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Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
"Joe Pete"
“The King of Zydeco,” Clifton Chenier grabbed Andre Thierry by the arms at the age of three and deemed him a future accordion player. Thierry’s French Creole roots are grounded in Louisiana. Thierry’s mother, Olivia Guillory is from Basile, Louisiana and father Gregory Thierry from Jennings, Louisiana. Andre Thierry’s childhood was deeply influenced by his late grandfather Houston Pete Pitre (Pa-Pa as they called him) from Basile, Louisiana and his loving grandmother, known to all as Mama Lena Pitre from Soileau, Louisiana. Andre Thierry released the first CD “It’s About Time!” in 1999. Thierry has raised the bar for Zydeco-Cajun musicians nationwide. Thierry has been labeled as the Jimmy Hendrix of Zydeco Music, a legend before his time. Andre is an exceptional multidimensional self taught musician who has embraced his ability to merge traditional Zydeco-Cajun music with hip-hop, blues, jazz and rock. As quoted from an article published in Eh Toi magazine 2002, “There is no accordion player in Zydeco that uses his left hand as well as Andre Thierry. ”Andre Thierry released his second CD A Whole Lot of something in 2004. Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic will capture your attention with his melodic fingers as they embrace the brass buttons of his accordions, creating music that will captivate your souls, soothe your minds and have your feet dancing all night long. As Clifton said once, that " if you have arthritis you won’t have it no more."
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Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont, Calif.
Ellen Papper
Updates:
May 2010
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Hi
Below are highlights of what's new, listings for Louisiana and Texas bands coming to town and other news.
You can get more complete information on my calendars through Andrea's website: www.sfbayou.com. Or go directly to the calendars at http://calendar10.tripod.com/. If you have any updates, corrections, etc., please email them to me at epapper@sbcglobal.net.
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WHAT'S NEW:
-- Added gigs for:
* L’Angelus in May (see below)
* Cajun House Party Band in May
* Andrew Carrier in June
* Andre Thierry in June and July
* Lil Pookie in July
EVENTS FEATURING LOUISIANA AND TEXAS BANDS: FYI -- The listing below ONLY shows where Louisiana and Texas bands are playing in the area. Check out the calendar for details on these listings and ALL other event listings.
MAY:
May 2: Dikki Du in W. Sacramento
May 5: Dikki Du in Felton
May 16: L’Angelus in St. Helena
May 21: Leroy Thomas in Alameda
May 28: Rosie Ledet in Alameda
JUNE:
June 25: Curley Taylor in Alameda
June 26: Curley Taylor in Brisbane
June 27: Curley Taylor in Sacramento
JULY
July 16-18: Jeffrey Broussard in Grass Valley
July 17: Jeffrey Broussard in Oak Run
July 18: Jeffrey Broussard in Berkeley
AUGUST:
Aug. 20: Feufollet in Alameda
SEPTEMBER:
Sept. 10: Horace Trahan in Alameda
Sept. 11: Terrance Simien and Horace Trahan in Sebastopol
CALIFORNIA FESTIVALS FEATURING LOUISIANA AND TEXAS BANDS:
May 7-9, 2010: Gator by the Bay in San Diego will be featuring Keith Frank, Brian Jack, Bruce Daigrepont, Bayou Brothers, Theo, San Diego Playboys, and Billy Lee as well as Blues, Country and Swing. You can find more information on their website: http://www.gatorbythebay.com/
May 29-30, 2010: The Simi Valley Cajun Creole Music Festival will feature Rosie Ledet, Cedric Watson, Pine Leaf Boys, Lisa Haley, Bonne Musique Zydeco, Theo, Acadiana, and various Blues bands. Check out their website: http://www.simicajun.org/
June 26-27, 2010: The Long Beach Bayou and Mardi Gras Festival will include Geno Delafose, T. Broussard, Lil Pookie, Corey Ledet, Mark St. Mary, Lisa Haley, Creole Belles, Bayou Brothers & others. The festival website is: http://longbeachfestival.com
Aug. 7-8, 2010: The Long Beach Crawfish Festival will feature Leroy Thomas, Blues Box Bayou and other bands TBD. Their website is: http://www.longbeachcrawfishfestival.com
Aug. 21, 2010: The Ardenwood Cajun/Zydeco Festival will feature the Pine Leaf Boys, Mark St. Mary & other bands not yet announced.
Aug. 21-22, 2010: The Cotati Accordion Festival will feature Mark St. Mary & other bands TBD. Their website is: http://www.cotatifest.com/
Sept. 11, 2010: The Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival will feature Terrance Simien, Horace Trahan, Gator Beat and Mark St. Mary. Their website is:
OTHER NEWS:
If you’re interested in placing an ad on the calendar, contact me at epapper@sbcglobal.net for more information.








