First Bury Louisiana Festival

First Bury

Louisiana Festival

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A three day celebration of the music of Louisiana

Jazz, Cajun, Blues, Country, Zydeco & R’n’B Artists from Britain, Europe and the U.S.A. Friday ⁄¤, Saturday ⁄‹ & Sunday ⁄› October @ The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancs

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LouisianaFestival The Met – celebrating great music in all its forms!

In Louisiana, they put the same thing into music that they put into their gumbo: everything. ncorporating The National Cajun and Zydeco Festival, the First Bury Louisiana Festival is a weekend celebration of the unique cultural and musical diversity of the American South’s most vibrant state.

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ouisiana has a rich history and cultural variety. The legacy of the original Native Americans, the French, Spanish and Creole inhabitants of New Orleans, the Cajuns of South Louisiana, the African slaves and free blacks, the European plantation owners, and the settlers of virtually every nationality can be seen in the unique 21st century cultural mix. Louisiana’s art, music and cuisine is always an explosive experience!

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guitar and even brass sections.

The result is a hard driving rhythm, that can range from cajun through to blues and back again — often in the same song!

While both cajun and zydeco have strong traditional roots, they are very much alive. The Bury Louisiana Festival includes both the old-time and the modern faces of cajun and zydeco.

ydeco music combines cajun styles with other Caribbean and Creole sources, in a mixture s they say in cajun country, of fiddle, accordion and ‘Laissez les bon temps roulez’ rub-board, together with bass — Let the good times roll!

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Featuring fifteen international artists over three days playing a wide variety of Louisiana styles, the line up offers something for everyone musically inclined:

Creole Zydeco Farmers British Premiere of • The traditional Zydeco veterans.

Mary Gauthier Andy Kershaw championed country & • folk singer/songwriter.

Mississippi Morris and the Eddie Juke • Blind Band World class harmonica and straight up Delta Blues.

Forest New Orleans Jazz Band British Jazz Band • The playing in traditional New Orleans style.

• Cajuns Denbo Cajun dance band performing in Welsh.

• Blue Bayou Outstanding French Cajun and Zydeco band.

Zydecomotion Blistering grooving Zydeco influenced by • modern Hip Hop , dance and reggae.

“Lagniappe”: The Louisiana tradition of “a little something extra” he celebration extends to dance workshops, Cajun and Creole cooking in the café bar and stalls offering the magnificent flavour of the deep south.

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We hope to see you there…

Bury Louisiana Festival, The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancs BL9 0BW Admin ‚⁄6⁄ ‡6⁄ ‡⁄‚‡ • Ticket Office ‚⁄6⁄ ‡6⁄ ¤¤⁄6 • Fax ‚⁄6⁄ ‡6‹ ∞‚∞6 email mail@metarts.demon.co.uk • http://www.metarts.demon.co.uk/ The Bury Louisiana Festival is run by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity (No ‡‚⁄8‡·).

Beginners Old Time Cajun Dance

Sunday 14 Oct ⁄‚.‹‚am

A gentle laid-back dance workshop introducing you to popular waltzes and two-steps.

Tickets £›

he Louisiana Festival is a celebration of music in sweet jazz, toe tappin’ zydeco, outrageously original cajun, and soul-stirring blues and country.

What is Cajun and Zydeco Music? ajun is the music of the French-speaking settlers of the Louisiana bayou. It combines French folk traditions with German, Irish and a host of other influences. It is an acoustic style driven by the fiddle and accordion, with an infectious rhythm, and an appeal to all ages.

Workshops The Jitterbug has been adopted by Cajun dance culture.

Tickets £∞ ⁄¤noon ⁄¤noon

Beginners Jitterbug Dance An energetic and fun beginners dance workshop.

Tickets £›

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Advanced Jitterbug Dance

Advanced Old Time Cajun Dance A laid back and gentle dance workshop.

Tickets £∞

Nouveau Zydeco Dance

A basic introduction to the latest Louisiana dance craze.

All workshops are tutored by Tickets £∞ Phil and Barbara Hodson.

Festival Saver Ticket Offer ave money on your festival seats with our special Festival Saver, Saturday Saver and Sunday Saver tickets.

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Louisiana Kitchen he Met Café Bar’s Louisiana Kitchen will be open throughout the festival offering a mouth watering selection of vegetarian, meat and fish dishes, all cooked in authentic fashion.

