River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs

When The Zydeco Hogs play the air is filled with the spirit of Louisiana French music. You feel the ragged joy of Cajun two-steps and Zydeco blues. You can almost smell the garlic and the stewing oysters, the humidity rises a few points and suddenly this isn’t Connecticut anymore.”

— Ed McKeon, New Britain Herald
River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs bring the exuberant sounds of the steamy bayous of southwestern Louisiana to the hills of New England. The Zydeco Hogs cook up a spicy musical gumbo that combines the traditional sounds of the button accordion and washboard with a driving, syncopated beat.
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The Hogs have appeared multiple times at the prestigious Rhythm & Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI and Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA. Other major festivalsThe Hogs have been featured at include the Great Blue Heron Festival in Sherman, NY, the 4th Annual Blues & BBQ Festival in Westprot CT, the annual Daffodil Fest in Meriden, CT, the Green Harbor Roots & Blues Fest in Marshfield MA, the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill NY, the 9th Annual Fort Lauderdale Crawfish Festival in Fort Lauderdale FL and the Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Goshen CT. The Zydeco Hogs have been knocking audiences out at festivals, town green concerts, dances and clubs all over the Northeast for over twenty years now.