Instructional Cajun Fiddle with Dewey Balfa - Master Tapes for Smithsonian Folkways Instructional Cajun Fiddle Release
Accession No.:
SC1-005
00:50 - "Old Lonesome Sound" La valse des bambocheurs played at a slow speed;
02:10 - La valse des bambocheurs - regular speed with guitar accompaniment;
03:15 - Indian on a Stump - regular speed;
05:50 - Discussion about Instruments used in Cajun music;
12:30 - "uptown" style fiddling in Cajun music - Doug Kershaw, Rufus Thibodeaux;
14:45 - Dewey's style when playing with a full, amplified band;
22:20 - High pitched singing style in Cajun music;
24:40 - Cajun yell;
26:22 - J'ai étais au bal - slow speed seconding;
30:00 - Regular and double time waltz examples;
32:55 - Types of dances - fais do-do, dancehalls, "the pen,"
39:40 - Explaining the lyrics of the Mardi Gras Song;
47:00 - Mardi Gras runs - rules, customs
Media Type:
Audio
Collection:
Schwarz, Tracy
Subject:
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Fiddle; Instructional; Lessons; Dancing
Creator:
Tracy Schwarz
Recording date:
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Publisher:
Smithsonian Folkways / Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage:
All Rights Reserved
Language:
English
