Performance by Roscoe Holcomb and the Balfa Brothers

Accession No.: 
UC1-092

George Armstrong (Bagpipes);

Roscoe Holcomb;
M.C. Introduction - John Cohen Introduces Holcomb (03:30);
Little Birdie (06:10);
Tuning/Song Intro;
On Top Of Old Smokey (10:20);
The Hook And The Line (13:55);
Single Girl (15:30);
Rocky Mountain (19:35);
The Graveyard Blues (23:51);

The Balfa Brothers;

Will Balfa - Fiddle and Vocals;
Rodney Balfa - Guitar;
Nathan Abshire - Accordion;
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle and Vocals;

M.C. Introduction (27:20);
Band Intros/Song Intro;
Two-step des Acadiens (30:35);
Jolie Blonde (32:30);
Dewey talks about his father playing music and buying his first fiddle (36:00)
La valse de Balfa (37:30);
Madeline (40:49);
La valse de Bayou Teche (43:55);
Hicks' Wagon Wheel Special (46:50);

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
University of Chicago Folk Festival
Subject: 
Louisiana, Cajun, French, Music, Appalachian
Creator: 
WFMT/University of Chicago Folk Festival
Recording date: 
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Chicago, IL
Publisher: 
University of Chicago Folklore Society
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
49:22
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Original Format: 
CD
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Drawer 30