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Cajun Fiddle: Old & New

Dewey Balfa

Initial release : 1977

Folkways

Tracks

  • Sliding Notes: The Port Arthur Blues
  • Rolling Notes: Ma Chere Maman Creole
  • The Trill: My Pretty Little Christine
  • Blues in Cajun Fiddling Les Bars de la Prison
  • Drone Sound: Grand Mamou
  • Old Lonesome Sound: La Valse des Bombocheurs
  • Grandpa's Waltz
  • La Valse de Gran Bois
  • Indian on a Stump
  • Description of Mardi Gras Ceremony: Mardi Gras Song
  • Mardi Gras Song
  • Basile Cajun Hour: Intros, La Valse de Reno
  • Basile Cajun Hour: Commercials, Station Identification, Madeleine
  • 99 Years Waltz
  • The Cajun from Church Point
  • Allons a Lafayette
  • Interview on Cajun Singing: J'amerais Te Pardonner
  • Interview on Cajun Dances: Jolie Blon
  • Johnny Can't Dance
Musicians

  • Dewey Balfa - fiddle
  • Rodney Balfa - guitar
  • Dale Breaux - guitar
  • J.W. Pelisia - steel guitar
  • Allie Young - accordion
  • Ray Abshire - accordion
  • Weston Bergeaux - drums
  • Mamou Mardi Gras musicians
Credits

  • Recording, annotation - Tracy Schwarz
  • Cover design - John Cohen
  • Cover photo - Camilla Smith
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