Coordinator,
Lynne Terr, has lined up a wonderful staff of the most respected
Cajun and Creole musicians who
will keep the dance pavilion
throbbing. Informal jam sessions, a mid-week party with Cajun
cuisine, concerts, sessions in the Icehouse and on
the “porch,”
and music in the dancers’ ears will create a sea of smiling faces
for the whole week.
This
week
Michael Doucet* is
our special guest master artist. Our Zydeco band is
Dexter Ardoin
and the Creole Ramblers.
Ray Abshire,
Paul Daigle, Dexter Ardoin,
Edward Poullard, John Vidrine, and
Wilson Savoy
will teach accordion.
Jason Frey, Joel
Savoy, and Tracy Schwarz
will teach fiddle.
Christy Leichty
and Jim Phillips will lead dance parties (with Zydeco);
Courtney Granger
and Claire Hedlund
will teach Cajun dance.
Lisa Reed will teach bass.
Ann Savoy
will teach vocals and Cajun Culture.
Jane Vidrine
will teach vocals and guitar.
Jackie Miller
will teach Cajun cooking and
Charlmaigne
Thibodeaux will teach an evening Creole cooking mini-class.
Nancy Weston,
Charlie Terr, Courtney Granger, Michelle Kaminsky, Larry Miller,
Drew Simon, and Jo Vidrine
will be on staff and teach mini-classes.
Each day
starts with a choice of jam sessions or a visit with various
artists; a cup of good strong Cajun coffee is always available. All classes meet for about two hours in the morning and again in
the afternoon. Each afternoon the entire group gathers for special
presentations on Cajun and Creole music or culture. With
mini-classes, concerts, dances and a mid-week party featuring
Cajun and Creole food, it’s a gala week of nonstop music and
dancing.
To register,
specify “Cajun/Creole Week” and your major class or instrument and
level.
*Michael Doucet's
appearance is presented with support from the Darden Restaurants
Foundation.
