The Country Three – Dink Barkdull, vocals & guitar; Elaine Barkdull, vocal; Bob Lambart, mandolin & vocal; Harold Cavallero, dobro; Curt Jerde, string bass; Patrick A. Flory, string bass
Louisiana Folklife Recording Series – LFRS-7 Released, 1986
Various – Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies Vol. 2
Rounder Records – 6002, released on LP vinyl 1976
Bobby Brooks Quartet – The Bobby Brooks Quartet Plays The Blues
Released, c. 1960s; Recorded at La Louisianne Recording Studios by Carol J. Rachou
A1 Birth Of The Blues
A2 Blues In the Night
A3 St. Louis Blues
A4 Basin St. Blues
A5 Blues Serenade
A6 Moanin
B1 Tin Roof Blues
B2 Walkin
B3 This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
B4 Stompin At The Savoy
B5 Blues Walk
B6 Rockaway
Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies Vol. 1
Rounder Records – 600, released 1976
A1 The Balfa Freres – Danse De Mardi Gras
A2 The Balfa Freres – Lacassine Special
A3 The Balfa Freres – La Valse Du Bambocheur
A4 The Balfa Freres – Hackberry Hop
A5 The Balfa Freres – Valse Des Platains
A6 The Balfa Freres – Lake Arthur Stomp
A7 The Balfa Freres – Parlez-Nous A Boire
(Balfa Freres band consist of Dewey Balfa, Will Balfa, Rodney Balfa, and Hadley Fontenot on accordion)
00:47 - Born on August 5, 1931 two miles north of Swords; Parents were Lawrence Bellow and Lena Brown Bellow; in 1945 they sold the farm and moved to Eunice;
01:40 - His grandfather, Francois Brown, played fiddle - Would play the fiddle by himself for the grandkids under an oak tree;
02:45 - Harry and Raymond Lafleur are Eston's cousins;
03:00 - Harry got Eston to start playing the guitar when he was younger, Eston's brother Norris used to play drums with Harry. When Norris quit playing, Eston learned to play drums;
00:43 - Born and raised in Duralde, lived there most of his life, only left for a few years for work in Mississippi
01:00 - Father is Alphonse "Bois-Sec" Ardoin and Marceline Victorian Ardoin;
02:00 - Morris was born on September 21, 1935. Morris says there were many other musicians in their circle when he was growing up - Canray Fontenot, Adam Fontenot, Amédé Ardoin, Thomas Ardoin, Joseph Frank, etc;
04:30 - His family farmed cotton and rice;
04:50 - Morris was the oldest of 14 children, started playing triangle at 9 years old with his father;
Dennis McGee – The Early Recordings Of Dennis McGee Featuring Sady Courville & Ernest Fruge
Morning Star Recordings - 45002, released 1977
A1 Two Step De La Ville Platte
A2 Le Blues De Texas
A3 Le Reel Cajun
A4 Happy One Step
A5 Mon Chere Bebe Creole
A6 Valse Des Vachers
B1 Lance Des Belair
B2 Dance Carre
B3 Valse A Pap
B4 Valse De Courville Et McGee
B5 One Step De Chupic
B6 Jeunes Gens De La Compagne
Paul Daigle-Robert Elkins And Cajun Gold
Swallow Records – LP-6060, released 1986
A1 La Valse De La Vie
A2 Ta Petite Robe Courte
A3 Je Suis Condonner A T'Aimer
A4 Maurice, Fait Pas Ça
A5 La Valse Du Coeur Casser
B1 J'Aimerais Vivre A Cent Dix Ans
B2 J'Aime Mieux T'Avoir Perdu
B3 Coming Home
B4 Si Je Pourai Croire
B5 Georgie-Lou
Includes an English-French lyric sheet inside
00:00 - Intro, Born in L'anse Prien Noir - explanation of the name; Mother was named Marie Louise Cesar, father was Gustave Ardoin;
02:20 - Served as a cook in the Army in Germany, Italy and France. Mentions that he used French while serving;
03:50 - Married after returning from the service, Wife is Mary Papillon Ardoin;
04:10 - Started playing his brother Houston's accordion when he was young. Mentions that his parents didn't play music;
Michael Doucet, fiddle; Ann Savoy, guitar; Steve Riley, accordion; Matt Doucet, guitar; Joel Savoy, piano
MiniDisc 3
00:00 - starts in the middle of Evangeline Special
04:28 - Dennis McGee Medley
09:45 - Cowboy waltz (Valse de vacher)
