Wayne Toups
& Zydecajun
9:00 pm
"Wayne Toups calls his band Zydecajun, which is an attempt to describe his distinctive fusion. He draws on French-language traditional material of his Cajun ancestors, but adds the unmistakable r&b textures of Zydeco music. Add to that his undeniable charisma as a rocker and you begin to understand why he's been dubbed "The Cajun Springsteen" or "Le Boss."
You don't need to speak French to get caught up in the excitement of the rest of his extraordinary album. The joyous energy and backbeat rhythms of "Lacassine Special," "Tous les Temps en Temps," "Jeunes Filles de la Compagne,' "La Chanson de Limonade" and Petite ou las Grosse" sound like the Saturday night before Mardi Gras. "Les Filles de la Ville" is pleading and plaintive. And La Valse des Musiciens" is a barroom waltz bar none." *
Joe Douglas
& Bayou Boss Band
7:00 pm
"Cajun" Joe Douglas and his Bayou Boss Band present a high energy show with an unforgettable mix of traditional Cajun, Cajun Countery and Cajun Country Rock. In Breaux Bridge, where Joe Douglas was born, they speak a special French, and they sing a special kind of music.
Joe Douglas began singing Cajun music at the age of six and by age nine he was writing it. He got his first big break when he appeared on a special Wanda Jackson Show in Snyder, Texas. Then in Tyler, Texas, he met Robin Hood Brians, with whom he worked on his first recording session. On the Swamp Fox label, he recorded and released a Cajun Rock version of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World.” This song went nearly to the top of the charts in Texas and Louisiana and did very well in the west. This showing led to television shows and personal appearances in Los Angles, and throughout Texas and Louisiana.
In 1985, Douglas won the Louisiana Entertainment Award for “Male Vocalist of the Year.” In 1991 The Times named Joe Douglas “Male Vocalist of the Year” and his musicians “Band of the Year”
Hunter Hayes 4:30 pm
He began playing accordion for audiences at age two, was singing in French by age two-and-one-half, was appearing at regional events by age three, and was included in the nationally televised TBS special "Roots of Country" at age four. Since then, he appeared in the Robert Duvall movie The Apostle, was a guest on several national programs including specials and shows hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, Maury Povich, and Regis Philbin, and was featured in People magazine–just to mention a few items from the extensive biographical sketch included on his official web site. He's currently working on his new CD "Songs About Nothing" which will feature several songs which Hunter himself has written. The CD displays his way of mixing several different types of music into one new style.
Terry Huval
& The Jambalaya Cajun Band 2:30 pm
The Jambalaya Cajun Band, a group that has been on the scene now for more than two decades, has a very polished sound that is product of their long association together, but their performances continue to remain fresh, energized by their obvious enjoyment playing Cajun music together. Fiddler Terry Huval, whose day job is Director of the Lafayette Utilities System, was born in 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas, but his family comes from St. Martin Parish. Fluent in Cajun French, he is a strong advocate of preserving the French language in Louisiana. Terry Huval and his brother, Tony, who plays drums, started the band in 1977 with other musicians from the Breaux Bridge area. Their first recording was Buggy Full of Cajun Music, released in 1979.
Helen Boudreaux Jam Session
& Friends
12:30 pm
After Helen retired from her cross country over the road line truck driving job in the early 1990's, she became involved in Country/Cajun music, a love and passion she has has all of her life through God's gift. She is a singer/songwriter and much more. It is common knowledge in surrounding Acadiana how she has volunteered her time for many years dedicating herself to promote our Cajun culture and music with our local people of all ages. She records under her own record lable "Boudreaux Records." Go to her website www.helenboudreaux.org Amitié à tout!
Be sure to read Rheta Grimsley Johnson's book "Poor Man's Provence."
* waynetoups.net