The 2011-2012 Concert Series presents...
Jeffery Broussard
and the Creole Cowboys
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Zydeco Dance Workshop 2:30 pm
Concert 4:00 pm
Agricultural & Industrial Museum, York
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This event is part of a new series developed by the Susquehanna Folk Music Society and the York County Convention & Visitors Bureau, made possible by a grant from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.
Presented in collaboration with the York County Heritage Trust.
Made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The Cultural Enrichment Fund is sponsoring an Arts In Education residency at Downey School in the Harrisburg School District with Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys.
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys is one of the few traditional Zydeco bands playing today. The band features Jeffery Broussard, one of the most influential accordionists and vocalists in modern Zydeco, and D'Jalma Garnier III, a fiddle and guitar player and long-time contributor to Cajun and Creole music. The band delivers great, pack-the-floor renditions of Creole classics as well as their own brand of contemporary Zydeco.
Zydeco is a uniquely American form of roots or folk music. It evolved in southwest Louisiana in the early 19th century from forms of "la la" Creole music. Usually fast tempo and dominated by the button or piano accordion and a scrub-board (frottoir), zydeco music was originally created at house dances, where families and friends gathered for socializing.
The word "Zydeco" developed from the French phrase "Les haricots sont pas salés" ("the snap beans aren't salty") -- meaning that times are so poor, people can't afford salt meat to flavor the beans.
Details below:
Zydeco Dance Workshop
Concert
Agricultural & Industrial Museum
217 Princess St, York, PA 17403 Directions
Zydeco Dance Workshop 2:30 pm
Jeffery Broussard will take you deep into Southwest Louisiana into the world of Zydeco music and dancing. You will learn to Zydeco dance and waltz as it’s done by the folks in Opelousas, Louisiana, the Zydeco capital of the World.
Jeffery will explain that it's important to listen to the music while you dance in order to match your dancing steps to the beat. You will learn the basic Zydeco step, the position, the subtle weight shifts and the push and pull of your partner. Zydeco dancing is easy and fun. When Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys begin to play, you'll be ready to join in the fun of Zydeco dancing. Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the Good Times Roll!
This is "couple dancing" but you don't need to come with a partner. In Zydeco dancing it's typical for people to change partners after each song, so even if we have a gender imbalance during the workshop, everyone will get a chance to dance.
Workshop Ticket Info:
$10 General Admission
Advance Tickets
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by calling 717-319-8409.
Concert 4:00 pm
Concert Ticket Info:
$20 General Admission
$16 SFMS Members
SFMS Members Save!$10 Students
— ages 3 to 22Advance Tickets
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To Learn More...
- Visit Jeffery Broussard’s website
- Listen to music samples (that play automatically) at the band's website
- Visit Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys on MySpace (with music samples)
- Listen to "Return of the Creole" at FlatTownMusic.com
- Listen to "Best of the Bayou," a live CD featuring The Bluerunners, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, and Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys, at CDBaby.com
