Celebrate Cajun music with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

The high-energy, rocking Cajun music of Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys returns to the historic stage of the Earlville Opera House (EOH) at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20 in honor of the opera house’s 40th anniversary. Riley, of Mamou La., is a widely acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion and its singularly powerful sound.

The Mamou Playboys include some of the finest musicians in south Louisiana: Kevin Wimmer is one of Cajun music's most eloquent voices on the fiddle. Sam Broussard generates a cyclone of guitar. Kevin Dugas on drums and Brazos Huval on bass are a Cadillac V-8 of a rhythm section!

This is more than a traditional Cajun band - they take adventurous excursions from their Cajun dance hall roots to incorporate zydeco, swamp pop, and roots rock. The EOH will be offering patrons free dance lessons at 7 p.m. in both the Cajun Waltz and Two-stepping.

For more information, including ticket prices and to reserve seats, call 315-691-3550 or order online at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com. The Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street at Route 12B in Earlville. The theater is wheelchair-accessible with a ramp and a lift.

Earlville Opera House events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and through the generosity of Earlville Opera House members.

Patricia Lockwood-Blais is the executive director of the Earlville Opera House.