For all accordion players in Florida and Louisiana would love to hear home remedies for removing love bugs from ones ride. I tried playing while I was driving but that did not scare the little *******s away
We're going to the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles in Lafayette for the first time this year, and I was really happy to see that Doug Kershaw and Jimmy C. Newman are the headliners, as well as Jo-el Sonnier.
Kershaw and Newman and Harry Choates are the guys who star...
Hey Bryan,
I see you have the start of a web site for your babies. Like I told you in Mamou, the one on the top left of your picture is one of the best looking accordions I have seen. If they all look and play as good as the one I played at your dads store, you...
I've read in an earlier post here where Mark Savoy was quoted as saying at an accordion workshop that a good accordion player for a beginner to try to emulate is Aldus Roger (paraphrase). That seems nonsensical to me since most if not all of his two-steps are over 20...
Hi Braves,
Here's another "where-did-it-come-from" query.
What is the origin of "Perrodin" in
"Perrodin Two Step"?
The best that I can determine, it was the author
of the song's name?
Merci!
--Big
The chord pattern of the Hathaway 2-Step is driving me crazy. It seems like (on a C accordion) that it is 4 measures of G, 2 of D, then 2 of G - sometimes. Other times it seems like there's an extra measure of G, either tacked on the end or the beginning. Like may...
Just heard on 1470 am (SW Louisiana) radio tit yeux noir played by wayne toups. Never heard him play that before. That's not on any of his cd's, anyone know if this was live or is this new????
The last couple of weeks, I have been listening to the evolution of the PLBs. The growth represented from CD 1 to CD 3 is fantastic. In the past, I have been critical of the PLBs because the individual members have been, and still are, members of various ensembles wh...
Hi i bought an accordion sometime ago and i swear this thing is about to whip me(LOL)I am looking for any kind of help,advice,websites,etc. to help to learn to play.if there is anyoneout there who would take the time to just push me in the right direction i would tru...
on this board. I remember the good old days when I used to log in on here and learn some really cool stuff. Have we just run out of good stuff to talk about. Seems like most of the "good" posters have quit posting nearly as much. The ******* contests really need...
There was a little discussion a few threds back about
"Bee de la Manche"
Chris Miller and Geno both have accordion versions, and Mamou Playboys have a fiddle version.
For the life of me, I can't figure how to start this number out on the 10 button and give it...
Figured this would start some topics of convo.
2009 Winners
Fiddler Of The Year:
Travis Benoit
Accordionist Of The Year:
Paul Daigle
Female Vocalist Of The Year:
Helene Boudreaux
Male Vocalist Of The Year:
Ray Landry
Best 1st CD:
"H...
Saw this on local craigslist:
cajun accordion made by floyd"slim"bellard of eunice,la. key of "c" / with binci reeds mint condition.,also comes with pick up,new 25ft. cord,case, and 50 watt peavy amp. phone 337-585-7488
anyone know anything about this builde...
I now have a used Martin C accordion with fixed, or non operational stops purchased through Castiglione. While Castiglione's description of the hardware as "chrome" was inaccurate, (the corners and flappers are actually gold) the instrument is very impressive overal...
Hello Braves!
So, does anyone know what the title "Fi Fi Poncho"
means?
Is it some sort of poncho, or someone's name or what?
Inquiring minds want to know
Merci,
--Big
Canray Fontenot has always been a huge favourite of mine...and I've been thinking of working up Bee La Manche for my band, but can't quite get a handle on the lyrics.
Could anyone ? Neal ?.. steer me in the right direction for them. The song has been covered by th...
hi everyone i was just wondering if any of you know how to get ahold of a steel guitar player whom lives in rayne, la his name is Windell (not sure if im spelling the last name right) Lobby
Yvette landry's father, Lindsey passed away last evening at home. I am pretty sure that his service will be handled by Pellerin Funeral home in Breaux bridge. Anyone who knows Yvette,will see the resemblance in her dad.Lindsey was a retired educator and supervisory s...
does anyone know of any pedal steel guitar makers or people who do repairs or add ons other than danny cormier around the lake charles are or the golden triangle?
Hello again Braves!
Would anyone know of a good source for the Lyrics of
"Mulberry Waltz" or for that matter, know who has
made a nice recording of it?
Merci beaucoup!
