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Subject:   Re: Re: Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? and Lagniappe
Name:   Darryl
Date Posted:   May 20, 08 - 6:24 AM
IP Address:   202.161.3.179
Email:   djjm@iinet.net.au
Message:   Man..I'd love to get hold of a full-on 3 row..Baffeti or whatever....internally miked ....just to have a lend of it for a month or two...see if I could handle it.
Regrettably, even with the Aussie Dollar within 4 cents of parity with the Greenback I think those high-end 3 rows are still outa my reach!..and I'm pretty sure there aren't ANY here in Australia....

BTW , Jim...that issue you mentioned a way back of playing Zydeco vs. Cajun on a single row has always been one of life's great mysteries for me ..until now.

I bought the late, great Zydeco Joe's CD Black Cat...and on it's opening track ( Caroline Riding in the Buggy ) it became clear to me that I could do all of Joe's single row runs on my C box playing along to the track..the accordion 'riff'is so repetitive but so groove driven....I could feel myself really getting into it.

The trick to it all is..it's Classie Ballou and all those experienced Zydeco musos in the Backing band just laying down a groove that's so good to play to...that bass line..that drum beat....etc.

I tried a similar thing with my band at a recent jam..guys who have no Blues or Reggae..or grass roots Zydeco background , but plenty of Rock and Country experience..and that groove proved VERY elusive..we still ain't got it. ,,,and when they ain't got it..you 'n me..we can't get it!!..and it sounds lame when you don't!..get it ?

Anyway...the point of it is that , in my humble opinion, you can play great Zydeco on a single row..in ANY key....it's who ya got backing you up that's THE issue.
The same may also apply to the 3 row experience...but costing a whole lot more money.

Our band works up material fairly quickly these days..as long as it reasonably straight in structure...and there's plenty of Country, Country Rock, Cajun, Bluegrass material...even some old LaLa Zydeco is fairly straight.

I'm convinced that to develop Zydeco properly, we'd have to drop a lot of our time and input to the playlist structure we have ...then start from scratch developing a groove for Zydeco.....

I've left vocals input out of this discussion as that opens up a whole other can of worms.

So Jim...I know you can handle Cajun style easy..thats fantastic..and I'm envious...I just think for you to get full satisfaction out of pursuing Zydeco..on any accordion you like...it's gonna require an ensemble approach...and an ensemble that knows what it's doing!

My 2 cents worth..Darryl.
Replies:    
For starters, find the flat 3rd. by David Sousa · May 20, 08 - 9:40 AM
Corey's DVD. by Johnny Ace · May 20, 08 - 10:07 AM
Re: Corey's DVD. by Johnny Ace · May 20, 08 - 10:16 AM
Re: For starters, find the flat 3rd. by JimPettijohn · May 20, 08 - 10:52 AM
Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? by meloderon · May 20, 08 - 1:50 PM
Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? by Glenn · May 21, 08 - 8:37 AM
I aggree with Corey Ledet's DVD by Maz Acadien du Nord · May 21, 08 - 7:44 PM
Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? by craig · May 23, 08 - 9:46 AM


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