Cajun Social Music

by VARIOUS ARTISTS

Overview

This is a re-release of a Smithsonian Folkways recording which was neither essential nor representative when first put out in 1977. This, however, is not to disparage what is an important, in documentary way, series of studio and live recordings of Cajun musicians ranging from the obscure to the now well-known, such as Junior Basco, who offers a blistering rendition of his own "Basco Stomp" here. The album opens with the classic "Trape Mon Chapeau" and follows it with two nice instrumentals, of which "Tout Ca C' Est Duru a Croire" features some nice accordion work. Besides the Basco track, other highlights include a Creole version of "Midnight Special" and the double fiddle-led ballad "La Valse de Lawtell." A couple of two-steps round out the album. While it captures the continuing evolution of a unique musical culture and several spontaneous outbursts of true musical genius, this album is not epoch-making. ~ Brian Whitener

Product Details

Release Date:	07/13/1992
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074000625
Rank:	163620

Tracks

1. 'Trape Mon Chapeau
2. Jolie Blonde
3. Tout ¿¿a C'Est Dur a Croire
4. Ch¿¿re Tout-Tou
5. Bosco Stomp
6. J'Etais au Bal Hier au Soir
7. Midnight Special
8. La Valse de Lawtell
9. Courtableau
10. Un Homme Mari¿¿
11. Mamou Two-Step
12. La Valse d'Amour
13. Osson Two-Step

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sady Courville   Fiddle
Rodney Balfa   Guitar,Vocals
Allison Young   Vocals,Accordion
Nathan Abshire   Vocals,Accordion
Marc Savoy   Fiddle,Accordion
Hector Duhon   Fiddle
Preston Manuel   Guitar,Vocals
Lurlin Lejeune   Guitar
Milton Melancon   Fiddle
Armand Babineaux   Triangle
Hadley Fontenot   Accordion
Adausas Thibodeaux   Vocals
Bessyl Duhon   Fiddle,Guitar

Technical Credits

Randy King   Producer
Allison Young   Performer
Lead Belly   Composer
Scott Billington   Art Direction
Sady Courville   Performer
Rodney Balfa   Performer
Nathan Abshire   Performer
Randy Kling   Digital Remastering
Marc Savoy   Performer
Gerard Dole   Engineer,Producer,Liner Notes
Hector Duhon   Performer
Preston Manuel   Performer
Lurlin Lejeune   Performer
Milton Melancon   Performer
Phil Gould   Photography
Armand Babineaux   Performer
Hadley Fontenot   Performer
Nancy Jean Anderson   Design
Adausas Thibodeaux   Performer
Bessyl Duhon   Performer