--Big
Mama Redell wants to thank eveyone who is showing up for the Jammin on the Porch @ the Begnaud House. It is the sound of yester years, the Old Bal de Maison.
Looking forward to all friday nights now,, The town folks also, were very apprecitive.
Please spread the wo...
The new Acadian arrived today. I am less than pleased as the #3 note on the push has an altogether unacceptable amount of reed leather sputter and the tuning is not as clean as I would like. I also don't care for the smell or feel of Pledge on anything in my house,...
You guys hit up on the Ariete tweaks, some were quite violent and some were more civilized. What about H114 tweaks?
This being the Cajun Accordion as denominator, my question is, to be more clear, What about H114 tweaks as pertaining to playing Cajun music on that...
Our band has slotted into the playlist a variation on Lynn August's Jure#2...
..we do an uptempo Zydeco Son Pas Sale, semi- a'cappella style ( albeit we use a bass guitar beat and handclaps ))then slot in two accordion breaks. It seems to go over well with the fa...
Just got home from an extended stay in France after Saulieu.
What a great band the LRD were. And so well balanced - the saddest, most miserable looking 'tit-fer jockey on one end and , at the other, on bass, the happiest looking musician since Canray Fontenot. Who...
Here is just one of many Saulieu vids posted on youtube by the same poster... this one was shot the last night at Arleuf Folk Club the Cornamuse..one of France's last trad music roadhouses, others include Cory Ledet, Lil Jim jamming with Cory's band, and many more....
This message is for my buddy's in east Texas. Elzie, David and the rest, we will be coming back from Houston Saturday afternoon so if there's some music that I should here let me know and we will try to make it.
Le Piquant
hi....
does anyone know the lyrics to the old, fiddle based blues called Jolie Petite Blonde? Doc Guidry and the Abbeville Boys first recorded it in the 1920's, Tracey Schwarz did a nice version of it with Lost Bayou Ramblers....if anyone knows the lyrics I would...
For you builders and tuners....
Are any of you using a Peterson 490 and what is your opinion of them.
I am currently using a 1950's StroboConn same as Doucet uses.
I am thinking about upgrading.
Thanks
hello friends
i am back from louisiana....had a great visit and had a blast. saw bryan lafleur's accordions and they rock, he also rocks on the accordion. good to see all the other braves at the mamou festival....david b....and of course i'm forgetting the others...
It was nice to put faces to the names, for sure. Bryan (beautiful accordions/and playing), Dowel, Roger, Dave #3, David B., Jerry (great playing) dessus le gallery), Rusty, and Jon M.(u da man,man!) ..I sure hope I have not missed anyone...My brain was pretty much f...
Hi,
On a recent post, Bohemian stated that with a few tweaks, he could make an Ariette "playable". I didn't want to hijack the thread, so I started a new one. Could you please elaborate on those tweaks?
Thanks!
Scott
I saw three:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HOHNER-HA114-KEY-C-BUTTON-ACCORDION-EXCELLENT-CONDITION_W0QQitemZ110424136945QQcmdZViewItemQQptZKeyboards_MIDI?hash=item19b5ca9cf1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
http://cgi.ebay.com/F14-Antique-Hohner-Concertina-With-Buttons-Working-Cond_...
I'll be interested to know if they're either music sound bytes or videos ( you tube, or others) available showcasing the Gabbanelli Cajun King box.
In advance , Merci.
PS: In an earler post, Rick did mention that some of his musicians buddies do play or perform...
In western Maryland mountains, with many real good friends. My dad rocks the geetar.
And here's a Maryland mountain crawfish, caught by my young nephew. We called it Bubba. It stayed with us for 4 days and mooched.
African cat, African wood. Honest...
Mamou. Eleven hours of pure Cajun music, not one zydeco song not even the green beans aren't salty. What a day. Nice to visit with others braves. One other thing, I am not Jessie Lege'
Le Piquant
...saw this in a deli window today in Freeport, IL...beautiful plastic flowers abound...shot through glass (haze)...had never seen one with clips holding the reedbox to the bellows...
Here is a link to an amazing clip from an avant-garde cajun band from the old country. Their dream is to play one day at the Blue Moon Saloon. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0EheLTqK8w
http://www.cajunfrenchmusic.org/lecajun.html
2009 Nominees
Fiddler Of The Year:
Al Berard
Jamie Bearb
Travis Benoit
Accordionist Of The Year:
Jimmy Breaux
Briggs Brown
Paul Daigle
Female Vocalist Of The Year:
Helene Boudreaux
Megan Brown
A...
