Squeezebox Stompers Return to Simple Gifts Coffee House with Rockin’ Cajun, Zydeco, Blues & Swamp Pop Originals
Nothing will cure the mid-winter blahs faster than
attending the Squeezebox Stompers Show at Simple Gifts Coffee House on Saturday, January 14, at 7:30pm. Listening to the Squeezebox Stompers is like taking a
virtual stroll through the streets of the French Quarter. Their music is a unique mix of Cajun, Zydeco, Celtic, Country, blues, and jazz featuring accordion, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass and drums on Cajun waltzes, two-steps,
Delta blues, hoe-downs, swamp ballads, and original tunes. It’s all very lively and danceable foot-stompin’ music drawn from the traditions of American Roots Music.
Band leader Ralph Tufo was a founding member
of the four-time Boston Music Award winning Boogaloo Swamis. In addition to performing for over 30 years, Ralph has been a prolific songwriter, with over 40 songs to his credit. Other band members include Larry Plitt, winner of the 2007 Boston Folk Festival Singer/Songwriter Contest; multi-instrumentalist and former Boogaloo Swamis member, John Donahoe, who has performed on stage with many notable artists including Bill Monroe, Jonathan Edwards, Mickey Gilley, Shawn Colvin, Leon Russell, Buckwheat Zydeco,James Montgomery, and BB King; drummer Matt Beard, who most recently performed
with Down Dog; and Ron Chane who has been a member in the popular Boston-based bands, The Catalinas and Down Dog. To learn more about the Squeezebox Stompers,
visit www.squeezeboxstompers.com.
