Get Zydeco at the Fandango

By Tad Dickens, The Roanoke Times (full story)

Stanley Dural Jr. used to hate zydeco music. He hated its featured instrument, the accordion.

It was his father's music, his father's instrument. Dural was a Hammond B3 organ man into heavy funk, R&B, jazz and blues. Then he took a gig with "The King of Zydeco," Clifton Chenier. Soon, he learned to love his father's music. He discovered that in some respects, it was like the big band music he had been playing.

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The best of the spirits: Floyd Fandango Beer and Wine Festival

Floyd Fandango Beer and Wine Festival will premiere on July 4th and 5th, 2009 at the spectacular Blue Cow Pavilion, home of FloydFest. Only minutes’ drive from the town of Floyd, Virginia, the venue is located at milepost 170.5 on the serene stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The scenic beauty of this verdant parkway venue makes any event that happens there something special

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Breweries, Wineries, Vendors, Performers, Wine Outlets, and Beer & Wine enthusiasts in general - feel free to use the banners here to spread the word about the event, and to invite your friends to join you in the festivities.

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