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Beausoleil with Michael Doucet travel all over playing great "modern" Cajun music.
Lee Benoit & the Bayou Stompers play Cajun music in Louisiana and elsewhere.
Buckwheat Zydeco has been playing Zydeco for a long time, and makes frequent visits to Michigan.
The Cajun Hot Soles play Cajun music in Minnesota.
The Cajun Strangers play around Madison, WI.
Chubby Carrier is one of several Zydeco playing Carrier family members.
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band tours and plays Zydeco frequently in and around Michigan.
Creole du Nord play Cajun & zydeco and are based in Manchester, MI
The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, and Lyrics to Bruce Daigrepont's songs.
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie tour and play great Zydeco music.
The Dixie Power Trio play a mix of Zydeco and New Orleans jazz.
The Faux Playboys play Zydeco, Cajun, & Swamp Pop around Minneapolis, MN.
Feufollet are a bunch of young folks from Louisiana who play Cajun music.
Thomas "Big Hat" Fields plays "big hat" zydeco.
Grand Bon Rien plays traditional Cajun music in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hurricane Gumbo plays Zydeco and New Orleans style R & B in Chicago, IL.
Lisa Haley & the Zydekats are spreading Zydecosis from Southern California.
K Jones and the Benzie Playboyz play in and around Traverse City, MI.
Rosie Ledet bills herself as "Zydeco's Sweetheart."
LeeRon Zydeco plays mostly around Buffalo, NY.
Lil' Brian & the Travelers (formerly the Zydeco Travelers) are frequent visitors to Michigan.
Lil' Malcolm & the House Rockers play Zydeco.
Loco Zydeco plays some hot zydeco in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lost Bayou Ramblers are from Lafayette, LA.
Maison Bleue plays Cajun and Zydeco in and around Ann Arbor, MI.
The Midway Ramblers play Cajun in Chicago, IL.
Mojo & the Bayou Gypsies are based near Chicago, IL.
Mo' Mojo Mama (formerly Zydeco Jones) plays a mix of zydeco, blues, Cajun, & New Orleans in Ohio.
Monsieur Guillaume & His Zydeco Hepcats play zydeco & blues around Detroit, MI.
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas play Zydeco all around.
New Riverside Ramblers are from Minneapolis, MN, and share three band members with the Bone Tones.
Pine Leaf Boys play Cajun & Creole music from southwest Louisiana.
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys have some song lyrics on their site.
Red Stick Ramblers play "authentic cajun gypsy swing" from Baton Rouge, LA.
The Saucecats play around Saginaw, MI.
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience are a treat: Terrance plays barefoot and throws lots of Mardi Gras beads to the dancers!
Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp play old-fashioned Cajun/Creole music in the St. Louis, MO, area.
Swamperella plays Cajun in Toronto, Ontario, and have the best picture of a dancing couple you'll ever see!
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic play Zydeco mostly in California.
Zydecosis is from Kingston, Ontario.
Zydecrunch plays blues, country, & some zydeco in the Lansing, Michigan area.
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Yahoo! Groups: cajunzydecodance is a message board dealing with various Cajun/Zydeco dance topics, although it's mostly folks from the San Francisco area posting.
Yahoo! Groups: cajunzydecomichigan is a message board for discussions about the Cajun and Zydeco dances and music here in Michigan (and even nearby areas).
Pretty, Little, and Fickle: Images of Women in Cajun Music is an interesting essay by Laura Westbrook about how women are portrayed in Cajun music.
Cajun Music: the Voice of the Cajun Family by Harriet J. Bauman gives more historical background about Cajun music.
The Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV offers their Cajun/Creole Theme Week July 10-15, 2011.
Cajun Dance and Music from Charles Stivale at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI has numerous interesting C/Z links and references.
Clarence's Cajun & Zydeco Music Guide is on the web.
Cajun/Zydeco Music & Dance has links to many Cajun/Zydeco things of interest--bands, schedules, online dance instruction, and more!
Gary Hayman's ZydE-Magic web page.
Eric Bruneau has an interesting web site with a number of crude sheet music scans with words to quite a few Cajun tunes.
The New Cajun MIDI has a number of MIDI files you can play on your computer.
Floyd's Record Shop in Ville Platte, LA, specializes in Cajun and Zydeco recordings, and also sells some musical instruments.
Tee Don Landry sells his Key of Z rubboards. He says, "A good rubboard is never cheap, and a cheap rubboard is never good."
Lanor Records in Jennings, LA, specializes in Cajun, Zydeco, French, Blues, and Bluegrass recordings.
Savoy Music Center in Eunice, LA, where Marc Savoy builds his superb Acadian accordions.
Latest update: September 12, 2010