Cajun & Zydeco
Entertainers 2010
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We are proud to announce the Main Stage Entertainers for Cajun Fest 2010. See the links for additional information, and the sound clips for a sample of their music. We think you'll find a gumbo of good stuff to enjoy, and music that will make you want to dance.
Hei Toi.
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Chubby Carrier
& the Bayou Swamp Band
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Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band is one of the most energetic groups around and a crowd favorite every time they perform. The swampadellic sounds of Chubby Carrier and his band are pure Louisiana Zydeco with a hot sauce chaser. An evening with these guys will assure you'll sleep soundly when you finally unwind.Prepare to be funkified, zydecofied and the pleasant victim of a Chubby party. Our Mardi Party starts at 9PM on Saturday and Sunday nights. So get your dancin' shoes, a costume, an armful of beads, and get ready to Zydeco!
Entertainers
Dennis Stroughmatt
& Creole Stomp
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A recognized African Creole and French Creole fiddle master, Dennis Stroughmatt is also a fluid Creole-style accordionist having studied with the Eunice, Louisiana-based musical legend Morris Ardoin (son of the legendary Bois Sec.) He has also been honored many times in the state of Louisiana and he has released four CDs to date on Swallow Records, the preeminent Cajun/Creole record label.The sound of Creole Stomp is an ever-evolving gumbo. At Cajun Fest, you can count on Dennis, his wife Jennifer, and the rest of the band to put on a highly entertaining, seamless performance you won't forget. And, we just might get to meet the newest member of the family, Miss Raegan on pots and pans!
Belton Richard
& The Musical Aces
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Coming Soon: Clips of Belton's Music
Voted Male Vocalist of the year by the Cajun French Music Association (CFMA), it’s no wonder Belton Richard (ree SHARD) is known as the “Legend” of Cajun music. Belton’s hearty baritone soars like a Cajun version of George Jones, capable of raising goose bumps in heartbreaking songs like “un Autre Soir D’Ennuui.” Richard has written over a hundred songs, recorded numerous LP’s, cassettes, and CD’s during his career – prime swamp pop, country and Cajun renditions pushed in entirely unexpected directions. Belton’s accordion playing, accompanied by his band THE MUSICAL ACES, carries the tradition-informed authority of having played countless dances and festivals.
Put on your dancin’ shoes and get ready to scoot your boots across the dance floor when Belton & his band take the stage! We are very excited to present this master, who is making a rare performance outside of Louisiana.
Feufollet
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Although Feufollet has often been hailed as the future of Cajun music, a more current assessment must admit that they are now the present of Cajun music. Once idolized at an early age for their precocious musicianship and sent all over the world as youthful emblems of Acadiana’s cultural resurgence, the members of Feufollet have, in the meantime, grown into the music as young adults.
According to Dirk Powell of Balfa Toujours, “their music is edgy, not just pretty…it’s got power, it’s got energy, it’s got tension.” The band is now coming into its own, pushing the envelope, leading the way once again as Cajun music enters a new century. Lead vocals by Anna Laura Edmiston, the girl who made Jolie Blondie want to die her hair, will keep you wanting more with her crystal-clear singing voice.
Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs
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Official WebsiteComing Soon
Coming SoonMyspace.com www.myspace.com/themalfecteurs
Ryan Brunet’s vibrant and soulful accordion playing is reminiscent of the legendary Nathan Abshire's music. Since the age of 14, Brunet has focused on learning Nathan's style, thereby preserving the heritage of his homeland, the Parish of Lafourche, Louisiana. At the same time, Ryan incorporates his own style into the music, with his band, Les Malfaiteurs (The Outlaws). Their performances infuse a powerfully unique, yet traditional style into the country music currents so prevalent in the Lafourche region today.
In Amana Ryan will be joined by top musicians from Louisiana such as Mitch Reed from Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet, Paul Byrd from Horace Trahan and the New Ossun Express, and Phillippe Billeaudeaux of La Bande Feufollet, creating a very powerful brand of Cajun honky tonk. The emotive bandleader’s vocals, a driving rhythm section and pining steel guitar are the reasons this band are a strong creative force not only in south Louisiana, but across the country. We are pleased to introduce them to the Midwest for the first time.
Kelly Kenny, PRCA Rodeo Announcer, hosts the celebration main stage with gusto, prizes....and beads!
Want Music?
Just click on the links below to listen!
