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2011 - NorthEast Spring/Summer Cajun-Zydeco Festival Breakdown
May 27-29 (Fri-Sun) Bayou N' Boogie Fest, Sal's Productions, Francis Farm, 27 Francis Farm Rd, Rehoboth, MA 02769, INFO: 401-965-0849; joe@bayounboogiefest.com
Festival Hours: Friday 5:00 pm - 11 pm, Music 6 - 11 pm; Saturday 10:30 am - 11 pm, Music Noon - 11 pm; Sunday 10:30 am -11 pm, Music Noon - 10 pm
- The festival takes place rain or shine with a covered dance pavilion and large wood dance floor!! Indoor & outdoor stages for continuous music
- Lodging in area. Special rates available, but must act quickly - http://bayounboogiefest.com/lodging.html
- RV Camping cost is $25 per person per day. no showers available & no campfires allowed.
- Please call for camping reservation, as there is limited availabilty: 401-467-9856
- No tent camping on site.
- Beginners & Advanced Dance Lessons to help you get your groove on!
- A large variety of food and beverage including full bar will be available.
- Up close and personal with the artists featuring fiddle and accordion workshops.
CAJUN & ZYDECO
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble (LA Zydeco) (Fri to Sun)
Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band (LA Zydeco) (Sat to Sun)
Lil Wayne & Same Ol' 2 Step (LA Zydeco) (Sat to Sun)
Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp (IL Creole) (Sat to Sun)
Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys (LA Zydeco) (Sun)
Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy (LA Cajun) (Fri to Sat)
T Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
Cajun Hobo's (Sun)
BLUES AND HONKY TONK
Sonny Landreth & the Goners (Sat to Sun)
Mark Gamsjager and the Lustre Kings (NY Roots,Swing,Rockabilly) (Sat to Sun)
Paul Cebar (Sat to Sun)
Johnny Nicholas & the Southern Dragons (Sat to Sun)
Tim Taylor Blues Band (Sat)
Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys (CA Roots,Rockabilly,Texas-Swing) (Sat to Sun)
Gas House Gorillas
Super chief Trio
Bonerama (Sun)
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 395 mi (about 6 hours 30 mins)
From Ithaca - 352 mi (about 6 hours 16 mins)
TICKET INFO
Children under 12 free with adult ticket-buyer.
Friday - Advanced - $25 / At the Gate - $30. Advance price must be purchased by May 22
Saturday - Advanced - $35 / At the Gate - $45. Advance price must be purchased by May 22
Sunday - Advanced - $35 / At the Gate - $45. Advance price must be purchased by May 22
Saturday & Sunday - Advanced - $65 / At the Gate - $90. Advance price must be purchased by May 22
Full Weekend Pass - Advanced - $90 / At the Gate - $120. Advance price must be purchased by May 22
Buy tickets online, with $5 fee per order: https://www.mardigrasri.com/products-page/bayounboogiefest-2011/
Mail form to the following address and make check payable to Lagniappe Productions.
Mail form link: http://www.bayounboogiefest.com/mailinform2011b.pdf
Lagniappe Productions
c/o Chuck Wentworth
51 White Oak Court
Wakefield, RI 02879
June 3-5 (Fri-Sun) Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festival, Sussex Country Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ 07822. Large Wood Dance Floor. Online Camping tickets and advance admission available for purchase
Four stages, food and beverages available, camping.
