Instructional Cajun Fiddle with Dewey Balfa - Master Tapes for Smithsonian Folkways Instructional Cajun Fiddle Release

Accession No.: 
SC1-003

Redigitize - Cell phone interference at around 8 minutes

00:38 - Grandpa's waltz;
2:30 - Octave of A chord;
03:35 - La valse des grands bois slowed down;
06:35 - Indian on a Stump tuning (cross tuning);
09:30 - Octaves and unisons used in Indian on a Stump:
11:30 - Bridge of Indian on a Stump - shuffle bowing;
14:10 - Indian on a Stump - full song - slow speed;
15:15 - Chords for seconding in Cajun music;
20:00 - Straight Bassing (seconding) for Cajun fiddle;
20:45 - Bassing on the Perrodin two step;
22:22 - Shuffling the bow while seconding;
23:10 - Shuffle seconding on Perrodin two step;
23:40 - Several methods of seconding on Jolie Blonde

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Schwarz, Tracy
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Fiddle; Instructional; Lessons
Creator: 
Tracy Schwartz
Informants: 
Tracy Schwarz, Peter Schwarz, Christine Balfa
Publisher: 
Smithsonian Folkways / Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:46
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1