Résumé From a respected music, dance and theatrical family on the Isle of Wight, Phil has been playing traditional music for over forty years. He is a leading exponent of the Cajun and Zydeco accordion and also does a tidy job on playing folk music on the melodeon and anglo concertina. He is one of the few Creole style fiddle players this side of the Atlantic and has appeared with many legendary figures in the Louisiana roots music world. The War Horse Music School Recently one of ten nationwide selected for the March 2012 War Horse Folk Music School at the National Theatre, London, studying folk music for the stage under John Tams, John Kirkpatrick, Nancy Kerr and Chris Parkinson. Awards Recipient of the third place gold cup in the 2012 Squeezebox Shootout contest for Cajun accordion players in Jennings, Louisiana Joint nominee second place in the 2000 Cajun French Music Association Prix Dehors de Nous awards Joint winner for Cajunweb Award Best Zydeco CD in Europe, 2005 Key Appearances Pre 2012: Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival Belladrum Festival with Grammy Nominee Lisa Haley and the Zydekats Glastonbury Festival with Joli Blon Cajun Band 100 Club, fronting the Red Hot Louisiana Band Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London Rendezvous des Cajuns TV Show, Eunice, Louisiana 2012: Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival The Stables, Wavendon with Dan Raza and the Shrouds Louisiana Mardi Gras Pontchartrain Festival, France American Festival, Belgium Ealing Blues Club Past bands The Zyderythmics' Web Site Archive  ZigaZag Cajun Band Archive Cajun Spirit		Current Lineups: Phil Underwood Solo Phil is launching his solo career in 2012, playing British Folk music, Irish, Cajun and Creole, Blues and Appalachian music on One Row Accordion, Melodeon, Anglo Concertina, Fiddle, Guitar and Percussion. He is writing and performing new songs in a traditional style and, with the War Horse Music School experience under his belt, is planning some exciting stage projects and a solo CD Colin and the Crawfish Cajun and Creole Band The new band on the block, but with extensive experience, the five piece Colin and the Crawfish have already made their mark at ZydecoZity Festival, Holland, Saulieu Nuits Cajuns Festival and the Bristol Cajun and Zydeco Festival in 2011. And are set for gigs across Europe and the UK in 2012, including a new CD in the making www.reverbnation.com/colinandthecrawfish The Creole Brothers Duo A unique musical hommage to the great Louisiana Creole musicians, Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, Bébé and Éraste Carrière, Albert Chevalier and many others. Already debuted at the Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival their next 2012 engagement is at the legendary Ealing Blues Club, recently reopened by Charlie Watts of the Stones. From the roots of zydeco, the push and pull, rub and scrub La La music of the Creole people. Dark, smoky, crowded clubs in Lawtell and Opelousas and Lafayette. Bodies moving closely in rhythm. Driving fiddle, pumping accordion, vocals that can cut corn bread. Blues that tear at your heart. Dances you wouldn't want your daughter to know. Charlie Skelton is one of the hottest roots fiddle players around, Phil Underwood learned Creole music directly from Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot and has played in the black clubs of Lafayette, Louisiana. Zydeco Style Dance Teaching Great Zydeco and Cajun dance tuition. Phil is a Louisiana experienced teacher who learned Zydeco and Cajun dancing first hand in the clubs of Louisiana. His simple yet effective teaching technique enables the basics to be picked up in about ten minutes. After that he teaches lots of fun things you can do with the dance, and the world's your crawfish!

Our musicians are experienced professionals, including many years of playing weddings, parties, corporate functions, festivals, concerts, pubs and clubs. We are all friendly and approachable and want you to be satisfied with our service. We will work with you to make your event a success, we are flexible and sensitive to the flow of your event. All acts are available to play anywhere in the World. We are covered for Public Liability insurance through the Musicians' Union

We can also - uniquely - offer a short lesson in Cajun and Zydeco dance. it's a perfect complement to the music, which guests find really enjoyable and helps the dancing go with a swing.I

For a quote for either band or dance teachers please contact Phil by one of the means above MySpace:

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