Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival

The Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival is back, with a three-day line-up of performances, jam sessions and workshops guaranteed to once again pull in the crowds from far and wide in 2012.

Dubbed the UK’s number one event of its kind, the Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival 2012 promises to be nothing short of a three-day, non-stop Louisiana party – with a host of acclaimed bands expected on the bill for the nineteenth year.

With a weekend of partying, music, dancing, workshops, authentic Cajun cuisine and an atmosphere that’s become legendary, while local music fans are in for a real treat on their Guildhall doorstep, the unique festival will once again see visitors from across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and the USA flock to Gloucester.

Being held at Gloucester Guildhall form Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January 2012, the line-up at this year’s Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival is set to include…

Friday 27 January 2012

Swamp Rock DJs from 6pm to 7pm
Chanky-Chank from 7pm to 8pm
Swamp Rock DJs from 8pm to 9pm
Joe Le Taxi from 9pm to 11pm
With Swamp Rock DJs from 11pm onwards

Saturday 28 January 2012

Zydeco dance workshop with Phil Underwood from 11am to 12.30pm
Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees from 1pm to 3pm
Cajun dance workshop with Satu and Kay from 3.30pm to 5pm
Swamp Rock DJs from 7pm to 9pm
Cajun Roosters from 9pm to 11pm
With Swamp Rock DJs from 11pm onwards

Sunday 29 January 2012

Cajun dance workshop with Satu and Kay from 11am to 12.30pm
Hackney Ramblers from 1pm to 3pm
Zydeco dance workshop with Phil Underwood from 3.30pm to 5pm
River Zydeco from 6pm to 8pm
With Swamp Rock DJs from 8pm onwards

Highlights this year are set to include Chanky-Chank – a Cajun dance band featuring an all-star line up of musicians; The Cajun Roosters – a five-piece band specialising in Louisiana-style music; and The River Zydeco Band – a festival-favourite straight from the southern parts of the Netherlands.

Promising to inject some fiery Southern sunshine into music lovers’ wet and windy January, don’t miss The Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival when it returns to the city.