https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/16/travel/things-to-do-cajun-country-acadiana.html
No mention of zydeco club El-Sido's
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 November 2023 16:05 (six months ago) link
RIP Jo-El Sonnier Louisiana Cajun and country musician from what sounds like a heart attack
https://kpel965.com/louisiana-cajun-country-music-artist-jo-el-sonnier-dead/
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 January 2024 20:52 (four months ago) link
And RIP Chris Stafford, Lafayette area Cajun musician and founding member of Feufollet, who has died young as the result of an automobile accident. I am spacing out on the name of an older Cajun musician who recently died as well.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 May 2024 04:50 (two weeks ago) link
Louis Michot is always up to cool stuff . This is about a gig 4 nights ago in New Orleans
via Instagram--
@musicbox.village will be filled with musical residents moving from house to house and recreating the sounds from #rêvedutroubadour on the amazing sonic neighborhood that is MUSIC BOX VILLAGE. Come support the Village; and enjoy a special collaboration with @louismichotmusic @leylacello @risingstarsfifeanddrum @coreyledetzydeco @bryanwebre @somefarawaybeach @ceaser.calad + a bilingual lyric visual show mixed by @brubobaggins #musicboxvillage #neworleans #endoftheworld #rampart #louismichot
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 May 2024 05:12 (two weeks ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrCMy7oZdk8
Ann Savoy band with Dirk Powell in it, at the Kennedy Center in DC
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 May 2024 23:05 (four days ago) link
They did a nice Cajun take on the Kinks "Waterloo Sunset"
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 May 2024 00:05 (three days ago) link
x-post - the other death was RIP zydeco guitarist & bandleader Chester “Tune” Chevalier from the Creole Zydeco Farmers at age 81
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 May 2024 00:07 (three days ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shFWGTZtomk
I like this Folkways doc about Ann Savoy and her latest album. It’s her life story- Richmond photographer/ folk singer who moves with her Mom to Europe after her Dad dies young and unexpectedly. Her seeing art and getting into music there and learning French. Then her coming back and discovering Cajun music and culture and getting enamored with Louisiana musician farmer Marc Savoy and they creating a life and family together. She continues to make music and do photography and more the whole time
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 May 2024 02:19 (two days ago) link