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Louisiana Kitchen Opening Hours: Friday ⁄¤ Saturday ⁄‹ Sunday ⁄›

·.‹‚am - 8pm ·am - 8.‹‚pm ⁄‚am - 8pm

Festival Music Stall orning After Music will be in the upstairs foyer throughout the festival selling a wide selection of Louisiana CDs.

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The Met – celebrating great music in all its forms!

Fridayi12iOctober 7.30pm

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in the Main Theatre

8.00pm

in the Studio Theatre

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UK Cajun & Zydeco Hotpot

New Orleans Jazz Mardi Gras

Louisiana Musical Gumbo

Louisiana Jazz Jamboree

With Cajuns Denbo, Zydecomotion and The Bearcats

With The Forest New Orleans Jazz Band

With Mary Gauthier, Dr Bob’s Acoustic Roots Band & The Flatville Aces

With the Mahogany Hall Stompers

A great lineup of Cajun, Blues and Country.

More great New Orleans style jazz.

Zydeco is great dance music melding the energy of blues with French Cajun rhythms.

Tickets £ ⁄ ¤

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Three of the best UK Cajun and Zydeco bands.

A great British Jazz band playing in a traditional New Orleans style.

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Friday @ ‡.‹‚pm ritish Cajun band The Bearcats are immersed in the sounds of Southwest Louisiana. They have played with some of the best US Cajun musicians, including Steve Riley, Eddie Le Jeune, John Delafose and Balfa Toujours.

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Blind Mississippi

With Blue Bayou, Cajuns Denbo, The Cajun Specials and M C Cajun

With Blind Mississippi Morris and Hotbox

Two venues, four bands – five hours of great Cajun music!

When Zydeco collides with Blues, you get an atomic reaction!

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otBox is not a traditional Cajun or Zydeco band, but strives to be different by playing a blend of Zydeco, swamp, blues, and a little Rock’n’roll. Their influences are as diverse as Rosie Ledet, Rockin’ Sydney, Clarence “Bon Ton” Garlow, Etta James, and Big Mamma Thornton!

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Hotlink! http://www.hotbox.freeserve.co.uk/band.html

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Saturday @ °pm • Sunday @ ⁄pm

Mississippi Blues /Zydeco Collision!

Friday @ ‡.‹‚pm Sunday @ ⁄pm ajuns Denbo are Cajun with a difference – they perform their excellent Louisiana-style songs in Welsh! They have backed many Louisiana artists, including Sheryl Cormier, Balfa Toujours, Rockin Sidney, Lazy Lester and Phil Guy.

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he Creole Zydeco Farmers are one of the few bands still in existence playing traditional-style Zydeco, The group hail from Lafayette in Louisiana, and were originally formed as backup players for accordion great Fernest Arceneaux. They have been performing together for over a decade and have travelled extensively throughout the US and Europe spreading their unique brand of music.

The band features singing and accordion work by Warren Prejean and Morris Francis, and Clarence “Jockey” Etienne on drums.

The Creole Zydeco Farmers come to party whenever and wherever they perform. They expect you to do the same!

Doctor Bob’s Acoustic Roots Band

in the Main Theatre

Crawfish Dance Party

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& the Eddie Juke Band

BlueBayou

With The Creole Zydeco Farmers, Z-Funk and Blue Bayou

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Morris lind Mississippi” Morris Cummings lost his sight at the age of ›. He’s been singing and playing the harmonica and guitar ever since! He plays straight up Mississippi Delta blues, combining original numbers with covers of classics. A cousin of Blues great Willie Dixon, he has recently been vote one of the ten best harmonica players in the world by Bluzharp Magazine.

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idland’s based M C Cajun are tremendously popular and have a large following. They take the best of Cajun and Zydeco and use both to create a sound that really does defy you to sit still. You will find traditional Cajun tunes along with a healthy sprinkling of Zydeco, R ‘n’ B, blues and those smoochy waltzs for the romantics.

Great stuff!” Bristol Cajun Club

Hotlink! http://www.mccajun.freeserve.co.uk/

Z-Funk Saturday @ °pm K band Z-Funk push the boundaries of Zydeco, incorporating contemporary dance music styles including Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, break-beats, Hard-House, R&B, and UK Garage alongside Jackhammer Zydeco beats!

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The Mahogany Hall Stompers

Zydecomotion

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endal’s Mahogany Hall Stompers play invigorating New Orlean style jazz. The band features Keith Moore (cornet & leader), Hans Erwig (Clarinet), Richie Williams (Drums), Unwin Nunns (Bass) and Harry Black (Banjo).

ritain’s Zydecomotion stun audiences wherever they go with their hardcore zydeco funk.

