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Shown below are photos from Saturday's Roots Heritage Day (April
19), which
extended from late morning until late evening. Click on thumbnails to access larger
photos. Dances were held under a big tent, while
workshops and jam sessions were offered at nearby locations.
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Overview of
Dewey Balfa Cajun
and Creole Heritage
Week
The 2008 Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week
was held April 18-24 at
Chicot State Park. The daytime activities
were limited to the campers, but each evening members of the
surrounding communities joined the campers for dances featuring
top Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco bands. Roots Heritage Day,
shown in the photos on this page, was open to everyone,
both campers and community members from throughout the
region. Click here for photos
of bands performing the rest of the week.The Heritage Week, sponsored by
Louisiana Folk Roots, is named in honor of the late Dewey Balfa, a phenomenal musician who played a key role in reviving
and preserving the French cultures of Southwest Louisiana. For more information on the Balfa Heritage Week, go to
the Louisiana Folk Roots
web site.
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Lil' Wayne & Same Ol' Two-Step
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Jonno Frishberg and Bayou DeVille
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Geno Delafose and French Rockin'
Boogie
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Bonsoir, Catin
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Jeffery Broussard and the Creole
Cowboys
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Dancers
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Workshop: Creole Fiddle Shoot-out
Shown are D'Jalma Garnier, Jeffery
Brousssard, and Jonno Frishberg.
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Workshop: Balfa Family Music
Shown in the third photo are Christine
Balfa Powell, Peter Schwarz, Dirk Powell, and Tony Balfa.
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Workshop: Appalachian Music
Shown in the first photo are Peter
Schwarz, Ginny Hawker, and Tracy Schwarz.
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Jam Sessions
Leading the jam session in these
photos was Kristi Guillory.
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