Info: carolyn@crawfishfest.com
Friday evening for Campers Only at the Delta Music Experience Pavilion Stage:
The Tin Men
Devon Allman's Honeytribe
George Porter Jr & Runnin' Pardners
PERFORMERS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:
Cajun/Zydeco Bands
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
The Savoy Family Band
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
Johnny Ace and Sidewalk Zydeco
Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands:
The Radiators; The New Mastersounds Featuring Art Neville; Tab Benoit; Sonny Landreth; Cowboy Mouth; Anders Osborne; Guitar Shorty; The Iguanas ; Mem Shannon and The Membership; Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes; Matt Angus Thing with Anthony Morgan's Choir; High & Mighty Brass Band; Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra; Polka Dot; Summer Rae McLaughlan; Swingset Mamas
Saturday Night – Campers only
The Bridge; Bonerama; Carolyn Wonderland; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 278 mi – about 4 hours 41 mins
From Ithaca - 171 mi – about 3 hours 20 mins
TICKET INFO
Full Weekend Pass, Friday-Sunday (includes camping; on site camping only permitted with full weekend pass)
Advanced - $140
Friday & Saturday Night performances only available with camping pass
Saturday OR Sunday - Advanced - $35 / At the Gate - $40
Saturday AND Sunday - Advanced - $60
Children under 14 Free with Adult ticket purchase
*** all advanced ticket orders have a $10 charge per order (notice NOT per ticket)
June 9-12 - 15th Annual Blast from the Bayou – Strawberry Park, 42 Pierce Road, Preston, CT 06365-8122  Outdoors with indoor rain facility, Large Wood Dance Floor
Camping, trailers and cabins available Info: (888) 794-7944
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie (Louisiana Zydeco/Creole)–Fri & Sat
Li’l Wayne & Same Ol’ 2-Step (Louisiana Zydeco)–Sat & Sun
Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole (Louisiana Creole & Cajun)–Fri & Sat
Jo Jo Reed & The Happy Hill Zydeco Band (Louisiana Zydeco)–Fri & Sat
Li’l Anne & Hot Cayenne (New York Zydeco)–Thurs & Fri
Planet Zydeco (New England Zydeco)–Sunday
Slippery Sneakers (New England Zydeco/Creole)–Thursday
Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs (Louisiana Cajun)–Sat & Sun
The Savoy Family Cajun Band (Louisiana Cajun)–Thur & Fri
JimmyJo & The Jumbol’ayuhs (Maine Cajun)–Fri & Sat
C’est Bon (Northeast Cajun)–Sunday
Girl Howdy– (New England Swing & Honky-Tonk)–Saturday
The Sweetback Sisters (Northeast Swing)–Sunday
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 375 mi (about 6 hours 7 mins) 
From Ithaca - 318 mi (about 5 hours 53 mins) 
TICKET INFO
* Festival tickets may be purchased through Strawberry Park toll free at (888) 794-7944, or may be purchased online through Ticket Leap. starting April 1.
* Tickets are 1/2 price for teenagers 13-17; children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult
Full Weekend Pass, Thursday-Sunday (includes camping; there are RV and rental options)
Advanced – full weekend - $105 advance price until June 5 * Early bird special of $95 before April 1 *
At the Gate - $120
Day Prices:
Thursday – adult $20 Advanced (at gate - $25)
Friday – adult $40 Advanced (at gate - $45)
Saturday – adult $40 Advanced (at gate - $50)
Sunday – adult $25 Advanced (at gate - $30)
CAMPING IN THE ROUGH (CIR is free with your paid weekend pass)
**No pets–No groundfires–No Saving Spaces—No generators** (no picnic tables or hook-ups are provided with rough camping, but full use of all facilities, including free hot showers, is included)
Jul 1-3 (Sat-Sun) The Great Blue Heron Festival, 2361 Wait Corners Road, Panama, NY 14767   Info: (716) 487-1781
Donna the Buffalo (NY Zydeco,Roots) (Sat to Sun)
BUFFALO ZYDECO (Donna the Buffalo morphed into an all night Zydeco band until sunrise on Friday night to Saturday sunrise)
THE NEW ALIENS (NY Cajun, Zydeco)
Many Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands – including … THE HORSE FLIES; THE TOWN PANTS; THE DAVID BROMBERG QUARTET; SLO-MO; SIM REDMOND BAND; &
BIG LEG EMMA
Multiple stages, including Dance Tent with a Large Plywood Dance Floor, as well as Children’s tent/activities, workshop tent, and a ‘glorious pond’ for swimming smack dab in the middle of the festival … it don’t get any better than that.
Info: (716) 487-1781
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 153 mi (about 2 hours 45 mins)
From Ithaca - 211 mi (about 3 hours 38 mins)
TICKET INFO
WEEKEND PASS (by MAY 5) - $60
Presale: WEEKEND PASS (after MAY 5) - $70
WEEKEND GATE PRICE - $80
ONE-DAY GATE PASSES (at gate only): Friday - $30 - Saturday - $35 - Sunday - $30
YOUTH TICKET (ages 12-15) - $40 Anytime (with any family order only) CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE!
