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15th -17th August 2025

A joyous celebration of Cajun, Creole and Louisiana roots music, dance and culture set in the heart of the beautiful North Shropshire Lakelands!

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Big Weekend 2025

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Announcing the return of Randy Vidrine

Randy Vidrine hails from the heart of Cajun country in Ville Platte, Louisiana, just a stone’s throw away from the legendary Fred’s Lounge in Mamou.

its definitely a family affair.. well 2 families to be precise!

Firstly a daughter/father duo with strong roots in the bayous of Louisiana and the mountains of Kentucky. We’re super excited to announce the fabulous Dirk & Amelia Powel!!

Koray Broussard

From the incredible Broussard Dynasty, ‘This Opelousas, LA native is a third generation Zydeco musician; his father John, uncle Jeffrey and grandfather Delton are all legendary players in Southern Louisiana and beyond.’

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Koray Broussard & Ruben Moreno
From the rural sound of Delton’s string-based front porch performances to Koray’s club-ready R&B fusion, the genre has maintained its enduring relevance through adaptability and consistency. Koray is a full-time musician and leads his own band, the Zydeco Unit.
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Dirk & Amelia Powel
Daughter/father duo with strong roots in the bayous of Louisiana and the mountains of Kentucky. We're super excited to announce the fabulous Dirk & Amelia Powel!!
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Randy Vidrine
Randy Vidrine hails from the heart of Cajun country in Ville Platte, Louisiana, just a stone's throw away from the legendary Fred's Lounge in Mamou. Growing up in a French-speaking household, he was surrounded by the soulful sounds of Cajun music on the local radio. When he's not busy instructing, performing, or writing songs, you can find Randy tearing it up on stage with Cajun Tradition or jamming with The Forest Huval Band.
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Koray Broussard & Ruben Moreno
From the rural sound of Delton’s string-based front porch performances to Koray’s club-ready R&B fusion, the genre has maintained its enduring relevance through adaptability and consistency. Koray is a full-time musician and leads his own band, the Zydeco Unit.
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Dirk & Amelia Powel
Daughter/father duo with strong roots in the bayous of Louisiana and the mountains of Kentucky. We're super excited to announce the fabulous Dirk & Amelia Powel!!
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Randy Vidrine
Randy Vidrine hails from the heart of Cajun country in Ville Platte, Louisiana, just a stone's throw away from the legendary Fred's Lounge in Mamou. Growing up in a French-speaking household, he was surrounded by the soulful sounds of Cajun music on the local radio. When he's not busy instructing, performing, or writing songs, you can find Randy tearing it up on stage with Cajun Tradition or jamming with The Forest Huval Band.
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Zydeco Diamonds

The shining jewel in the crown of the European Zydeco scene, with a collective pedigree spanning 30 years!
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The William Bakerfield Band

Combining to create a journey performing their favourite Americana/Country/Bluegrass songs interspersed with songs written by Pete Wakefield to be enjoyed by any audience!
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The Barceló Brothers

Despite their young ages, they have travelled with their music to many festivals and venues in Ireland, UK, Spain and France, playing alongside some of the well-known names in the genre and spreading the joy of their music.
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Hazel Scott Playboys

The Hazel Scott Playboys have a special interest in playing the older, less well-known songs from the Cajun tradition, from the likes of Cleoma Breaux and Eva Touchet, alongside more popular Cajun dancehall classics
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Joli Blon Big Band

Joli Blon Big Band play a traditional Cajun repertoire of two steps, waltzes with vocal harmonies and are unusual in the UK for being an all women Cajun band
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Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries for over a decade now, chucking Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Swing, Soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves.
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The Weatherall Tothill Trio

Tony Weatherall is one of the pioneers on the uk cajun scene, starting with The Crayfish Five way back in the 1980's. He went on to play with The Companions Of The Rosy Hours, LeRue, The Hackney Ramblers and has been a long time member of The Boat Band
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Big Weekend 2025

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Festival Info

Welcome to the twelfth North Shropshire Big Weekend.

Where to stay

Our Campsite and local Camping and Caravan Sites, Hotels and Bed and Breakfast.

Festival Workshops

Every year we have workshops in Cajun and Zydeco styles. As well as instrument workshops in accordion, fiddle and scrubboard.

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Location

Welshampton Parish Hall
Station Road A495
Ellesmere
SY12 0PY

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Welshampton Parish Hall
Station Road A495
Ellesmere
SY12 0PY
Email: info@the-bigweekend.co.uk

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