Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
Rusty
Well that's awesome ! So let me take this opportunity it welcome you to God's country Joanie !!!!! Glad you came to join I. The fun !!!
Thanks, Rusty! We have been thinking about moving here since about 2001, but finally bought a house in central Lafayette and made the move! We LOVE living here! Such friendly people, great music, food and culture and so many things to do! There are so many music events that are free, or for very little charge, that we have a hard time making up our minds at times.
We plan to attend the Courir de Mardi Gras at Vermilionville this Sunday, February 16th, which features the Iota Mardi Gras krewe and the Pine Leaf Boys at the Bal du Dimanche. Look for a tall guy in a blue suit with a beard, a roach on his tongue, and a safety pin through his nose, and a small woman in a red suit with a VERY LONG nose!!
Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
We plan to attend the Courir de Mardi Gras at Vermilionville this Sunday, February 16th, which features the Iota Mardi Gras krewe and the Pine Leaf Boys at the Bal du Dimanche. Look for a tall guy in a blue suit with a beard, a roach on his tongue, and a safety pin through his nose, and a small woman in a red suit with a VERY LONG nose!!
Here's a link to the Eunice Mardi Gras run of 2003. Hard to believe this was 11 years ago!! Mike's mask is shown at the beginning of the video and his costume with the mask starts at 51 seconds in. This year, I chose to go as THE CHICKEN, which brought many comments....such as..."Go run, chicken....I'll catch ya and shake n bake ya!" I did have some concerns that some very drunk Mardi Gras might try to tackle me!! The music is by the group Mamou (Steve LaFleur on accordion and lead vocal) from the Ugly Day CD.
Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
Here's a link to the 2005 Eunice Mardi Gras run. Again, I was a chicken, but a different chicken than in 2003. If you look closely, you can see I have captured a little Mardi Gras who is in a costume identical to Mike's! Music is by the late, great Beau Jocque.
Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
Thanks for sharing that video with us. It looks like everyone was having a good time & your chicken costume fit right in. Beau Jocque is like a zydeco freight train comin @ ja full speed. Awesome artist. Thanks again
Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
Peer
The legendary JoanieBlon! You must have been away for a long time.
I only know you from the instructions of how to put a picture on the board (in which I never succeeded)- and I've been around for quite a while.
Q: Why are there so few ladies here? We're all trying not to be rude!!
Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
Quite a few Cajun accordions are just suddenly appearing on ebay here in oz!!!!!!!! Someone with a finger on the button is reading this forum. Good work guys/gals
Re: cajun/creole accordions impossible to find in oz
The cajun brand accordion looks just perfect to me. The name on the front tells folks the name of the music genre the instrument comes from. Which will be very helpful around here. I just have to figure out how to view & buy one.