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CAJUN &
ZYDECO GIGS IN THE UK & EIRE |
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Updated 21 August 2010 (previous update 5 August 2010) |
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This page is updated approximately weekly and changes since the
previous version are indicated by the dates in red. |
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NOTE: Cajun |
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DATE |
BAND |
VENUE
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INFORMATION |
COST |
CONTACT NO. |
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2010 |
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Sat 21 Aug (7.00pm) |
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The Linton, near Ross on Wye,
Herefordshire |
WRCQ (Andy, Alan, Martin and Aidan) are hoping to
turn Linton into a swamp near |
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Email: info@lintonfestival.org www.lintonfestival.org/pages/contact.htm |
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Sat 21 Aug CANCELLED |
JUMBO GUMBO |
Ten Bells, |
Pub Gig |
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Sun 22 Aug (9.00pm) |
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Pontardawe Folk Festival Parc Ynysderw, near SA8 4EG |
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Fri 27 Aug (9.00pm) |
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Beer Festival 2010 Barrells Pub and Brewery, |
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Sat 28 Aug |
RUN DOG RUN |
The Crown
Hotel, Barmouth,
Gwynedd |
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Andy
01766530301 or Russ 01766515295 |
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Sat 28 Aug |
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Festival Ground, |
Cajun dance workshop between 11.00 am - 12.00 pm followed by a WRCQ concert and
Cajun dance from 12.00 - 2.30 pm |
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Sat 28 Aug |
RUN DOG RUN |
The Crown
Hotel, Barmouth, Gwynedd, |
Pub Gig |
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Andy
01766530301 or Russ 01766515295 |
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Sat 28 Aug |
HOTTBOXX |
Town Club Picnic in the Garden Notts |
More info to follow in future |
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Sun 29 Aug (2.00 till late) |
RUN DOG RUN |
Naval Association Event The Fox Inn, Oswestry, Shrops. |
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Andy
01766530301 or Russ 01766515295 |
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Mon 30 Aug (5.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
Dog & Gun, |
Pub Gig |
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Fri 3 Sept (W/S 8.00pm, Band 8.50pm) |
CRANE RIVER CAJUNS |
File Gumbo Club, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s |
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£10.00 £7.50C |
or phone
020 7720 6580 |
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Fri 3 Sept (9.00pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
Star
Inn, Star
Road, |
Pub Gig |
Free |
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Fri 3 Sept (9.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
The Flying Dutchman, TN4 0PN |
Pub Gig |
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Sat 4 Sept |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
Beese’s
Bar Beer Festival, |
Beer Festival |
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01782 622867 |
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Sat 4 Sept (8.30pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
The
Hove,
BN3 1JF |
Pub Gig |
£5.00 |
01273 733984 |
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Sat 4 Sept (9.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
The Market Inn, |
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Sun 5 Sept (10.00am) (1.00pm) |
RED EYE |
Market
Place Stage |
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Free |
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Sun 5 Sept (5.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
The Railway Inn, ME13 8PE |
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Mon 6 Sept (8.30pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
TN34
3EG (map) |
Pub Gig |
Free |
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Sat 11 Sept (9.00pm) |
WHISKEY RIVER
BAND |
The Plough Inn, Whitecross, |
Pub Gig |
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Sat 11 Sept (7.00pm) |
HOTTBOXX |
Matlock Bath, DE4 3NR |
Click here to see a
video on YouTube of the Matlock Bath Illuminations 2009 |
Adults £4.00, Over 60s £3.50 |
Nicola Wildgoose, Derbyshire Dales District
Council, 01629 761390, nicola.wildgoose@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
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Sat 11 Sept (4.00pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
Silloth
Beer Festival, |
Beer Festival |
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Sat 11 Sept (9.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