Influenced by the new wave of US zydeco bands, they combine traditional styles with modern R’n’B, hip hop, rave and reggae sounds to create a blistering hardcore groove that’s great for dancing!

Saturday @ ¤pm octor Bob’s Acoustic Roots Band are a good time band from Leicester. With a wide variety of styles from blues to country and zydeco, they provide infectious musical and verbal entertainment.

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Hotlink! http://www.montysmusic.com/drbobs.html

The Flatville Aces Saturday @ ¤pm

lue Bayou are one of the most outstanding French bands playing Cajun and Zydeco. Inspired by Louisiana stars Wayne Toups, Bruce Daigrepont and Geno Delafose, the band have toured their rock solid beats all over Europe. Their music combines covers of Cajun and Zydeco classics with original material.

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he Cajun Specials have been keeping the Manchester Cajun scene alive with regular sessions in Chorlton and Rochdale.

Formed by accordion and vocalist Dave Eatock, the band features Martin Bruton, Steve Barr and Tim Kerr.

The Flatville Aces are a popular and respected British band playing traditional Louisiana Cajun. They have one of the most authentic Cajun sounds of any band outside of the US – so much like the real thing that they sound like they were born on the bayou!

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The Forest New Orleans Jazz Band Friday @ °pm urnley’s The Forest New Orleans Jazz Band are an entertaining ‘Louisiancashire’ Jazz band! The band play regular session in Colne and Nelson, where they are enormously popular.

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ary Gauthier was raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana. At fifteen she stole her parents car and ran away from home. She spent her sixteenth birthday in detox and her eighteenth in a Kansas City jail cell. She eventually settled in Boston, where she opened her own Cajun restaurant. Now a full-time musician, her powerful confessional country/folk songs have won her acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.

We are proud to present this major American artist on what is only her second ever visit to the UK. “Her songs are postcards from the edge… by turns clever, dark, witty, powerful, and always the truth.” Rockgrrl Magazine Hotlink! http://www.marygauthier.com/

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H owitoi F indi U s he Bury Louisiana Festival takes place at The Met arts centre in Bury, Lancashire. The town is located just eight miles north of Manchester city centre, and is easy to reach by car, bus or the Manchester Metrolink tram system.

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Mon-Fri ⁄‚am-∞pm • Sat ⁄‚am-›pm and one hour before each show.

Visa, Mastercard, Switch & Delta welcome. Tickets ordered by telephone can be posted to you for a charge of 50p, or collected from the Ticket Office. There is no additional charge if you pay by credit card.

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In Person Mon-Fri ·.‹‚am-∞pm Saturday ⁄‚am-›pm and one hour before each show from The Met Ticket Office, situated alongside Bury Tourist Information Centre.

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OtheriInformation SPECIAL DISCOUNTS Upon proof of eligibility for the unemployed, senior citizens, under 17s, students, registered disabled and Stage Pass card holders. Only one discount per ticket.

EASY ACCESS Full ramped access, with a lift to the Theatre and adjusted toilet facilities. Our friendly staff are always on hand to help. If you need to bring an able-bodied escort we will give them a free ticket, call The Met Ticket Office on ‚⁄6⁄ ‡6⁄ ¤¤⁄6 for details. Guide dogs are welcome. Water can be provided on request.

TICKET EXCHANGE & RESALE Ticket money cannot be refunded. Depending on availability, you may be able to exchange tickets in advance from one show to another for a fee of £⁄ per ticket.

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Take any train to Piccadilly or Manchester Victoria, and then hop on to the Metrolink tram system to Bury. The Met is one minute’s walk from the Interchange — follow the signs for Tourist Information.

BY BUS All local services call at Bury Interchange.

BY CAR Bury is situated right on the M66. Leave the M6‚ at Junction ⁄8 and head north to Junction 2 – follow the signs for Bury. When in Bury, follow the signs for Tourist Information, and watch for the festival banner outside The Met. Parking in Bury is FREE after 6pm — see the map above for car parking details.

SEATING Because of the large dance area needed throughout the Festival there is only a limited amount of seating for all events. If you would like a seat, please arrive early.

CHANGES TO PROGRAMME Whilst details of the programme are correct at time of going to press, The Met reserves the right to change or alter information if circumstances dictate.

A c c o m o dat i o n f you’re travelling to the festival and need somewhere to stay, Bury Tourist Information Centre can help you – call 0161 253 5111 and ask for an accommodation guide. It is advisable to book early as many local hotels fill up.

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For details of accommodation immediately outside the borough of Bury, call:

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