Augusta Heritage Cajun/Creole Week

Coordinator Lynne Terr has lined up a wonderful staff of the most respected Cajun and Creole musicians who will keep the dance pavilion throbbing. Informal jam sessions, a mid-week party with Cajun cuisine, concerts, sessions in the Icehouse and on the “porch,” and music in the dancers’ ears will create a sea of smiling faces for the whole week.

J.B. Adams, Charlie Terr, Paul Daigle, Kristi Gillory, and Jesse Lege are teaching accordion this year. Michelle Kaminsky, Al Berard, Tracy Schwarz, and Edward Poullard will teach fiddle. Christy Leichty and Jim Phillips will teach dance. Yvette Landry will teach electric bass. Randy Vidrine will teach guitar. Jackie Miller will be teaching Cajun cooking again this year. Optional evening mini-courses will be taught by Larry Miller, Cedric Watson, and Kristi Gillory. Listen and dance to music by Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole and other musicians. Blake Miller will be on hand as a staff musician.

Each day starts with a choice of jam sessions or a visit with various artists; a cup of good strong Cajun coffee is always available. All classes meet for about two hours in the morning and again in the afternoon. Each afternoon the entire group gathers for special presentations on Cajun and Creole music or culture. With mini-courses, concerts, dances and a mid-week party featuring Cajun, it’s a gala week of nonstop music and dancing. This year Cajun/Creole Week will run concurrently with the new Early Country Music Week.