2009.07.25
Second-line horns, zydeco accordion and a half-hour of pouring rain
Crowd, under tarps, hears Louisiana music
About 5:15 p.m., the rain started falling hard for about a half-hour. Workers pulled out tarps to cover gear and people at the folklife stage, where members of Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas and with members of Hot 8 Brass Band played through it.
The Hot 8, from New Orleans, and accordionist/singer Nathan Williams, from Lafayette, La., had seen worse in their lives. At least a hundred listeners got soaked and danced along, then followed The Hot 8 on a second-line parade up the main path, with an assist by folklife stage host Jon Lohman, decked out in a nutty Mardi Gras outfit.
By then, the rain has slowed considerably. As the parade neared the holler stage, a rainbow was arcing toward the main stage.
Second-line parade up main path
Rainbow arcs beyond the site
