This weeknd there is a nice little festival in New Orleans and you can listen to some of it live online via WWOZ. It's actually 3 festivals in one- the Cajun Zydeco Festival, the Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival- that co-occur in and around the Old US Mint at the Esplanade Ave end of the French Quarter. I went to this festival- also known as Vieux To Do- in 2010 and you can check out some pix in a slideshow below. There was a large stage set up on the grass next to the Mint and then another stage set up at the foot of Esplanade Ave. (which actually was in the shade later in the afternoon. We were able to check out Sunpie Barnes, Goldman Thibodeaux, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and Cedric Watson who featured a Senagalese kora player which was one of the highlights (for me anyway) of the music portion of the festival. There was also a small performance space near the French Market where we caught a dance and Mardi Gras Indian performance. We had the pleasure of seeing Big Chief Bo Dollis along with his son and a couple members of his Wild Magnolia Tribe. My wife and I had a great time but it was EXTREMELY hot and humid- probably the hottest weather I've ever experienced in all my trips to New Orleans- which required frequent breaks and lots of hydration.
Go HERE to check out WWOZ broadcast schedule- for my money would catch the Bayou Ramblers on Saturday and DL Menard on Sunday. Etois!
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