Traditional Cajun Fiddle

Dewey Balfa and Tracy Schwarz

Folkways

Subtitled: Instruction By Dewey Balfa and Tracy Schwarz.

Tracks

• Open Strings of Standard A 440 tuning
• Unisons and Octaves in the A chord
• Unisons and Octave in the D chord
• Doubling the strings in the A chord
• Doubling the strings in the D chord
• Doubling the strings in the E chord
• Line A1, "J'etais au bal hier (au) soir"
• Line A2, tune #1
• Lines A1 & A2, tune #1
• Line A3, tune #1
• Line A4, tune #1
• Lines A3 & A4, tune #1
• Lines A1 thru A4, tune #1
• Lines A1 thru A4, tune #1, at near normal speed
• Line B1, tune #1
• Line B2, tune #1
• Lines B1 & B2, tune #1
• Line B3, tune #1
• Line B4, tune #1
• Lines B3 & B4, tune #1
• Lines B1 thru B4, tune #1, slow
• Lines B1 thru B4, tune #1, at near normal speed
• Parts A & B, tune #1
• First half, line A1, "Jolie Blon"
• 2nd half, line A1, "Jolie Blon"
• Whole line A1, "Jolie Blon"
• 1st half, line A2, "Jolie Blon"
• 2nd half, line A2, "Jolie Blon"
• Whole line A2, "Jolie Blon"
• Lines A3 & A4, "Jolie Blon"
• Line B1, "Jolie Blon"
• Line B2, "Jolie Blon" 201 Jolie Blon - at normal speed with guitar accompaniment
• Open Strings of the Lower G Standard Tuning
• Octave and Doubling the Strings in the F chord
• Key of C tune: "Perrodin Two Step" at slow speed
• Introduction to Shuffle Type Bowing
• Perrodin Two Step at near normal speed
• Perrodin Two Step at normal speed with guitar
• Doubling the Strings in the Bb chord (for key of F)
• Key of F tune slow: "Grandpa's Waltz"
• Octave and Doubling in the A chord (for key of D)
• Key of D tune slow:"La Valse de Gran Bois"
• Open Strings of Indian On the Stump Tuning
• Octave and Unisons of Indian on the Stump Tuning
• Shuffling the Bow for part 3, "Indian on the Stump"
• Slow version of "Indian on the Stump"
• Chords for 2nd Fiddle Bassing
• Straight Bassing the 2nd fiddle on the "Perrodin Two Step"
• Rhythm Bow Bassing the 2nd fiddle on the "Perrodin Two Step"
• Shuffle Bow Bassing the 2nd fiddle on the "Perrodin Two Step"
• Regular Waltz and Two-Time Waltz: "Gran Mamou" and "Mademoiselle, Quoi Tu Veux Manger?"
• Straight Bassing the 2nd Fiddle on "Jolie Blon"
• Rhythm Bow Bassing the 2nd fiddle on "Jolie Blon"
• Shuffle Bow Bassing the 2nd fiddle on "Jolie Blon"
• Modern Cajun 2nd fiddle: tune #1, slow, and normal speed
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• Dewey Balfa - fiddle
• Tracy Schwarz - fiddle