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Southern Roots Dance Party Benefit for Brattleboro Women's Chorus

  • Vermont Jazz Center 72 Cotton Mill Hill Brattleboro VT 05301 (map)

Sunday, April 7, three of Brattleboro’s signature southern music roots ensembles will join forces to provide the musical soundtrack for a special dance party, to benefit the Brattleboro Women’s Chorus, and to celebrate the birthday of BWC director Becky Graber, 5 - 8 pm at the Vermont Jazz Center.

First up will be Bayou X, playing traditional and original Louisiana Cajun and Creole Zydeco music, incorporating New Orleans R&B and 2nd Line standards, as well as an eclectic mix of tunes from all over the Afro-Creole musical diaspora.

Second up, the VJC Samba percussion ensemble, SOVESA, will play a set of samba rhythms summoning up the spirits of the great nation and people of Brazil.

The evening will be closed out with a set from the Celebration Brass Band of VT, celebrating both the historical and the contemporary sounds of the New Orleans brass band musical tradition.

This will be a non-alcoholic event, with light snacks, sweet and savory, and non-alcoholic beverages served. Suggested donation, $10 - $50.

Additional info can be found at the BWC website here: https://www.brattleborowomenschorus.org/events/other-events

Earlier Event: March 5
Mardi Gras Brattleboro with Celebration Brass Band at Echo Lounge!
Later Event: July 4
Saxtons River July 4 Celebration

Back O’Town Cajun Band plays classic, acoustic Cajun music, straight up. Pete & Linda Simoneaux on fiddle, accordion(s) and vocals, with Michael Pattavina on acoustic guitar on vocals. Augmented as needed by Bayou X mainstays Steve Frankel on electric bass, and Ben Carr on drums. Back O’Town’s repertoire encompasses the work of artists such as Amadee Ardoin & Dennis McGee, Joe & Cleoma Falcon, Leo Soileau with Mayeuse LaFleur and Moise Robin, Angela LeJeune, Iry LeJeune, Nathan Abshire, Lawrence Walker, the Balfa Brothers, and more, from from the legendary recordings of late 1920s and early 1930s, through the postwar periods of the 1940s and 50s, and the great Cajun music revival of the 1960s and 70s. Pete & Linda & Mike each bring over three decades experience playing and studying and dancing to this music. Dance instruction at all levels is also a staple of their repertoire.