The ring is getting going now. They were good, but different than most zydeco. They started with the guitar player playing the song "Summer Breeze" (the old Seals and Croft song), then the accordian and other instruments came in with their zydeco beat. They also played several waltzes and a few slower songs.
The dance floor is small, but very crowded.Maybe cajun dance doesn't travel like most country dancing for a reason.
We finally finished our meal and were told that the 1st beat of diners had to hold up their tables by 9:15 am anyway, so we stood around and danced for a few more minutes before heading out for more adventures.
The Festival International de Louisiane started on Wednesday and runs through Sunday. It is one of the largest festivals of its form and Lafayette likes all the money it brings in. People actually get from not just the U.S. but go from about the world to attend this festival. Many of the musicians are also from about the world. The festival was started some 25 years ago to keep all the different countries and cultures which have blended to make the unique Cajun/Acadian culture.
Just wish the poster showed we ran into these stiltwalkers on Friday evening. They reminded me of characters you might see at a Cirque de Solieu show.
This statue was in the substantial and as I went over to see what it was I was amazed, these are girders from the twin towers. They were salvaged from the dust and have been constructed to be a remembrance of that dreadful day on Sep 11, 2001.
There were 5 stages set up throughout the downtown area. They blockade the streets for the festival.
They had musicians from Africa, Haiti, which delineated the slave influence that blended with the French Acadians which settled this region in the late 1700s. This coalition of medicine has created the distinctive cajun and zydeco.
Some were really skillful and gratifying to listen too, while others I just wandered on past looking for the following stage. Every pair of hours had a new performer so you could range from point to present all day long.
And of form there was dancing.
They too had a great arts and trade show highlighting not only local talent of handmade items, but also items from those same cultures which are delineated in this festival. Here are around people making music on these handmade drums from Africa.
Murals have been painted on many of the walls in the downtown area.
The Festival International de Louisiane started on Wednesday and runs through Sunday. It is one of the largest festivals of its form and Lafayette likes all the money it brings in. People actually get from not just the U.S. but go from about the world to attend this festival. Many of the musicians are also from about the world. The festival was started some 25 years ago to keep all the different countries and cultures which have blended to make the unique Cajun/Acadian culture.Just wish the poster showed we ran into these stiltwalkers on Friday evening. They reminded me of characters you might see at a Cirque de Solieu show.This statue was in the substantial and as I went over to see what it was I was amazed, these are girders from the twin towers. They were salvaged from the dust and have been constructed to be a remembrance of that dreadful day on Sep 11, 2001.There were 5 stages set up throughout the downtown area. They blockade the streets for the festival.They had musicians from Africa, Haiti, which delineated the slave influence that blended with the French Acadians which settled this region in the late 1700s. This coalition of medicine has created the distinctive cajun and zydeco.Some were really skillful and gratifying to listen too, while others I just wandered on past looking for the following stage. Every pair of hours had a new performer so you could range from point to present all day long.And of form there was dancing.They too had a great arts and trade show highlighting not only local talent of handmade items, but also items from those same cultures which are delineated in this festival. Here are around people making music on these handmade drums from Africa. Murals have been painted on many of the walls in the downtown area. 
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