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

Accession No.: 
SC1-004

Tape degraded at the beginning, cleans up after first minute or so.

00:05 - Fiddle and guitar version of Jolie Blonde;
06:15 - Fiddle and guitar version of Perrodin two step;
08:30 - Fiddle and guitar version of Grandpa's Waltz;
11:45 - Fiddle and guitar version of La valse des grands bois;
13:00 - Fiddle and guitar version of Les barres de la prison;
15:12 - Fiddle and guitar version of the Mardi Gras Song;
18:00 - Demonstration of sliding and bending notes for Port Arthur Blues;
21:45 - Rolling notes;
22:20 - Chère bébé Créole;
26:18 - Demonstrating trills with Danse Carré

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Schwarz, Tracy
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Fiddle; Instructional; Lessons
Creator: 
Tracy Schwarz
Informants: 
Tracy Schwarz, Peter Schwarz, Christine Balfa
Publisher: 
Smithsonian Folkways / Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:50
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Original Format: 
7 inch reel to reel
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1