The text to my original Bay Area Journal or Bay to Bayou Journal articles can be found on the pages below. However, due to techical problems, I was unable to convert the photographs and original layouts of this content. If you are interested in seeing the original articles from 1996 through 2007, here is the link to my archived website. Most of the content is intact, but some features (links and images) may no longer work.

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2008

No writing from 2008 due to technical problems (my PC died & was replaced by a MAC. ) The work to update and migrate my original website to a MAC platform took much longer than expected.

2007

2006

Articles from 2006

The 1st Annual Blackpot Festival, 2006

California Friends of Louisiana French Music: The End of an Era, 2006
 
Will Play for Cheese...A Visit to The SF Bay Area - May 2006

Richard's Club in Lawtell, LA has closed its doors... (link to Opelousas Daily World no longer works)

Au Secours!: Help Save the Archives

Help Save Louisiana Heritage and Gifts (too late)

Mardi Gras 2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

The articles below can be found here

Zydeco New Years Eve Blow Out 2001

2001: The Year in Review

California Cajun Orchestra Says Goodbye on a High Note

A Fortnight in Southwest Louisiana (or how I spent my rescheduled September vacation)

The First Annual San Diego Gator by the Bay Festival

The Lost Weekend:  Bay Area Appearances by Horace Trahan, Edward Poullard and Jesse Lege.

Rockin' it with Roy Carrier and the Zydeco Nightrockers 


Joy Among the Tears:  Beausoleil at Ashkenaz


Charivari and Zydeco Force make their Bay Area Debuts


New Directions in Cajun Music: The Bluerunners and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys play the SF Bay Area


The Big Easy 2001 Street Festival in Sparks, NV

Zydeco From Sea to Shining Sea


The 9th Annual Fort Lauderdale Cajun- Zydeco Crawfish Festival


Oh Danny Boy:Danny Poullard  (1937-2001) 


Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis, 1930-2001

Creole Fiddler, Joseph  "Bebe"  Carriere, 1908-2001

I Have Seen the Future of Zydeco....at the Zydeco Jamm in Crosby, Texas, March 16-17, 2001

Mardi Gras 2001 Highlights from my recent trip to Acadiana for Mardi Gras

Beausoleil - Heart and Soul  A Review of their Great American Music Hall performance, Feb. 1, 2001

2000

The articles below can be found here.

The Year 2000 in Review

Jimmy Breaux Bay Area Shows

Geno Delafose's 5th Annual Fan Appreciation Party

Diamonds & Pearls: Lil Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers at Dance Camp III's  Kickoff Dance

Festivals Acadiens and other Ramblin's   A review of the Festival  plus highlights from a week spent ramblin' around SW Louisiana. 

4th Annual Cajun/Zydeco Festival at Ardenwood Historic Farm, featured  Boozoo Chavis & the Magic Sounds, Queen Ida, California Cajun Orchestra, Motor Dude Zydeco, Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic.

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas Ain't Nothing But A Party   


Cooking with LeeRoy Thomas at Eagle's Hall, Alameda


Louisiana in the House... Ann Goodly and Geno Delafose play Eagle's Hall


Great Expectations:  The Long Beach Bayou Festival headlining Keith Frank

Simi Valley Cajun Creole Music Festival


Step Rideau's West Coast Debut


Fort Lauderdale Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival


Jazz Fest 2000 

Debut CD Released by SF Bay Area's Andre Thierry

The Zen of Beausoleil  

Bay Area … Count Your Blessings


Boudreaux and Thibodeaux jokes (told by Marc Savoy and Michael Doucet at the Freight and Salvage on 3/20 (as recorded by Mark Philbrick).


Mardi Gras 2000

Balfa and Geno Toujours!


Untimely Death of Ed Luckenback

1999

The articles below can be found here

Little Malcolm and the House Rockers Save the Day

Bay Area Zydeco Extraganza Weekend

Queen Ida:  It's a Family Affair

Pinch Me!  I Woke Up Thinking I was in Louisiana This Weekend.

D.L. Menard Headlines 1999 Ardenwood Festival

Festival Acadiens 1999:  Too Much Fun (Not)!

Boozoo's Magic Sounds Plays Eagle's Hall,  Alameda

A La Carte, A La Park, San Francisco with Buckwheat Zydeco:

Lil Malcolm and the House Rockers Return to Alameda

Zydeco Extravaganza Weekend

The Fort Lauderdale Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival 

Good Vibrations: Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie Rocks the SF Bay Area

Review of Zydeco!   by Ben Sandmel with photographs by Rick Olivier.

A Great Weekend to Dance:  Leo and LeeRoy Thomas and the Benefit for Dick Richard

Tragic Death of Jimmy Domengeaux, Guitarist for Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

The 2nd Annual Zydeco Festival at Rock 'N Bowl

Balfa Toujours: Music to Make You Smile!

1998

The articles below can be found here

No Need to Leave Home!: Steve Riley, Geno Delafose and Sheryl Cormier Play the Bay Area

Sweat Fest (aka Festivals Acadiens)

True Confessions - from the Zydeco Extravaganza, Long Beach Festival and John Delafose Memorial.

Beausoleil, A National Treasure

The St. Francis of Assisi Zydeco Festival in East Palo Alto

And the Band Played On... Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Eagle's Hall

Kent Menard: The Spirit was Willing, but the Body....

Mardi Gras Marathon

Mona "Zydeco Queen" Wilson Shares Some Insights on the Broussard Family

Lil Malcolm Rocks the House

About the Bay Area Cajun Zydeco Music & Dance Scene

1997

The articles below can be found here.

The Ardenwood Festival

Heat and Dust and Festival Acadiens

Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers

Concretely Concord

"Roast Poullard"

A Great 4th of July Week on the Bay-ou.

New Orleans by the Pay....oops, I mean Bay.

Seattle's Urban Dance Camp, with Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, & New Orleans' dance instructor, Michael Seider.

The Buffalo Jambalaya Dance Camp by guest reporter, Michael Lusk.

What a Weekend! The Cajun-Zydeco Festival in Long Beach

Thomas "Red Velvet Slippers" Fields??

10 Days in Louisiana: A report from New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (or how I spent my Spring vacation).

C. J. Chenier and the Zydeco Blues

Filé Serves Up a Rich Gumbo at Eagle's Hall.

Geno Delafose and BeauSoleil visit the Bay Area

Boozoo Packs the House in Alameda

SRMP Photos

Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys photo archive
On this page you will find a selection of some of the photos I've taken of SRMP, dating back to 1996.
(I will be adding more photos to this page as soon as I can.)