Events coming up
Saturday 14 June 2008 CANCELLED
Joe le Taxi
Saturday 12 July 2008 4th SwampRock BIRTHDAY PARTY
The Earl Jackson Band
Saturday 16 August 2008
Joe le Taxi
All Saints Arts Centre, 122 Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone, London N20
MAP
8.00pm to 12.00pm (bar to 11.30pm) £ 10 Non-smoking venue, Large dance
floor, Free car parking
Nearest tube: Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern Line), or Arnos Grove
(Piccadilly Line) and bus 34
Saturday/Sunday 13/14 September 2008 (12.00 to 9.30 Sat, 12.00 to 9.00
Sun)
Thames Festival, South Bank, London
(SwampRock Cajun & Zydeco Stage)
8 bands, dance instructor, DJs and Cajun food
Further info: Carole Lateman 020 8810 7454 Neil Papworth 01727 830280 SwampRock website
Friday 6 June 2008
Petit et la Grosse
Saturday 28 June 2008
Sarah Savoy and the Francadians
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1
Doors open 7.30pm 8.00-8.45pm dance workshop
8.45-11.00pm dance
Info 020 8886 3817 / 020 7720 6580
website
Great news - dances are now back in The Tudor Barn, Eltham. There is no longer a pub downstairs and the building does not have a licence to sell alcohol. You can bring your own (don't forget glasses and corkscrew).
Sunday 29 June 2008
Petit et la Grosse
6.30 to 10.00
Sunday 21 September 2008
The Flatville Aces
6.30 to 10.00
info 020 8850 2893 website
Thursday 29th May 2008
***MONTHLY CAJUN AND AMERICANA NIGHT AT THE HOOK AND HATCHET***
DINDON SAUVEGE - 9.00pm start. The Hook and Hatchet - Church
Road, Hucking, Kent, ME17 1QT. See
Monthly Cajun &
Americana Night for more info and check out the
Hook and Hatchet website
for directions
Saturday 31st May 2008
SUMMER CAJUN DANCE PARTY with ZIGAZAG at St
Peters Church Hall, Cromwell Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1NA - Full
details TBC but Check out the
ZIGAZAG Website
and put the date in your diary now!
Thursday 24th July 2008
***MONTHLY CAJUN AND AMERICANA NIGHT AT THE HOOK AND HATCHET***
DINDON SAUVAGE - 9.00pm start. The Hook and Hatchet - Church
Road, Hucking, Kent, ME17 1QT. See
Monthly Cajun &
Americana Night for more info and check out the
Hook and Hatchet website
for directions
Cajun & Zydeco dance workshops with Kay Anderson - Whitstable -
details Ann on 01634 405840 or Satu 01227 274340
Sundays 2.30 to 4.00pm (doors open 2.15) 13 April, 11 May
St Peters Church Hall, Cromwell Road, Whitstable CT5 1NA £ 3.50
Check
the
Kent Cajun website for
details, updates to the above, and other listings in Kent. For
Americana nights check the
Hook and
Hatchet website.
Festivals and the Zydeco Cruise
Cajun & Zydeco Crawfish Festival, St Petersburg, Florida, Friday 9
to Sunday 11 March 2007 (awaiting 2008 dates)
Jazz Fest, New Orleans, Friday 24 April to Sunday
4 May 2008
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, Friday
2 to Sunday 4 May 2008
Gator by the Bay,
San Diego, California, Friday 9 to Monday 11 May 2008
Raamsdonksveer, near Breda, Holland, Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June 2008
Saulieu, near Dijon, France, Thursday 7 August to Sunday 10 August, with dance at Arleuf 20 miles from Saulieu on Monday 4 August. Dances start Friday 8 August; Cajun films start Thursday 7 August.
Bristol festival, Friday 17 to Sunday 19 October 2008
Gloucester festival, Friday 25 to Sunday 27 January 2008
Zydeco cruise,
2-9 November 2008
Geno
Delafose & French Rockin Boogie, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
and Corey "Lil Pop" Ledet
Carnival Conquest
from the Port of Galveston,
Texas. This is served by Houston Airport. The ports of call are Montego Bay (Jamaica), Grand Cayman and Cozumel
(Mexico).
You must book through
Travel
Machine Inc to get access to Zydeco dancing on the cruise. It
is strongly recommended that you book well in advance (even 12 months).
Rates do increase substantially (even 2x) as the cruise date is
approached if it looks like it will sell out. You are welcome to
contact me to discuss the Zydeco cruise. Contact details are at
the foot of this page.
listing of Cajun and
Zydeco gigs in the UK and EIRE
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