Upcoming Events
By Boston Zydeco | January 11, 2008
River City
River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs serve up a hefty slab of greasy Zydeco, cooking up a spicy musical gumbo that combines the traditional sounds of the button accordion and washboard with a driving, pulsating, syncopated beat. The Hogs turn every venue they play into a rockin’
- Dancing from 8-11pm; Potluck at 6:45pm; Lessons at 7:15pm.
- Knights of Columbus,
- Suggested donation $15
Zydeco Dance Lesson Series – Starting in January
Beginner & intermediate lessons in separate rooms. Taught by Mark Scherfling and Sue Huppe.
Three sessions at the Elks Lodge on beautiful Spy Pond,
- Sunday, Jan 13 – 4:00-5:30pm
- Monday, Jan 21 (Martin Luther King day) – 3:00-4:30pm
- Sunday, Feb 10 - 4:00-5:30pm
- Sunday, Feb 17 – 4:45-6:0pm at Knights of Columbus,
Willis Prudhomme headlining with RedLine Zydeco – Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see a zydeco original from Kinder, LA carrying on in the tradition of Boozoo Chavis and John Delafose
- myspace.com/willisprudhommezydecoexpress
- redlinezydeco.com
- Dancing from 6-9pm; Potluck at the break; Lessons at 4:45 p.m.
- Knights of Columbus,
- Suggested donation $15
- Singles and couples welcome
- Wood dance floor, bar service and free parking at both venues
- Please DO NOT bring any beer, wine, or liquor inside
- For more info contact 781-245-4016
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Rest in Peace, Zydeco Joe
By Boston Zydeco | November 30, 2007
Zydeco Joe Mouton | 1943-2007
Via LSUE’s Central Acadiana site:
The death of Zydeco Joe Mouton on Nov. 17, 2007, comes as a real shock. According to Herman Fuselier’s obituary in The Daily Advertiser, Mouton died after a very brief bout with pneumonia. He had performed only a couple of days before at the annual El Sido’s Thanksgiving Benefit. His death is a great loss.
No one else could improvise lyrics in Creole French like Zydeco Joe. No one else could pump that accordion to make dancers move with the same energy that he sang about in “Jack Rabbit.” No one else could equal his joyous celebration of the deep sense of community in Creole culture that pulsates through “Mama Fred.” No one else could capture the vitality of rural Creole masculinity the way Zydeco Joe did in “You Can’t Rooster Like You Used To.” Zydeco Joe was a true original.
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