Balfa Toujours Concert History

Balfa Toujours ("Balfa still and forever") is a cajun band based in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA. They take their inspiration from Dewey Balfa and the Balfa Brothers, describing their goal as "to keep the music alive and healthy; we do not try to preserve it as if it were a museum piece, but neither do we change it purely for the sake of modernization."

Date Concert Venue Location
May 05, 2007
Balfa Toujours The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Aug 13, 2006
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Edmonton Folk Music Festival" / Blind Boys of Alabama / The Duhks / Solas / Greg Brown / Sarah Harmer / David Bromberg / Baka Beyond / Jason Collett / Rodrigo y Gabriela / K'naan / Bettye LaVette / Balfa Toujours / Iris Dement / Feist / The Wailin' Jennys / Dirk Powell / Kiran Ahluwalia / Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir / Teddy Thompson / Hawksley Workman Show all bands
Gallagher Park Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aug 12, 2006
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Edmonton Folk Music Festival" / Bruce Cockburn / Eileen Ivers / Kiran Ahluwalia / Rodrigo y Gabriela / David Bromberg / Balfa Toujours / Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir / K'naan / The Wailin' Jennys / Dirk Powell / Feist / Hawksley Workman / The Duhks / Peter Rowan / Solas / Compadres / Ricky Skaggs / The Holmes Brothers / Bettye LaVette / Sarah Harmer / Baka Beyond / The Waifs / Jason Collett / Teddy Thompson Show all bands
Gallagher Park Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Aug 11, 2006
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
"Edmonton Folk Music Festival" / The Duhks / Eileen Ivers / Kiran Ahluwalia / Balfa Toujours / Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir / Susan Tedeschi / The Waifs / Feist / Hawksley Workman / Compadres / The Holmes Brothers / Peter Rowan / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / The Neville Brothers / K'naan / Dirk Powell Show all bands
Gallagher Park Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jul 30, 2006
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Iris Dement / Adrienne Young & Little Sadie / Balfa Toujours / Rory Block / Campbell Brothers / Dirk Powell / The Lee Boys
Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
Jul 29, 2006
Floydfest
"Floydfest" / Eddie From Ohio / Jake Shimabukuro / Los Lobos / Donna the Buffalo / Campbell Brothers / Balfa Toujours / Dirk Powell / The Lee Boys / Adrienne Young & Little Sadie / The Avett Brothers
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Floydfest Floyd, Virginia, United States
Feb 27, 2006
Red Stick Ramblers / Balfa Toujours Nitetown Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
May 01, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Roy Book Binder / Mollie O'Brien / Alison Krauss + Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas / The Little Rascals / Sam Bush / Gospel Jubilators / Timmy Abell / Darrell Scott / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Alberti Flea Circus / Pat Flynn / Donna the Buffalo / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Zoe Speaks / David Holt / Brack Llewellyn / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Buddy Miller / The Greencards / Joe Smothers / Scott Ainslie / Br549 / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Joe Thompson / Tony Ellis / Bob Carlin / Pete Wernick / Happy Traum / Rodney Crowell / John Cowan / Hayes Carll / George Hege Hamilton V / George Hamilton IV / The Chieftains / The Crooked Jades / Balfa Toujours / The Avett Brothers / Richard Watson / The Tony Rice Unit / CanJoe John / Allison Moorer / Mary Flower / Jack Lawrence / Pete & Joan Wernick / Jim Lauderdale / Mel Jones / Billy Jonas / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Peter Rowan / Shana Banana / Eustace Conway / Charles Welch / Local Boys / The Kruger Brothers / Bob Hill / Bernie Leadon / Doc Watson / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Laura Boosinger / Si Kahn Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 30, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Doc Watson / Joe Smothers / Roland White / John Jorgenson Quintet / Local Boys / Jack Lawrence / Henry Butler / Deer Clan Singers / Dixie Dawn / Eustace Conway / Laura Boosinger / Peter Rowan / Del McCoury Band / Railroad Earth / Tater Tate / The Nashville Bluegrass Band / Gigi Dover / The Little Rascals / The Chieftains / Bob Hill / Pat Flynn / Sam Bush / Corey Harris / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Bobby Hicks / Pete & Joan Wernick / Zoe Speaks / Etta Baker / CanJoe John / The Wilders / The Avett Brothers / John Mooney / Balfa Toujours / Richard Watson / The Crooked Jades / Hayes Carll / Allison Moorer / Billy Jonas / George Hamilton IV / Scott Ainslie / Jerry Douglas / King Wilkie / Robin & Linda Williams / John Cowan / Robert Lockwood, Jr. / Mary Flower / Alberti Flea Circus / Si Kahn / Jim Lauderdale / Shana Banana / The Kruger Brothers / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Darrell Scott / Donna the Buffalo / Daybreak / Gospel Jubilators / Stillhouse Bottom Band / Tony Ellis / Roy Book Binder / Old School Freight Train / Ricky Skaggs / Timmy Abell / Happy Traum / David Holt / The Tony Rice Unit / Earl Scruggs / Tim O'Brien / George Hege Hamilton V / Bryn Bright / Charles Welch / Jeff Little / The Duhks / Tony Rice / The Waybacks / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Brack Llewellyn / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Pete Wernick / Mel Jones / The Greencards / Rodney Crowell Show all bands
