Posts Tagged ‘abshire’
Nathan Abshire – Pine Grove Blues Still video
Nathan Abshire’s Pine Grove Blues. Often called the best cajun accordion player ever. This is my first youtube effort.
Duration : 0:3:42
Cajun – Nathan Abshire – French Blues – slide
Cajun accordionist Nathan Abshire’s “French Blues”. One of his best songs. Slide is my tribute to a Louisiana crawfish boil. I hope, for you Louisiana natives who have moved away, or a friend of Louisiana culture, you enjoy the music, and can smell and taste the mudbugs.
Duration : 0:2:36
Cajun accordion – Nathan Abshire – Hey negresse
Nathan abshire and the Balfa brothers playing hey negresse + Dewey Balfa interview – extracted from the documentary “Dedans le sud de la Louisiane” – 1974
Duration : 0:3:35
Cajun – Nathan Abshire – Pine Grove Blues – Accordion
My rarest video of cajun accordionist Nathan Abshire. Here playing his famous Pine Grove Blues (Ma’ Negresse).Filmed at Fred’s Lounge in Mamou, Louisiana in 1976. Features a small ending clip of another song(Been told it is “Allons A Lafayette”). The interview is of famous radio announcer and cajun historian Revon Reed. He is also broadcasting in the scene. Very rare video, I hope you all enjoy it.
Duration : 0:7:26
Mamou- Cajun Music Capital
In 1956 I was a young boy,waiting outside the Joy Theater for my parents to “pick me up”,when I heard live Cajun music for the first time. I walked across the street,past Fred’s Lounge to the French Casino,and standing at the front door I heard Cyp and Adam Landreneau playing live Cajun music. I know it was them because the local taxi driver told me so (can’t remember his name). I was hooked on Cajun music from that moment on. Fifteen years later Cyp and Adam would play a couple of tunes at my wedding. The pics illustrated in this clip are of the local musicians that I was exposed to in Mamou from during the ’50′s thru the ’80′s. Not all are actually “from” Mamou but all were around and playing music in Mamou while I was growing up there. Thinking back…it was awesome. I remember as a teenager in 1964,we were gathered at my friend’s (BD Fontenot) home during a holiday season and BD decided we needed music. He left his home and rounded up the Balfa Brothers to join us and play music for our party. We “passed the hat” at the end of the night and gave the money to them in gratitude. But they hadn’t played for the money,they played simply because they and we loved it. Mamou Louisiana would later be named the CAJUN MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. The musicians in this clip are responsible for that honor. There are many more not included in this video. This video is a tribute to those Cajun musicians.
Duration : 0:10:8
Cajun – Nathan Abshire – Jolie Blond – Accordion
Here is another video of the late great cajun musician Nathan Abshire playing Jolie Blond, a true cajun classic. Effortless playing. Clip taken from Les Blank’s film “J’Etais Au Bal”. I would recommend this video for ANY lover of cajun music.
Duration : 0:2:16