Cajun bands

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 09:32 AM

Welcome TonyQ. The world needs more washboard players (that is, good ones, not like me!).

RtS
aka Thimbles O'Hooligan

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: bubblyrat
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 07:55 AM

Cajon = Either !!

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: Dead Horse
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 07:31 AM

Cajun = Triangle (T'fer)
Zydeco = Washboard (Frottoir)
And dont you forget it!
:-)

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: bubblyrat
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 07:05 AM

Me too !! Not the washboard, but I am a good Cajon (or Cahon) player,and have recently bought a Schlagwerk "2-in-1" with add-ons ( Heck-stick and Side-kick) and would LOVE to play in a band like that.....something I have wanted to do since watching some very good dancers swinging to the Flatville Aces at the New Forest Arts Centre a few years back ! PS--I live in Oxon/ Bucks area !!

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: TonyQ
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 05:08 PM

Yes I'm quite new to this this site and its intracies. Although brought up with trad jazz/blues/folk, I'm keen to get involved in Cajun/zydeco
as a pecussionist/washboard player. My email is [e-mail] if anyone knows of an opening.

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: Rasener
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 03:12 PM

Definately short of a washboard player Greg. :-) Couldn't understand a word of the lyrics :-) Sign him up Greg.

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: greg stephens
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 03:01 PM

And here is the Boat Band, looking short of a washboard player

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: greg stephens
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 02:55 PM

Possibly TonyQ is too modest to draw attention to himself: or maybe he hasn't mastered Mudcat's link-maker. Here he (and his band) are playing Oriental Man

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: greg stephens
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 02:45 PM

Near the West Midlands: well there's Rees Wesson over in the Welsh borders(Welshpool way) with Jo le Taxi, and various other outfits. Then there's Greg Stephens and the Boat Band in Stoke(oh,that's me). Then there's Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees(also Stoke). Make cpntact, see what turns up.

Subject: RE: Cajun bands
From: Rasener
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 02:32 PM

Why don't you ring some of these people to see if they can advise you.

http://www.swampmusic.co.uk/bands.html

Subject: Cajun bands
From: TonyQ
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 01:24 PM

I'm a washboard player/percussionist with a trad jazz band (www.thenewwashboardsyncopators.co.uk)and very interested in playing my cajun washboard/scrubboard in a cajun or zydeco band. I'm based in West Midlands, uk. My email address is [e-mail]