Somebody Scream NY Cajun/Zydeco Dance Series

Sunday, Sep. 14, 2008 - T. Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers

Join us for one of the hottest new zydeco acts from Southwest Louisiana. While Bryant "T." Broussard is new to the scene, he hails from a long line of Creole and Zydeco musicians such as Bois Sec Ardoin and Carlton Frank. While cousin Keith Frank is has home and one the road, Bryant will undoubtably build a name for himself with his own brand of high-energy, powerful zydeco. Besides his mother, whom Bryant credits for his love of the music, many other relatives influenced him. His cousin Keith Frank, one of the hottest acts in Zydeco in Southwest Louisiana today, and Queen Ida, Grammy-winning Zydeco veteran of the West Coast are a few among many. Bryant's stage presence exudes a remarkable energy. He has been booked for performances from coast to coast. Some of his performances include both East and West Coast tours. A few of the festivals he has performed in include the Memphis, Tennessee Beal Street Festival, the Sparks, Nevada July 4th Festival, the Alabama Blues Festival, and the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival. Other prominent local Louisiana events include Zydeco Extravaganza in Lafayette, Zydeco Throwdown in Opelousas, and numerous casino performances in Lake Charles and New Orleans. Some of his musical recordings can even be heard as the background music to promotional radio commercials and a Discovery Channel television program. Dance lesson at 5pm, music from 6-9:30 pm.

Leroy Thomas and Zydeco Roadrunners play traditional style Louisiana zydeco. Their high energy dance music is a favorite at home in Louisiana and on the road across the USA. With the release of the latest CD entitled Right Now is Primetime, Leroy Thomas has shown his strength as a songwriter as well as being able to write catchy zydeco tunes. It is no surprise his material is being played by numerous other zydeco bands. Don't miss this chance to see the real thing - Louisiana Zydeco (and some Blues, too) in your own backyard.

Dance lesson at 7 pm, music from 8-11:30 pm, $20

Website:
Leroy Thomas and Zydeco Roadrunners
From LSUE's Central Acadiana Gateway

Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp, a nationally touring Creole, Cajun, and Zydeco band is on the move to bring the best in Louisiana French music and entertainment to audiences of listeners and dancers across the country. Formed and led by French speaking Cajun/Creole Accordionist and Fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt, Creole Stomp is striving to not only entertain, but also to educate audiences about American French culture and music. Having lived in Louisiana and Quebec, Canada (and still touring in North America and Europe with many Louisiana based Cajun and Creole-Zydeco bands on occasion), Dennis only knows how to play it "downhome" and always has a sound that is fresh and "straight from the bayous and prairies" of southwest Louisiana. The Creole Stomp sound pulls from many influences but is noted for a style similar to the Ardoin Family Band and The Lawtell Playboys.

Dennis and Creole Stomp have been seen and heard on radio and television with PBS-TV, WGN-TV, NPR's Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keilor, CNN's "World Beat" on Mardi Gras, and on many stages including the Illinois State Fair, The Louisiana Folklife Festival, the "On the Waterfront" festival in Rockford IL, the St. Louis Soulard Mardi Gras, The Cajun French Music Awards in Lafayette, LA, and The Mamou Cajun Festival in Mamou, LA. The new CD by Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp "Enfin...At Last" was nominated "Best Album" by a Cajun/Creole band based outside of Louisiana by the Cajun French Music Association for the 2003 awards festival in Lafayette, LA.

Members of Creole Stomp include Jon Watson on drums, Robert Russell on lead guitar, Jim Willgoose on bass, and Jennifer Hellmuth (the resident French Acadian of Creole Stomp) on Rub-board and Triangle. The mixture of these fantastic and experienced musicians creates a talent gumbo that is almost unstoppable with an ability to play a wide range of Louisiana French music not often heard from strictly Cajun or Zydeco bands. Don't miss hearing a band that plays Creole to the core and often dives into "old school" Zydeco...the only one based north of Eunice LA.

Dance lesson at 7 pm, music from 8-11:30 pm, $20.

