What do Corey Ledet, Paul Daigle, Jesse Lege, Zack Huval, John Vidrine, Mary Broussard, and Charlie Terr have in common? They're all teaching accordion at Augusta this summer. Ed Poullard and Jason Frey join Al Berard and Michelle Kaminski in teaching fiddle classes. There are going to be some great dances with all those players in residence for a week.
CAJUN/CREOLE WEEK AT AUGUSTA is July 8-13, 2007.
CAJUN/CREOLE WEEK ACTIVITIES: Along with classes, activities include jam sessions, optional evening mini-classes, concerts, nightly dances, and a mid-week party featuring Cajun and Creole food, and presentations on Cajun and Creole music and culture.
The Guest Master Artist is Mary Ardoin Broussard. The Corey Ledet Band is the Zydeco Band for the week.
MUSIC STAFF & CLASSES:
Al Berard - beginning cajun fiddle
Alan Bradbury - Cajun bass (upright and electric)
Paul Daigle and Charlie Terr - intermediate Cajun accordion
Jason Frey - advanced Cajun fiddle
Zack Huval - beginning & intermediate Cajun accordion
Michelle Kaminski - Cajun fiddle from scratch
Corey Ledet - Zydeco accordion
Jesse Lege - advanced Cajun accordion
Jackie Miller - Cajun cooking
Edward Poullard - intermediate Cajun fiddle
Jane Vidrine - guitar accompaniment with vocals
John Vidrine - beginning Cajun accordion
MINI-CLASSES & STAFF:
Julie Austin - ukulele
Michelle and Megan Brown - Cajun dance
R. P. Hale - paper marbling
Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz - Singing a country Song
Larry Miller - accordion repair
Charlmaigne Thibodeaux Chavez - Creole cooking
Doug Van Gundy - novice and from scratch fiddle
Bruce Young - Contras for Everyone
CRAFT & FOLKLORE CLASSES & STAFF:
Debbie Leister - traditional folk art painting
Jeff Leister - tinsmithing
Jim McCreery - pine needle basketry
Jackie Miller - Cajun cooking
Bob Smakula - instrument repair
For more information, please call 304-637-1209 or 1-800-624-3157 (extension 1209). For all the details, visit www.augustaheritage.com/cajun.html
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
