Appalachian Country Cajun Dance Party
Featuring: Craig Woodward’s ‘Flying Engine Stringband’
& The ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Trio

Local Melbourne ‘Southern’ Roots music specialist Craig Woodward returns to Northcote’s Open Studio on Sunday April 29th to perform with two of his most celebrated line-ups in a night of Appalachian ‘Old Time Stringband’ and traditional Cajun/Creole dance music.

Flying Engine Stringband will perform a feature opening and closing set of hypnotic groove driven southern Appalachian style dance tunes in their traditional five-piece ‘stringband’ line-up of Fiddle’s, 5-string Banjo, Guitar, Banjolin & Double Bass

Open Studio regulars the ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Trio are one of Australia’s leading Cajun/Creole music acoustic ensembles and are dedicated practitioners of the tradition dance and social music of Rural Southwest Louisiana. Johnny Can’t Dance will perform a special mid show set featuring Cajun French vocal, Cajun accordion, fiddle’s, guitar & percussion.

Look forward to a night of Two-Steps, One-Steps, Breakdowns, Waltzes, Mountain Blues & Stomps from the Swamps!

$10/5con