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Folk Songs sung by Alma Barthélémy

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 10:15am -- Chris Segura

Mason 70.62.1-15:

Alma Barthélémy:

-Prends cet anneau que je te donne
-L'on dit que tu te maries
-Talk about 'Trois Jolis Dragons
-Ma fille, o ma fille chérie

(10:18) - Estelle; Morain was the boy, real people;
-Des chansons de guerre
-Dedans de Lyons
-Histoire de Pyrame et Thisbée. Appris de sa mère, elle ne l'a jamais chanté pour personne
-Complainte d'amour. Pryame (garçon) et Thisbée (fille)
-Leurs parents ne les voulaient pas ensemble. Casser la brique et échapper du cachot

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Leo Soileau Remembered

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 6:51pm -- Chris Segura

Ma Petite Fille;
Leo Soileau died 2 August 1980;
1930s on Decca. Quand J'ai Les Blues on the other side;
76 old when he died. +60 song recorded;
Playing in house dances and clubs/dance halls;
Traveling with Mayeuse LaFleur to Atlanta, Georgia to make the first record. 4 records in October of 1928. Hey Mom, Ton Papa M'a Jeté Dehors, La Valse Criminelle, and Grand Basile;
1974 - Leo recalls meetings Blue Yodeler Jimmy Rogers;

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Blackie Forestier: Un Cajun Et Sa Musique

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 6:44pm -- Chris Segura

Blackie Forestier
Un Cajun Et Sa Musique LLT-C-1002
Side A: 1. Deux Pas Du Patte Cassé (Enterre-moi pas/Triangle Club Special);
2. Vie Dans Un Bouteille;
3. Un Cajun Et Sa Musique;
4. Mardis Gras Acadiana (8:53);
5. Crying Waltz (La Valse de la Belle. Also, Crowley Waltz, Louisiana Breakdown, La Valse de Grand Bois, etc. old traditional song with various names);
Side B: 1. Et Toi
2. Madame Sostan (Madame Sosthène);

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Music to your ears! (Various Artists)

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 6:40pm -- Chris Segura

Music to your ears! (Various Artists) LTC - 01

Side A: Le Breakdown de Lafayette - Jambalaya;
In a State of Louisiana - Roddie Romero;
Chank-A-Chank Two Step (similar to L'Anse aux Pailles/Evangeline Playboys Special) - Passepartout;
Jolie Blonde - Tasso (8:41);
Chanson de Mardi Gras - Balfa Brothers;
Side B: I Went Cajun Dancing - Sheryl Cormier;
Louisiana Two Step - Cajun Tradition (16:59);
Cajun Saints Go Marching In - Harry Fontenot;
Lake Arthur Stomp - Hadley Castille;
Old Time Zydeco - Rockin’ Dopsie;

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Johnnie Allan Sings Cajun Now

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 6:32pm -- Chris Segura

Johnnie Allan Sings Cajun Now CAS 6069

Side One: La Mule Fuselier;
(You’re A Great Lover But) You Can’t Cook Cajun Food;
Not Lonesome Anymore;
Donne-moi Une Autre Chance (not on cassette label);
I Feel Like Dancin’ (similar to Les Flammes d'Enfer) (12:11);
A Little Bouquet Of Flowers;

Side Two: Greener Grass On Other Side Of The Mountain;
Saturday Night At The Barn (not on cassette label) (20:37);
The Corner Waltz;
Ma Belle Sophie;
Where Are You Jolie Blonde?;
Kavilien Alleman;

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Demo Tape of La Coulée Kinney Cajun Country Band

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 6:26pm -- Chris Segura

La Coulee Kinney Cajun Country Band
Rt 4 Box 2358
Abbeville, LA 70510

Demo tape;
Weekend band, jobs during the week;
No records on the market;

Kaplan Waltz (Chère Petite/La Valse de la Pointe Noire);
Reno Waltz (Welcome Club Waltz. Also, Moi, je t'aime toujours);
Bayou Pon Pon;
Si Aisé Pour Aimer/So Easy To Love by Belton Richard;
Wild, Wild West - good atmosphere;
Grand Mamou (similar to Grand Basile);
Coulee Kinney Boogie;

Joe Vice hopes people will hire this band, reasonable prices;

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