No Camping without Weekend Pass
VEHICLE CAMPING
Upper lot: $55 per vehicle / weekend
Lower Lot, Quiet Area, & Across The Road: $45 per vehicle / weekend
Off Road Parking: $10 per vehicle / day - $15 weekend
No Charge For Tent Camping
July 14-17 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival - On the Walsh Farm, Oak Hill, NY (from Roch NY –)
Cajun/Zydeco Bands
The Red Stick Ramblers (Fri/Sat/Sun)
MOSTLY Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands:
Hosted by Dry Branch Fire Squad
Sam Bush | Del McCoury | O'Brien Party of Seven | J.D. Crowe & the New South | SteelDrivers | Peter Rowan | Yonder Mountain String Band | Claire Lynch | Michael Cleveland & Flame Keeper | Gibson Brothers | Infamous Stringdusters | Boxcars | Tony Trischka | Greensky Bluegrass | Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum | Crooked Still | Rockin' Acoustic Circus | Hillbenders
Della Mae | Monroeville | Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen | Dixie Bee-Liners | John Kirk & Trish Miller | Fiddlestyx
• CAMPING is included with Full Festival Tickets only. Each patron who camps must have a Full Festival Camping Ticket.
• CHILDREN 12 and under are admitted free with ticketed adult (camping included)
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 218 miles - 3 hours 58 mins
From Ithaca - 150 miles - 2 hours 54 mins
TICKET INFO
FULL FESTIVAL ~ Camping included
Early Bird (Feb-Mar-Apr) - $150; Advance (May-June) - $165; Gate (July) - $180
DAY TICKETS ~ Camping not included
THURSDAY ONLY ~ No Camping
Early Bird (Jan-Apr) - $35; Advance (May-June) - $40; Gate (July) - $50
FRIDAY ONLY ~ No Camping
Early Bird (Jan-Apr) - $45; Advance (May-June) - $50; Gate (July) - $60
SATURDAY ONLY ~ No Camping
Early Bird (Jan-Apr) - $45; Advance (May-June) - $50; Gate (July) - $60
SUNDAY ONLY ~ No Camping
Early Bird (Jan-Apr) - $20; Advance (May-June) - $25; Gate (July) - $30
July 21-24 (Thur-Sun) Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Rt 96, Trumansburg, NY 14886. Info: (607) 387-5090
- Many Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands - 2011 will be announced in april. stay tuned...
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 78.9 mi (about 1 hour 41 mins) 
From Ithaca - 10.1 mi (about 19 mins)
TICKET INFO
Adult 4-Day Pass: $85 through May 1
$95 advance sale after May 1 thru July 13
$110 at the gate
Youth 4-Day Pass: $65 (both in advance and at the gate) … children 12 and under are free with a parent or guardian
Thursday Single-Day Pass – Advanced - $ 38 thru July 13; at gate - $ 40
Friday Single-Day Pass – Advanced - $ 38 thru July 13; at gate - $ 40
Thursday Single-Day Pass – Advanced - $ 43 thru July 13; at gate - $ 45
Sunday Single-Day Pass – Advanced - $ 28 thru July 13; at gate - $ 30
Onsite Camping is SOLD OUT. Off-site camping available.
Sep 2-4 (Fri- Sun) Rhythm & Roots, Ninigret Park, 4900 Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI 02813. One of the must fun and inspiring Festival’s of the year. Wonderful mix of Cajun/Zydeco with other Roots-Americana bands. For Dancers – Paradise -Two large plywood dance floors covered by tents, one a dedicate dance tent, the other perfectly laid out for dancing and listening pleasure. When the official music stops at Midnight, the party with live music, jams, and dancing at the seaside camp site. Info: (888) 855-6940
Cajun/Zydeco Bands
Host band:
The Red Stick Ramblers (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Featuring...
Curly Taylor & Zydeco Trouble (Fri/Sat)
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Sat/Sun)
Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Jesse Lége, Joel Savoy & Bayou Brew (Sat/Sun)
Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands:
7 Walkers (Sun); Raul Malo (Sat);Nation Beat (Sun); Harper & the Midwest Kind (Fri/Sat); Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s (Sun); Sarah & The Tall Boys (Fri/Sat/Sun)
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 410 mi – about 6 hours 47 mins
From Ithaca - 347 mi – about 6 hours 25 mins
TICKETS
FULL FESTIVAL TICKETS, 3-Day Non-Camping:
Early Bird: $100 (Thru May 15) $145
Advance: $115 (Thru Aug 15)
Gate: $145(After Aug 15)
FULL FESTIVAL TICKETS, 3-Day with Camping:
Early Bird: $130 (thru May 15)
Advance: $160 (May1-Aug 15)
Gate: $175 (after Aug 15)
DAY TICKETS (Advance thru Aug 15) (Gate after Aug 15)
Friday Advance: $25; Gate: $35
Saturday Advance: $50; Gate: $60
Sunday Advance: $50; Gate: $60
Kids 12 and under are free with ticketed adult. |
