Iyeeeeeeeeee! – Zydeco Loco
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Playing tunes in the Zydeco, Cajun, and Americana style, Zydeco Loco reaches deep into the rich musical traditions of the Louisiana bayou for inspiration.
Whether it’s an original song or a reworked classic, their performances are at once piquant, fast in tempo, saucy and joyous. It’s perfect music to liven up the party.
The band is a grouping of some of the best players on the scene, all with many years of live performance under their belts.
They play frottoir (rub board), drums, accordion, piano, organ, bass, fiddle, and mandolin, and they sing like their dinner depends on it.
Iyeeeeeeeeee!
You might call it Cajun, but Kelly Thibodeaux likes to call it swamp rock. His driving, red hot, shuffling fiddling, mixed with kickin’ southern licks, makes bodies boogie, hearts thump and feet stomp. Described as some sort of musical voodoo priest, Thibodeaux can keep you on the dance floor until you’re transcendent with blissful exhaustion. On top of being a performer extraordinaire, he’s a great teacher, and can have you sawing out a pretty decent Cajun tune in practically no time. After 35 years of touring, playing and teaching, Kelly knows every little trick to keep faces smiling and souls singing.