Willis Prudhomme - Don't miss you a rare opportunity one to the Zydeco original. Born in Kinder in 1931, Willis Prudhomme grew up as a member of a sharecropper family at a time when Creole music played at house dances offered a few hours of escape from working in the fields. Prudhomme went on to become a rice and soybean farmer. When he was 45 years old, he taught himself to play harmonica and then switched to accordion. The legendary Cajun accordionist Nathan Abshire of Basile taught him the basic fingering. Prudhomme played for a number of years with Leo Thomas' band and then established his own band.As a zydeco musician who can perform the old style French zydeco songs, as well as his own versions of Cajun standards, Willis Prudhomme is carrying on in the tradition of deceased greats such as Boozoo Chavisa and John Delafose. He also writes many of the songs he performs, injecting an earthy humor characteristic of rural zydeco. On Fais Do Do, released in 2000 by Louisiana Hot Records, Prudhomme reprises his hit "Salty Dog " from the 1988 live recording, which includes the refrain "My little woman is a salty dog, / My little woman don't wear no drawers. / She put it up in the dresser drawer. / Santa Claus said it's against the law." In an interview with Michael Tisserand, Prudhomme explained that the words come from his childhood when he and his friends would go behind the barn to sing the song, laughing until they rolled on the ground.Redline Zydeco - At their area debut at the after-festival at Tommy's Farm, RedLine zydeco showed play straight-ahead zydeco with a groove that kept them dancing untill closing at the Fireside. While this groups seemed to come from nowhere, the members have years of experience in past bands such as Chank-a-Chank, Swamp Padres, and the Brotherhood. Expect the dance energy you from Zydeco music of Keith Frank, Chris Ardoin, and Boozoo Chavis.

Dance lesson at 7pm, music from 8-11:30 pm., $20.
Websites:
Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
  From LSUE's Central Acadiana Gateway
Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
  From CCW Productions
Redline Zydeco
  Official website

Brad Randell is a young Opelousas Zydeco accordionist who has been busy playing music with his band the Zydeco Ballers ever since he graduated from high school in 1997. His first recording, Move That Thang, was released by Bad Weather Records in July 1998. A couple of months later, Randell performed at the 16th annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival in Plaisance. Randell and his band play nouveau zydeco with a sound that explores territory mapped out by Keith Frank and others, but Randell also manages to make his own pathway with his original songs.

Dance lesson at 7 pm, music from 8-11:30 pm, $20

Website:
Brad Randell and Zydeco Ballers
From LSUE's Central Acadiana Gateway

Other Regional and National Events: We try to support all local Cajun and Zydeco events. If you want to find out more about other ocal events in the Northeast as well as East Coast Festivals, Louisina Mardi Gras, and more, see Arn Burkhoff's terrific Northeast Schedule.; For the Mid-Atlantic Region including Baltimore, Washington, and Richmond, see the WhereWeGoToZydeco.com compiled by Louise Vanderbeek and Tricia Restivo. For other areas, see the schedules page at www.CajunZydeco.Net
Time and Cost:: Time - The standard times are:; Friday and Saturday Nights: Dance lesson at 7pm, music from 8-11:30 pm.; Sunday Nights: Dance lesson at 5pm, music from 6-9:30 pm.; Dances may be other times for special events - Check listing aboves.; Cost - The standard cost is $18. Cost may vary for special events.
Venue:: Eagles Hall, 7 Old Albany Post Rd., Ossining, NY. This funky little dance space is a 100-year-old, former church that has been a setting in Hollywood productions. It features a wooded dance floor, air-conditioning, open bar, and plenty of safe, free parking. The location is moments from Ossining and Croton-Harmon train stations. Hint- the cabs from Ossining will be somewhat cheaper.; *** New Air-Conditioning at the Eagles Hall - Come Check Out the Cool! ***
Directions:: From Taconic State Pkwy., take Rt. 134 exit west for 3 miles to right at light on Rt. 9A North, then make 3rd right at large Shady Farm Raod Sign (also smaller sign for General Electric) after approx. 1 mile. After taking exit, turn left on Old Albany Post Rd., and the club is 0.1 mile on right.; From Rt. 9 (between Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson), turn on Old Albany Post Rd. across from St. Augustine's Church and School. The turn is just south of Rt. 9 and 9A split. If you are heading North it's a right before the light; heading South it's a left at the light. After the turn, the hall is approx. 0.2 miles on left.; Here is a map from MapQuest. Note: please be careful with other map services because most give an incorrect location!; Also, you can take MetroNorth to the Croton-Harmon station on the Hudson Line. The hall is about half mile walk or a short cab ride from the station.
Refreshments:: Reasonably priced cash bar, soda and water for sale. No food is not generally for sale except for snacks - you may bring your own food or we can direct to nearby restaurants. Please support the venue and do not bring your own drinks.
Food and Accomodations:: See our guide to local restaurants and hotel information.
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Photos from Past Shows:: Photos from our previous shows are posted at ouy Yahoo Groups website.

Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band play at
the Eagle Hall in Ossining, NY on July 24, 2002

Local Links:: Ossining.com - Ossining, New York's Online Community
Contact Info.:: For information, contact Jeremy Rice - jjczmail@yahoo.com; or call 914-528-7612 for the info. line.
Some of the band that we have hosted:

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