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Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 29, 2005
MerleFest
"MerleFest" / Tony Ellis / John Jorgenson Quintet / Timmy Abell / Dixie Dawn / Happy Traum / Mollie O'Brien / Roy Book Binder / Sam Bush / Doc Watson / Darrell Scott / Local Boys / The Hushpuppies (NC) / Zoe Speaks / The Little Rascals / CanJoe John / Wayfaring Strangers / Hayes Carll / Josh Pinkham & The Pinkham Family Band / Corey Harris / John Mooney / The Waybacks / Mary Flower / Jerry Douglas / Jim Lauderdale / Allison Moorer / Caroline Herring / Joe Smothers / Jack Lawrence / Shana Banana / Scott Ainslie / The Kruger Brothers / Tracy Bonham / Tony Rice / Carl Jones & Beverly Smith / Béla Fleck & The Acoustic Trio / Peter Rowan / Si Kahn / Bryn Bright / Eustace Conway / Jay Ungar & Molly Mason / Donna the Buffalo / Old School Freight Train / Daybreak / Railroad Earth / Pat Flynn / Gigi Dover / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / The Crooked Jades / Jeff Little / David Holt / Tim O'Brien / The Tony Rice Unit / John Cowan / The Avett Brothers / Alberti Flea Circus / Brack Llewellyn / Balfa Toujours / Pete & Joan Wernick / The Wilders / Charles Welch / Mel Jones / Billy Jonas / Richard Watson / Tony Trischka / Robin & Linda Williams / The Greencards / R.G. Absher & Extra Measure / Pete Wernick / The Duhks / Laura Boosinger / Bob Hill Show all bands
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Apr 24, 2005
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
"New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" / Little Freddie King / Basin Street Sheiks / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Hot 8 Brass Band / Danza / Rosie Ledet / Charles Teony / King Karl / Tommy McLain / Brotherhood Of Groove / Troy Andrews / Jerry Portnoy / Leigh "Lil' Queenie" Harris / Charlie Musselwhite / Brian Wilson / Ingrid Lucia / Juanes / Warren Storm / The Wild Magnolias / John Lee & The Heralds Of Christ / Rosalia De Cuba / Young Magnolias / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Ba Cissoko / Luther Kent / Unstoppable Gospel Singers / Julieta Venegas / Hackberry Ramblers / Phil Phillips / Lance Ellis / Mighty Chariots Of Fire / Carlos Nakai / Popular Ladies SAPC / Lurrie Bell / Carey bell / Campbell Brothers / Olympia Aide / James Cotton / Sista Teedy & Umami / Jon Cleary / Chris Thomas King / Alvin Batiste / Nelly / G. Love & Special Sauce / Johnson Extension / Curtis Fuller / Otis Joseph & Zamar / 007 / Balfa Toujours / Smokie Norful / New Birth Brass Band / Hammond State Strawberry Jammers / Bob French / Rebirth Brass Band / Almas Gemelas / Fury of Five / Creole Jazz Serenaders with Don Vappie / C.c. Adcock / Intercollegiate Gospel Choir / Dr. John / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / La Excelencia / Ninth Ward Hunters / Jazz Messengers Legacy Band / Tyrone Foster & The Arc Singers / Irvin Mayfield Jr. / Roy Roget & the Sons of the Bayouneers / Victor Manuelle / Dimensions Of Faith / Voices of Distinction / Cyril Neville & The Uptown Allstars / New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section / Jeff & Vida / the iguanas / Rockin' Jake / Native Nation Intertribal Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nov 09, 2004
Balfa Toujours Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Mar 01, 2000
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / Balfa Toujours
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The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Jul 23, 1999 –
Jul 25, 1999
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Ani Di Franco / Andes Manta / Balfa Toujours / Bob Malone / Bourqud Bernard & Lapage / cheryl wheeler / Cry Cry Cry / Eddie From Ohio / Ellis Paul / ferron / Greg Brown / Harmonious Wail / The Ivy Vine Players / Jack Hardy / Karen Savoca / The Kennedys / Laurie's Stories / L.J. Booth / Moxy Früvous / Mustard's Retreat / The Nields / Pamela Means / Peter Mulvey / Roger The Jester / Sam Pacetti / Stacey Earle / The Storycrafters / Susan Werner / The Tony Trischka Band / Vance Gilbert Show all bands
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Long Hill Farm Hillsdale, New York, United States
Apr 23, 1999
Balfa Toujours Tower Records New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jun 15, 1996
Balfa Toujours

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Linn Park Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Jul 29, 1995
Cambridge Folk Festival 1995 Saturday
Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Elvis Costello / Tim & Mollie O'Brien & The O'Boys / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Leon Rosselson / Keb Mo / Coope, Boyes & Simpson / Chris While & Julie Matthews / Oige / Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Guy Clark / Edward 2nd / Balfa Toujours / Capercaillie Show all bands
Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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