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Zydeco Sensation Hits Vancouver

Ok, ok, I know it sounds
strange. A 56 year old
mother of three, backed by a
rock band with her older

 

by Fred

 

brother on washboard, play-
ing accordian to a packed
throng giving the old Com-
modore Ballroon its biggest
workout since the last Queen
Ida and The Bon Temps
Zydeco band concert last
March.

Its true. Whats more its
the fourth time Queen Ida
and her brand of Cajan-
Zydeco music has packed
the place since she first
performed at the 1981 Van-
couver Folk festival. Zydeco
music is dance music...it is
fun music. You can’t sit still
or help but enjoy yourself
when you hear the strange
ethnic scratch of ‘‘Chili Wil-
lie on the bullet proof vest’’
(washboard played with fin-

Moody’s

The Moody Blues date at
the Vancouver Coliseum has
been moved ahead two days
to November 22.

by Dave Watson

 

     
     
   
   
   
   
   
 

Two years ago I drove
my aging Corolla to Seattle
to see the Moody Blues.
Well the Corolla has passed

  

 

Concert Date Changed -

on so the Moodys are con-
sideratly coming to Van-
couver’s Colesium.

Few groups can match
their 30 million plus in al-
bum sales and their suc-
cess can be attributed to the
variety of music they’ ve pro-
duced.

Most of the band has
survived the years with only

Mike Pinder (keyboards)

Attention Please
Students requirin3 strike
information on the situation
at Douglas College two (2)

emergency centres have
been set up,

D.C. S.S. at 50 6thst.
New West |
1011 Commercial Ave.

ph. no. 251-5995

disappearing, replaced by
Patrick Moraz of Yes. From
Art rock to Acid rock to The

‘bright pop rock of their three

latest albums The Moody
Blues have stayed on top of
the music scene. Their live
shows are unparalleled with
psychedelic lights, and great
sound. Get there early to
catch Stevie Ray Vaughn
and Double Trouble.

 

  
 

ger picks) augment the driv-
ing accordian of Queen Ida
Guillory with electric guitar,
drums, bass (and a mean
fiddle player) backing her
up.
The mood of the concert
last Friday night was one of
celebration;a Mardi Gras
happening with everyone in
a great mood and Queen Ida
herself presiding over us
singing in ancient french, of
how good it is to enjoy
yourself among friends.
The ancient french she
often sings in is the most
obvious sign that this is old
music. Since the early 17th
century when the Accadians
fled to Louisiana to mix with
the black-spanish-Indian
and English culture there,
Zydeco music has flourished
with the songs flowing from
generation to generation.
Ida Guillory grew up with
this music picking up accor-
dian at a very early age and
then giving it up when she
moved to California to raise

: became

    

Ridge Theater Hosts

a family. In 1975 she picked
it up again, formed what
the Bon Temps
Zydeco band and was ‘‘dis-
covered’. She now brings
her mixture of reggae, ska,
accadian and whatever else
she likes to the world with
near constant touring, sev-
eral albums,.a new single
and some of the sound track
ot Francis Coppola’s new
film Rumble Fish.

Queen Ida usually plays
the Commodore twice a year
and should be back in Feb-
ruary or March for another
sellout. Look out for her
single.

THE WHOLE NUTTY EPISODE

REALLY BLEW MY MIND

 

Nancy White

In this pop culture filled
with vacant love songs
spouting empty lyrics its
refreshing to find a perfor-

by Fred.

 

mer going against the norm
and doing so with a passion.
Nancy White, the self -
proclaimed ‘‘voice of liberal
guilt’ will be introducing
her new album Nancy -
White- Unexpected at the
Ridge Theatre on Thursday
the 17th.

White first hit the
Canadian public on the
weekly CBC program Sun-
day Morning, writing a song
a week on world news
events. Her satirical wit and
journalistic fervor regularly
reduced Reaganism to the
absurdity it is, along with
everything else considered
holy in this world...includ-
ing the Pope. Her solid
political stance has prevent-
ed_her from reaching the

hights of Canadian contemp-
oraries Gordon Lightfoot or
Anne Murrey but has won
her a sold following with
those who care about the
world around them and like
to laugh at it too.

Seats are reserved and
tickets are on sale at the
Ridge Theatre from 8:00-
10:00pm.,at Black Swan -
Records and at Octopus
Books East.Concert Thursday
November 17th at 8:30.

Ronk Show

There aren’t many artists
who go from Brecht to the
the Candyman in one per-
formance as Dave Van Ronk
can.His voice slides from a
whisper to a scream and his
guitar stylings are a text-
book for a generation of
musicians.

At the VECC 1895 Venables
Sun.Nov.20 8:00.Tickets at
Black Swan Records &Folk

Music Festival office 3271
Main