Music and dancing at the Blue Moon Cafe
This has got to be the tiniest dance hall in Louisiana, but one of my favorites. If you are ever down south, check out the Pine Leaf Boys at the Blue Moon Cafe in Lafayette. They were one of the six bands nominated last year for the new Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album Grammy award! And the guys are all in their mid-twenties!
I thought this video was made the night that we were there, but alas no. We were there a week later on New Years Eve, freezing out touches off because the place isn’t entirely closed in with walls. hehe
Ps. Still looking for a good video to illustrate Cajun dancing. One of these days some one will get smart and make one.
Pss. Why am I one step in south Louisiana this morning? A friend sent me this link and it got me rolling. FYI, Keith Frank is some good zydeco.
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I went to the Fais do do at Tipitina’s for the first time last Sunday with Liam. Neither of us are dancers, but I found the beat of the zydeco irresistable, and Liam got into the spirit of it too (though he observed that it was embarrassing being outdanced by old gentlemen in orthopedic shoes). We hope to make it a regular date, but first, I need to collect some zydeco music so we can practice doing a two-step in our kitchen before taking it in public again.;-)
That sounds like fun! Kitchen dancing is where it all started anyway. hehe
I’ve not been to Tipitina’s. We so rarely went to explore the city. I’ll be asking you for tourist info soon enough. lolz