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2nd Annual Cajun Fest at Kampfires

  • Kampfires Campground, Inn and Entertainment 792 U.S. 5 Dummerston, VT, 05301 United States (map)

Happy to announce that Bayou X will play the opening set at Kampfire’s 2nd Annual Cajun Fest, on Route 5 in Dummerston VT…. or is it Brattleboro??? Either way, you can’t miss it as you drive north on Route 5 from Brattleboro! We’ll be joined by our good friends Planet Zydeco, and a headlining act that I can’t yet announce, but who you’ll won’t want to miss. We’ll update this one at the appropriate time. Last year’s edition of this event featuring Jeffrey Broussard was a terrific event. Expect this year to be the same!

Earlier Event: July 27
Private Party
Later Event: January 11
Twelfth Night Celebration and Christmas Tree Burn!

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.