The Cajun Squeezebox Shootout

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Various Artist Description: Louisiana’s Cajun country is well known for its loving friendly folks, rich and spicy food, picturesque moss laden bayous, and of course its exciting Cajun music. This CD includes a collection of Cajun classics by some of the best known and hottest Cajun performers for your enjoyment. Close your eyes as the musicians and you’ll be in Louisiana for a Cajun Saturday Night good time! Release Date: 1988 Record Label: Swallow Records Tracks 1. Jolie Blonde – Dewey Balfa Friends 2. Poor Hobo – Austin Pitre Evangeline Playboys 3. Marie – Aldus Roger Lafayette Playboys 4. I Love My Saturday Night – Jim Olivier 5. Let Me Talk To Your Heart – Belton Richard 6. Two Step A Paul – Paul Daigle Cajun Gold 7. A Musician’s Life – Nathan Abshire 8. Les Veuves De La Coulee – Michael Doucet / Beausoliel 9. Grand Mamou – Dewey Balfa

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Looking for information on acadian history in louisiana, such as what did the early cajuns eat, when they first got to louisiana.

Here are some good references:

http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/music/history.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_music

http://www.balfatoujours.com/cajuns.html

http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~jmeaux/cajun.html