The Star Inn, Bentley, Farnham, |
Pub gig |
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Sun 12 Sept (6.30pm) |
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Long Levans
Village Hall, |
An afternoon's cajun and zydeco dancing |
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Sun 12 Sept (7.00pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
21st Century Hoedown Stage, South Bank, |
Its from 12 midday until 8.30 pm, after
that there's a firework display. And its all free!!! This year
its a world music stage, but we are putting on Elvis Fontenot and and Zydeco
dance workshop on Sunday evening, from about 6.30. Lots of live music, DJs
and dancing all day, from Klezmer and Eastern European to Rockabilly and
Soviet Swing! |
Free |
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Thurs 16 Sept |
The Workshops
Day 1 |
Cajun Barn The Tudor Barn, Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham, |
Building on the success of recent
workshops Greenwich Council has generously sponsored a programme of Cajun
musical instruments, singing and dance workshops. The workshops will be fun,
and will get you playing, singing and dancing Cajun style. All workshops are
led by experienced Cajun musicians and dancers, many touring and teaching on
the Cajun and Folk scene. They will
include Cajun accordion, Cajun fiddle, Cajun guitar, Cajun singing and Cajun
dance: 10 workshops over 2 days. – be part of it! All workshops are free to people living
in Greenwich Borough, for those outside For programme Click Here
The bistro and bar will be serving
throughout the festival. |
See column on left |
For
information or reservations, please contact Lynne and
Steve on 020 8850 2893 or e-mail; lynneandstevelane@btopenworld.com |
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Fri 17 Sept |
The Workshops Day 2 & Festival Party GAVIN LEWERY & CHANKY-
CHANK |
Cajun Barn The Tudor Barn, Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham, |
Starts with a special short performance: A waltz and
a 2-step played, sung and danced to by the Festival Workshoppers! Up tempo Cajun dancehall music with ace accordion
player / vocalist |
£10.00 |
For
information or reservations, please contact Lynne and
Steve on 020 8850 2893 or e-mail; lynneandstevelane@btopenworld.com |
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Fri 17 Sept (9.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
The Duke of High Street, CT5 1AP |
Pub gig |
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Sat 18 Sept (Doors 7.30pm, Band
8.10pm) |
OUT OF THE
SWAMP (Chris Hall,
Mitch Proctor, Hazel Scott) |
Cajun Darley
Abbey Village Hall, Abbey
Yard (off
Darley
Abbey, |
Local band playing excellent two-steps & waltzes |
£8.00 Children under 14 free |
0115 9252460 or e-mail: cajun.uk@ntlworld.com |
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Sat 18 Sept (9.00pm) |
RUN DOG RUN |
Llanwrtyd Wells Blister Ball Neuadd Arms, Llanwrtyd,
Powys |
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Andy
01766530301 or Russ 01766515295 |
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Sat 18 Sept (9.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
The Duke of ME16 9LQ |
Pub gig. |
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Fri 24 Sept |
RUN DOG RUN |
The Fox Inn, Oswestry, Shrops. |
Pub Gig |
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Andy
01766530301 or Russ 01766515295 |
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Fri 24 Sept (9.00pm) |
JUMBO GUMBO |
Robin Hood, TN2 3TD |
Pub gig |
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Fri 1 Oct (9.00pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
The
Rigger, |
Pub Gig |
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01782 622867 |
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Fri 1 Oct |
DOWNTOWN CAJUN
BAND |
File Gumbo Club, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s |
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TBA |
or phone
020 7720 6580 |
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Sun 3 Oct (1.00pm-2.00pm) |
WHISKEY RIVER
BOYS (Duo) |
CF10 5AL |
Enjoy FREE afternoon entertainment with
Martin and Aidan at the WMC's Glanfa stage |
Free |
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Sun 10 Oct (7.30pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
The
Six Bells, Chiddingly,
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Pub Gig |
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Sun 10 Oct (3.00pm) |
WHISKEY RIVER
BOYS (Duo) |
The Grapes Vaults, |
Pub Gig |
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Fri 15 to Sun 17 Oct |
Bristol
Cajun & Zydeco Festival |
The Folk House, |
A whole weekend of Cajun and Zydeco
dance workshops, and jam sessions. Bar and Cajun and home cooked food |
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Fri 15 Oct (8.00-8.30pm) |
Taster Cajun
Dance Workshop |
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(9.00-11.30pm) |
THE CAJUN
COMPANY (from |
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Sat 16 Oct (10.00-11.30am) |
