HFVS Louisiana Dance Party Episode with Guest DJ, Johnette Downing (Podcast/Radio Show)

Posted on March 3, 2019 By Hilltown Families

Louisiana Dance Party Episode
with Guest DJ, Johnette Downing

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Hey, mudbugs, get ready to romp in the swamp and boogie on the bayou! Johnette Downing and Scott Billington take you on a rollicking ride through the landscape of Louisiana dance music, from the brass bands of New Orleans to the joyous Cajun and zydeco music of the southwest part of the state, to the rock and roll “big beat” of The Big Easy in the 1950s. Featured are such iconic artists as Fats Domino and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, along with selections from Johnette and Scott’s own Swamp Romp album. Laissez les bon temps roulez (let the good times roll)!

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March 2nd & 3rd, 2019
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Featured Video: “Bamboula Rhythm” – The bamboula rhythm is truly the heartbeat of New Orleans music, celebrated in all its spontaneous joy in this video, directed by the award-winning film maker Lily Keber. Accompanying Johnette Downing with Scott Billington are Roger Lewis, Kevin Harris and Kirk Joseph of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, along with the drummers from the Treme Brass Band, along with Mardi Gras Indian “Honey” Bannister and second line dancer Nicole Tate. “Bamboula Rhythm” brings the exuberance of a New Orleans street parade directly to you– perfect for children and their adults to dance along.

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PLAYLIST

Dirty Dozen Brass Band – “My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now” (Floating World/Retroworld)
Johnette Downing with Scott Billington “Bamboula Rhythm” (Wiggle Worm Records)
Shirley and Lee “Everybody’s Rockin’” (EMI Records)
Meters “They All Asked for You” (Warner Brothers Records)
Johnette Downing with Scott Billington “J’ai vu le loup, le renard et la bellete” (Wiggle Worm Records)
Papillon “Sugar ‘Sugah’ Bee” (Music for Little People)
Fats Domino – “Jambalaya” (Imperial Records)
Johnette Downing with Scott Billington “Who Got the Baby in the King Cake?” (Wiggle Worm Records)
Lemon Nash “Bourbon Street Parade” (Arhoolie Records)
Johnette Downing with Scott Billington “Mississippi River” (Wiggle Worm Records)
Louis Prima “Pennies From Heaven” (Capitol Records)
Pete Fountain “When the Saints Go Marching In” (Decca Records)
Johnette Downing with Scott Billington “Mudbug Boogie” (Wiggle Worm Records)
Michael Doucet and BeauSoleil “P’tit Galop Pour Mamou” (Rounder Records)
ReBirth Brass Band “Do Whatcha Wanna” (Rounder Records)