Posts Tagged ‘Fiddle’
The Balfa Brothers – Parlez Nous A Boire
Track: Parlez Nous A Boire
Artist: The Balfa Brothers
Album: The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music: Vols. 1 & 2
Label: Swallow Records
This is a studio version of the wonderful track featured in the movie Southern Comfort. Unfortunately, as best I know, the complete movie soundtrack was never released, so if you want to hear it in all its glory you’ll have to buy the DVD. It’s a good movie and the soundtrack, produced by Ry Cooder, is excellent.
Here’s Dewey Balfa describing his 1964 appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, the first time Cajun music had featured there –
“I had played in house dances, family gatherings, maybe a dance hall where you might have seen as many as two hundred people at once. In fact, I doubt I had ever seen two hundred people at once. And in Newport, there were seventeen thousand. Seventeen thousand people who wouldn’t let us get off stage.”
http://www.balfatoujours.com/brothers.html
Duration : 0:3:13
“Bayou Pompon” played by Ryan Thomson on cajun accordion
Ryan’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan performs this cajun tune for dances and teaches it to his students. He leads the Crawdad Wranglers Band. There are several videos of his band on You Tube. Visit his web site for information on his performances, instructional videos, books, and recordings
Duration : 0:1:54
Cajun – Nous Autres Cajun Band Live – Cajun Dance
Here is a clip From the “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler from Randol’s” show featuring Nous Autres cajun band. Randols is an authentic cajun resturant/dance hall located in Lafayette, Louisiana. They feature live cajun music almost every night of the week. I would recommend a trip there.
Check them out at http://www.randols.com
I do not know much about the Nous Autres band. If anyone does, please let me know and I’ll post it.
Enjoy, thanks
Duration : 0:3:15
Crawdad Wranglers do “Back Door” on cajun accordion, fiddle, Milford, NH, Ryan Thomson leader
Ryan’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan sings a cajun song by DL Menard. Ryan has been leading the Crawdad Wranglers band since 1989. This Saturday evening cajun concert had a Mardigras theme. The performance was held in the Wadleigh Memorial Library, in Milford, New Hampshire, as part of the “Acoustic Cafe Coffeehouse on February 20, 2010. The band continues to perform throughout New England for concerts and cajun/zydeco dances. Contact Ryan Thomson through his web site for booking information. Ryan also teaches accordion and fiddle in workshops, classes, and private lessons. Band members at this concert included: Ryan Thomson – accordion and fiddle, Brennish Thomson, 13 years old – fiddle, Jeff Lind – bass, Paul Mangion – rub board, guiro, snare drum, banjo, and cajun triangle.
Duration : 0:2:1
Crawdad Wranglers do “Diggi Diggi Lo” on cajun accordion, fiddle, Milford, NH, Ryan Thomson leader
Ryan’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan sings a song by Doug Kershaw. Ryan Thomson has been leading the Crawdad Wranglers band since 1989. This Saturday evening cajun concert had a Mardigras theme. The performance was held in the Wadleigh Memorial Library, in Milford, New Hampshire, as part of the “Acoustic Cafe Coffeehouse on February 20, 2010. The band continues to perform throughout New England for concerts and cajun/zydeco dances. Contact Ryan Thomson through his web site for booking information. Ryan also teaches accordion and fiddle in workshops, classes, and private lessons. Band members at this concert included: Ryan Thomson – accordion and fiddle, Brennish Thomson, 13 years old – fiddle, Jeff Lind – bass, Paul Mangion – rub board, guiro, snare drum, banjo, and cajun triangle.
Duration : 0:3:11
Cajun – Robert Jardell & Dewey Balfa – Lacassine Special
Clip is taken from Yasha Aginsky’s documentary “Cajun Visits”. It is an AWESOME film I would HIGHLY recommend. Here, Dewey Balfa visits cajun accordionist Robert Jardell. They talk of music and play a true cajun favorite “Lacassine Special”
Duration : 0:3:8
Crawdad Wranglers – “Hey Good Looking” cajun accordion, fiddle, Milford, NH, Ryan Thomson leader
Ryan’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan Thomson has been leading the Crawdad Wranglers band since 1989. In this video band band member Paul Mangion sings the Hank Williams song – “Hey Good Looking.” This Saturday evening cajun concert had a Mardigras theme. The performance was held in the Wadleigh Memorial Library, in Milford, New Hampshire, as part of the “Acoustic Cafe Coffeehouse on February 20, 2010. The band continues to perform throughout New England for concerts and cajun/zydeco dances. Contact Ryan Thomson through his web site for booking information. Ryan also teaches accordion and fiddle in workshops, classes, and private lessons. Band members at this concert included: Ryan Thomson – accordion and fiddle, Brennish Thomson, 13 years old – fiddle, Jeff Lind – bass, Paul Mangion – rub board, guiro, snare drum, banjo, and cajun triangle. Paul is the singer in this video.
Duration : 0:4:37
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 Music – Doc Marshalls
The Doc Marshalls live at the IMAC Theater in Huntington, Long Island (Jan 07)
Duration : 0:8:11
Cajun Music : Eddie LeJeune DL Menard & Ken Smith
Duralde Waltz: Cajun clip from the Shetland Sessions. Not the whole tune, as found on the CD though.(Retitled to give Ken Smith recognition, as I had previously neglected to do this.)
Duration : 0:2:22