Cajun Dance
Workshop 1 |
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(1.00-3.00pm) |
Gavin Lewery
& CHANKY-CHANK |
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(3.30-5.00pm) |
Zydeco Dance
Workshop 1 |
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(5.30-7.30pm) |
WHISKEY RIVER
BOYS |
Bar |
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(9.00-11.30pm) |
ZYDEGONUTZ (from |
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Sun 17 Oct (10.30-12.00pm) |
Zydeco Dance
Workshop 2 |
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(1.00-3.00pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
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(3.30-5.00pm) |
Cajun Dance
Workshop 2 |
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(5.00-7.00pm) |
WHISKEY RIVER
BOYS |
Bar |
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(7.30-10.00pm) |
THE BEARCATS |
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Sat 16 Oct |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
Wem,
Shrops. |
Beer Festival |
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01782 622867 |
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Sat 16 Oct |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
Applefest Middle
Farm, Firle
(Nr. Lewes), |
Time TBA |
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Sun 17 Oct |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
Applefest Middle
Farm, Firle
(Nr. Lewes), |
Time TBA |
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Fri 22 Oct (9.00pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
Pissarro's,
South
Terrace, |
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Sat 30
Oct (8.00pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
The
Green Note, 106
Parkway, |
Great veggie food,
one of our favourites! |
£6.00 |
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Sat 30 Oct (9.30pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
The
Brown Jug, |
Pub Gig |
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01782 622867 |
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Fri 5 Nov |
OUT OF THE
SWAMP (Chris Hall,
Mitch Proctor, Hazel Scott) |
File Gumbo Club, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s |
Cajun Dance |
TBA |
or phone 020
7720 6580 |
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Fri 12 Nov (9.00pm) |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
Star
Inn, Eastbourne, |
Pub Gig |
Free |
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Sat 13 Nov (9.00pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
Village
Hall, Packington,
Leics |
Dance |
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01782 622867 |
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Sun 14 Nov (9.00pm) |
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Tenby Blues Festival The Royal British Legion,
Lower Tenby, Dyfed, |
"The |
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http://www.tenbyblues.co.uk/lineup/ |
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Fri 19 Nov |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
Jenny
Lind, |
Pub Gig |
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Sat 20 Nov |
HOTTBOXX |
Cajun Darley
Abbey Village Hall, Abbey
Yard (off
Darley
Abbey, |
Hot Rockin’ Music from the |
£8.00 Children under 14 free |
0115 9252460 or e-mail: cajun.uk@ntlworld.com |
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Sat 20 Nov |
RUN DOG RUN |
Llanwrtyd Wells Beer Festival Neuadd Arms, Llanwrtyd,
Powys |
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Andy
01766530301 or Russ 01766515295 |
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Fri 26 Nov (Doors 7.30pm) |
THE CAJUN
COMPANY |
Cajun Barn The Tudor Barn, Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham, |
Excellent band from The |
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020 8850 2893 |
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Sat 11 Dec |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
The
Lion, Basford,
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Pub Gig |
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01782 622867 |
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Sat 11 Dec (Doors 7.30pm, Band
8.10pm) |
THE HACKNEY
RAMBLERS |
Cajun Darley
Abbey Village Hall, Abbey
Yard (off
Darley
Abbey, |
The Hackneys return by popular request
for our Christmas gig |
TBC |
0115 9252460 or e-mail: cajun.uk@ntlworld.com |
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Sun 19 Dec (9.30pm) |
ELVIS FONTENOT
& THE SUGAR BEES |
The
Brown Jug, |
Pub Gig |
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01782 622867 |
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Mon 27 Dec |
THE ROCKIN’
CAJUN DAWGS |
TN34
3EG (map) |
Pub Gig |
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KEY:
TBC = To be confirmed TBA = To be announced W/S = Dance Workshop
C =
Concessions S = Students M=Members D = Price on door A =
Price for advance bookings
** Ticket price includes food # = Includes
Dance Workshop
Dance Classes
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