11th Annual Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete 2012

[jakstall]

Are you tired of cold weather? Do you want to play your dulcimer with great people and enjoy some good food? Mark your calendars for the 11th Annual Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete March 8-11, 2012 in Port Allen, Louisiana. Port Allen is on I-10 just across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge and only about an hour from New Orleans.

Details and a registration form are available at the Lagniappe Dulcimer Society Web Site.

Our 2012 lineup includes Tull Glazener, Maureen Sellers, Neal and Colleen Walters, Guy George, Margaret Wright, Denise Guillory, Mary Z. Cox and more. The fete begins with a concert on Thursday evening (although we offer 2 pre-fete workshops on Thursday afternoon for a nominal fee, all of which goes to the instructor) and is in full swing Friday and Saturday (March 9-10). We close out Sunday morning with a gospel jam. The Fete is held in the newly remodeled West Baton Rouge Parish Community Center and the West Baton Rouge Museum. There are concerts each night, lots of good workshops for dulcimer players (both mountain and hammered) of all skill levels and lots of opportunities to jam.

Come pass a good time with us! Laissez Le Bon Temps Roulet!

[harpmaker]

I want to attend but I think the budget is going to keep me away this year.

[Heidi]

OK smarty-pants, you can spell Lagniappe but can you say it? And since when do dulcimers have feet? *joke* I don’t suppose its pronounced lag-knee-ap-pee, is it?

When I visited New Orleans, I asked a local for directions. I realized I was sunk. Pronouncing and spelling French are completely irrelevant, so trying to follow street signs was a joke.

A number of years ago, my brilliant state actually ran a national ad campaign, and paid millions of dollars to an ad agency for: “No noise. Illinois.” Brilliant! No? – In case you don’t know, the “s” in Illinois is silent (Yep! Those dastardly French were at it again.) They should have asked me. For one million, I’d give them “Oh boy! Illinois! ™“

Sorry. I went off on a tangent... I would like to know how to pronounce your fest…

[harpmaker]

I pronounce it as Lan Yap....which is probably wrong.

[folkfan]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/ ... =lagniappe

Lan yap

[halfpint]

I pronounce it as Lan Yap....which is probably wrong.

That is how all our Louisiana friends pronounce it so I assume you are correct.

I like the meaning of the word Lagniappe - a small gift given to a customer - which is what we do when we play our dulcimers for others.

Dawn

[harpmaker]

Looks like I will be able to go after all. Yahoo! I really like this festival.....good people, good music, good times.

[Guy George]

Sharrie, Chip and I will be there teaching , Steel Drum , Hammered Dulcimer , Whistle, Ukulele, and Penny Whistle .... Can't wait and Love the Food .. I'll have some steel drums set up to try ... see you there "Y"all .......

[JoeBesse]

Harpmaker is the closest in his pronunciation. "Lan-yap", which means something extra in French. Some merchants will give you something "lagniappe" when business is good, such as buying fruit or vegetables, or what have you. Sometimes a car dealer will give you something "lagniappe" when buying a car. If you attend our festival mext month some "lagniappe" you might get would be a piece of "boudin", or "cracklin", or maybe even some "boiled crawfish". Come pass a good time with us "cher"!!!!!

joebesse@aol.com
Cajun dulcimerist