artists
1st Sunday in October 2013
annual Fete de L'Automne
Hwy 21 & CC, Fertile, MO
L'Esprit Creole noon-4:30pm
celebrate the French heritage of Old Mines, MO
September 13 -15, 2013
International Accordion Festival
San Antonio, TX
La Villita on the Riverwalk - free festival
October 11-13, 2013

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Girard Park
Lafayette, LA


the ultimate traditional Cajun music festival - free

October 25 - 26, 2013
South Louisiana Blackpot Festival & Cookoff
Cajun, old time, blues & country
Acadian Village, Lafayette, LA
see link
November 2013?
Cajun dance with Ehren Oncken & Swampweed
bring non-perishable food items to benefit for Hermann Community Food Pantry
3:00-7:00pm
Stone Hill Winery Pavilion
Hermann, MO
February 2014
Mardi Gras
Fort Nightly Club
Vincennes, IN


Bishops Ball with Paul Gregoire et Roux de Bayou
March -April 2014
Folklore Village
Cajun music & dance weekend
Dodgeville, WI
TBA
a lovely intimate setting for a weekend retreat with good food, friends, dancing & music
April 2014

Louisiana Folk Roots
Chicot State Park,
Ville Platte, LA

learn Cajun music, language & culture from master artists
April 2014
last weekend
Festival International
Lafayette, LA
stages in the downtown area feature music from Cajun country & French speaking countries
May 2014
1st full weekend
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Parc Hardy
Breaux Bridge,
LA
see the link for bands & schedule in the Crawfish Capitol
       
 
Take this link to photo galleries of other festivals