Monday, May 28, 2007

onstage at mudbug

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above: a shot of us in action: left to right: jerry beach; tommy miller; john brown; doug duffey; doug johnson; mark smith; steve cagle
above foto: jacqueline trachsel

post show mudbug snaps

These are some shots I made after our show.
above: this was the scene from the stage immediately after we stopped playing! a tent FULL of people! that was cool!

above: Thomas Fields and the Zydeco Foot Stompers. we stayed and heard an hour of them.


above: Miss Abigail Edwards doing her thang in her pink cowgirl hat

above: Harvey Dillahunty getting ready for the crawfish eating contest
above: clockwise: Jacqueline Trachsel, Bill Hess, and Ada Duffey [my mom] eating a "blooming onion"

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Sunday, May 27, 2007

live video from 1st set @ mudbug


Robert Trudeau posted this video from early in our 1st set at mudbug madness... up close and personal! voila, le travail!

http://youtube.com/trudeau11

thank you Robert!

Saturday, May 26, 2007

some pre-show snaps from mudbug madness

i took a few snaps before the show during sound check; unfortunately i didn't get one of steve cagle [keyboards and trombone]. i expect to have some shots of the band in action and will post them AS soon as i get them!

it was a good show. we did 2 sets. we had a LOT of people. to all of you who came out and saw us today THANKS! ... and remember cds are available from:
above: doug johnson [bass] and mark smith [percussion]

above: john brown, sr. [drums]
above: jerry beach [guitar], mark smith [percussion], tommy miller [guitar]


Thursday, May 24, 2007

MUDBUG MADNESS PT 2

Had a call today and seems the band is expanding... more folks wanting to join in and jam... so i feel there will be mucho "madness" [to go with the name of the festival] and fun onstage... i'm putting on my referee hat!

thanks to robert trudeau for his mention on his blog ... as we say down heah "y'all come"...

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Mudbug Madness- Shreveport, Louisiana


Foto: Doug Duffey/New Orleans, May 7, 2007

I'll be playing the "MUDBUG MADNESS FESTIVAL" w/the band, in Shreveport, Louisiana: May 26, 2007- 11 AM... We'll be doing a mix of my original songs and some Louisiana standards... so for a funky rockin' good Louisiana time... be there!

Band lineup:

Doug Duffey- vocals/piano *
Tommy Miller- guitar/vocals
Jerry Beach- guitar/vocals *
Doug Johnson- bass/vocals
John Brown, Sr.- drums *
Mark Smith- percussion
Steve Cagle- organ/trombone [added May 24th]

[*member of the Louisiana Hall of Fame]

http://www.mudbugmadness.com