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Cajun French Music Association - LeCajun Awards Nominations 2002
The "Le Cajun" Music Awards Ceremony and Festival features Cajun music, food, crafts, and the "Le Cajun" Music Awards presentation. "Le Cajun," the award's name, is a coveted award much like a Grammy and honors outstanding musicians exclusively in the field of Cajun music. It honors the "best of the best" of recorded Cajun music for the past year. This annual reunion is dedicated to the preservation, enhancement, promotion and appreciation of the Cajun French music, language, and heritage. 2002 "Le Cajun" Music Awards Ceremony and Festival AUGUST 16th, 17th & 18th, 2002 Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana Price: 3 day package is $15, 1 day ticket is $6 FRIDAY: AUGUST 16, 2002 Doors Open At 6:00 pm LeCajun Awards Show starts at 8:00 pm STAGE BAND IS DON FONTENOT AND LES AMIS DE LA LOUISIANE 10:00 pm -11:30 pm DON WILL PERFORM FOR DANCING SATURDAY: AUGUST 17, 2002 9:00 am doors open 9:45 am opening ceremonies 10:00 am - 11:30 am CHILDREN BAND 11:45 am - 1:15 pm KENNETH THIBODEAUX 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm LEE BENOIT & THE BAYOU STOMPERS 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm PAUL DAIGLE AND CAJUN GOLD 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm RODNEY THIBODEAUX AND TOUT LES SOIR 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm KEVIN NAQUIN & THE OSSUN PLAYBOYS 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm JASON FRY, TRAVIS MATTE & LAGNIAPPE SUNDAY: AUGUST 18,2002 9:00 am doors open 9:00 am - 9:45 am Harry LeFleur and String Band 10:00 am - 11:30 am CHILDREN BAND 11:45 am - 1:15 pm JACKIE CALLIER AND CAJUN COUSINS 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm WALTER MOUTON AND THE SCOTT PLAYBOYS 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm JAMBAYALA CAJUN BAND 2002 Plaque Awards Ceremony AUGUST 4th, 2002 Rice Festival Building Crowley, Louisiana LE CAJUN NOMINEES FOR 2002 Note: Only CFMA members can vote on the nominees. The vote is done by mail and CFMA members should be recieving their ballot around June 28, 2002. Also, where possible, I have added a link to sites where you can hear portions of the music that has been nominated for an award. If you have better links to listen to the nominee's music, please email me at [email protected] FIDDLER OF THE YEAR Jamey Bearb (fiddler with Jay Cormier's band (Listen) Courtney Granger (winner) Rufus Thibodeaux ACCORDIONIST OF THE YEAR Jimmy Breaux Gary Bertrand (from the band a Touch of Cajun around Beaumont band site) (winner) Kevin Naquin (band site) FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Ashley Hayes (from the band FueFollett - Listen) Brittany Polaski (from the band FueFollett - Listen) (winner) Eva Touchet MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Jamey Bearb (vocalist with Jay Cormier's band (Listen) Wade Bernard (from Golden Meadow, read about here) (winner) Ed Gary (of Ed Gary and the Louisiana Cajun Aces - Listen) BEST FIRST RECORDING OF THE YEAR La Vie Dun Cajun - Wade Bernard (winner) Deux Vies Pour Te Donner - Jay Cormier (Listen) Mon et Mes Ami - Brian Smith (read about) BEST ALBUM/CD OF THE YEAR Deux Vies Pour Te Donner - Jay Cormier (Listen) Belle Louisiane - FueFollett (from the FueFollett CD - Listen) (winner) AuCoup D'eclair - Kevin Naquin (band site) SONG OF THE YEAR (winner) Belle Louisiane - Zachary Richard - Songwriter / Brittany Polaski - Vocals (from the FueFollett CD - Listen) J'rever 'a Pop et Mom - August Broussard - Songwriter / Vocals Un Homme Chanceux - John and Jamie Gary - Songwriters / John Gary - Vocals (on Kevin Naquin's CD AuCoup D'eclair) BAND OF THE YEAR Jay Cormier and Cajun Country (Listen) FueFollett (Listen) (winner) Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys (band site) Listen to Clarence's Baton Rouge Cajun and Zydeco Radio program KBRH AM 1260 every Sunday from 12 Noon - 2pm. Clarence's Cajun and Zydeco web pages: Cajun and Zydeco Radio Guide, Clarence's radio program, Baton Rouge Cajun, Zydeco and Blues Schedule, Cajun dictionary & language, Cajun musician jam sessions, lessons, instruments Cajun Zydeco schedules: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette Top 40 songs: Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, Mardi Gras, Cajun Christmas, Louisiana Blues Clarence's Baton Rouge web pages: Clarence's radio program, KBRH 1260 AM WBRH 90.3 FM schedule, Jobs, Newspaper TV, planetarium and IMAX theatre Blues, Mardi Gras 2004, Links, Clarence's insider's guide for tourism in Baton Rouge, Clarence's restaurant and hotel reviews, Downtown tourism, Downtown restaurants, Downtown Farmers Market, Downtown Main Street Market, Downtown & Intown Neighborhood Guide Clarence's Louisiana web pages: Louisiana Newspapers Louisiana TV stations Louisiana festivals Clarence's insider's guide for tourism in Louisiana These are all non-profit hobbies of mine so I hope you enjoy them! Merci, [email protected] Home Site index |