Lil’ Brian and the Travelers….

One of my highlights from the over holiday weekend was getting to experience some live and amazing and authentic Zydeco Funk at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware.

The featured band is called “Lil’ Brian and the Travelers”. And, indeed true to their name, they had traveled all the way from Dallas, Texas for the gig.

The show was outstanding, the crowd large and the applause  passionate. They were there as part of “Sydney’s Music Revival at Bethany Blues” created by my dear friend, Jazz and Blues Professional Promoter Sydney Artz. She been booking fantastic live performances at the venue located at 18385 Coastal Highway in Lewes, Delaware for the last couple of years and she has other amazing live performances scheduled each Friday night through at least the end of May, 2012 (shows begin at 8 PM).

I’m not sure when Lil’ Bryan will be back in this neck of the woods, but I hope to catch it when they are.

Michael Tisserand, author of “The Kindom of Zydeco”, called"Lil' Brian a “trailblazer in the spirit of Clifton Chenier and Buckwheat Zydeco- revs up his mighty sound on FUNKY NATION. This is great music, hard-driving and irresistible." 

I snapped some live action shots of Lil’ Brian and the Travelers with my iPhone and I told Sydney that I would share them. So here they are, and remember – the next time you find yourself in Rehoboth Beach/Lewes, Delaware on a Friday night, swing by and catch Sydney’s Music Revival, you’ll be glad you did!

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Lil’ Brian and the Travelers performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


Lil’ Brian (on mic) and the Travelers performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


An enthusiastic crowd dances at the Lil’ Brian and the Travelers as they perform live at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


Lil’ Brian smiles at the crowd’s enthusiastic reception as they perform live at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse

Lil’ Brian and the Travelers performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


Lil’ Brian and the Travelers performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


The astounding drummer of Lil’ Brian and the Travelers glances stage left right moments before performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


Lil’ Brian and the Travelers performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


Lil’ Brian and the Travelers performing at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse


The ever-memorable, Mid-Atlantic legend, Jazz and Blues enthusiast Sydney Arts introduces Lil’ Brian and the Travelers prior to their gig at Bethany Blues in Lewes, Delaware on Friday, April 6, 2012 courtesy of Sydney’s Music Revival. Photograph © 2012 Michael Sprouse