March Mornings at Fred's Lounge

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There aren't all that many places across the sleepy countryside of Acadiana where you'll find drinks flowing and music blaring before noon on a Saturday. But at Fred's Lounge in Mamou— it's like clockwork, and the clock is set precisely from 9 am to 1:30 pm, with only a few exceptions (i.e. Mardi Gras. More on that in a bit.) Dubbed the birthplace of Cajun music, this morningtime dancehall has been around since 1948 and has made its mark worldwide. Despite regular visitors from the Brits and Aussies though, chances are 7 to 1 that you'll grasp bits of the local French language while you're there—if you can hear at all over the sound of Cajun accordions and fiddles straining away at their two-steps, which perform doubly for the patrons as well as for the listeners at home, tuning into KVPI's weekly Fred's Lounge Radio Broadcast. Here is what's on the schedule for this month: 

Mardi Gras Weekend Schedule

If you aren't an early bird, this is your only chance all year to party with Tante Sue until the late old hour of 5 pm., and on Monday until 11! Don't miss it!

March 2: Don Fontenot, 9 am–5 pm.

March 4: Don Fontenot and The Prairie Cajuns, 9 am–1 pm; Ray Abshire, 2 pm–6 pm; Jamie Berzas, 7 pm–11 pm. 

March 5: Troy LeJeune, 9 am–5 pm. 

[Read our Arts & Entertainment Editor Jordan LaHaye (a Mamou native)'s Guide to Mamou Mardi Gras from last year's February issue: We'd like to lead you on a wild chicken chase.]

March Saturdays

All shows are  9 am–1:30 pm. 

March 9: Donny Broussard

March 16: Lafayette Rhythm Devils 

March 23: Donny Broussard 

March 30: Troy LeJeune

[Read about writer Alex Cook's experience at Fred's in this story from our October 2010 issue: Making Merry in Mamou.]