Hello everyone again, I would like to invite anyone thats close to or in the area of orange, tx for this coming sunday at The Bayou Club on Simmons drive. We (Bayou Heat) are playing from 5 to 8pm and it is going to be cajun music and if requested a little bit of cou...
We are camping out at Chicot State Park Friday and Saturday night any one in the area and would like to do a jam on Sunday give me a call at 985 859 7646. Any one that would like to meet in Mamou look for a guy that looks like Jessie Lege' or look for a cap that has...
Braves,
Do you suppose that there is any reason to score
sheet music for a C-Cajun-Accordion in any key
but "C" even though songs of a multiple keys may
be played on a C-Cajun-Accordion?
Say that one was scoring a "G" song (second position)
that features a...
For those interested: a nice documentary about one of Ireland's top one row melodeon players (pron. over there: millòdzjin): Johnny Connolly.
He is also the one who always accompanies at dance competitions, because he has perfect rhythm.
He plays a 114 Hohne...
Anyone plan on going to Mamou this weekend. Lineup of music looks real good. Brandon Moreau, Cory McCauley, and Steve Riley. I'll be there for sure. Any braves show up, first beer is on me.
Hello again,
I've had my Ariette about 2 weeks now and can play the C scale, some octave work, and can pound through Big Nick's one finger rendition of Wildwood Flower...badly.
As luck would have it, the Savoy Family Band is coming to Madison, WI this weekend a...
Bonjour,
I have a quick question. I noticed that when I push or pull my accordion with no buttons pressed, it still expresses or takes in a little air and I can move the bellows. Is this normal or does it mean I have a problem with my accordion?
Merci,
T'Jim
I'm drowning in debt which is great, so I'm selling everything I own and getting the heck out of here. It seems like what I once considered a living wage is now worthless. I'd make more on unemployment. In either case if any of you need a case I have a brand new Mart...
I have reached my one year mark.
July 9th 2008 I had my first lesson with my local teacher Ron. I had the Ariette. I practiced for a week or two, and realized it was too much work and too painful to try to do anything on the Ariette. I bought Ron’s old (o...
I’ve never played an instrument, other than avoiding trombone lessons in grade school for a few months; and at 67 youth is certainly not on my side. But for some reason the desire to pick up the Cajun squeeze box suddenly surfaced a few months ago while on one...
ok, i know that the pine leaf boys already recorded this song but i was listening to 1470am the other and i heard the original recording of this song but they didnt say who it was, you could tell it was an older recording. So does anyone know who the original artist...
Leaving Thursday for Saulieu.. Europe's biggest and best CZ event ( so far ).
Gets better each year. . . those French and Euro bands aren't rol- playing Cajun: it is mostly OLD SCHOOL Cajun and totally orthodox.. .. they have that old groove down perfectly . . ....
Well, I'm gettin' a lot more comfortable with my fiddle as of late, and am able to duplicate almost every tune I know on the accordion on the fiddle as well.
However, I still get some, for want of a better phrase,'bow twang' when I move from one string to another...
Mrs."Mama" Redell has asked me to help her get a weekly cajun jam going over at the Begneaud House, Scott, LA heritage & visitor center.
The jam would most likely be on Sunday afternoons starting either at 2, 3 or 4 pm.
Would anyone be interested in attending...
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Last Saturday we were in Lafayette and Breaux Bridge. The jam at Breaux Bridge wasn't very good. Vermillionville was. Then I called Mama Redell at the musium in Scott and asked if my wife and I could come and sit in the kitchen and play, she lo...
Hi,
I've been doing some experimenting today in anticipation
of creating a "Learn Cajun Accordion" Volume 2.
I am painfully aware of the hazards of using sheet
music in order to learn an impromptu instrument such
as the Cajun Accordion, but for those who h...
I'll be passing through Baton Rouge for a couple of days, and was wondering if any of you know of a good accordion teacher in the area? I'm on a tight schedule, so would need someone in Baton Rouge.
Thanks! Scott
Hey so fill us all in on how the call went to Mr Acadian of the pledge accordion shop. Did he tell you, that it must be the way your playing or did he say he would take care of the problem and remove any stains that came with the box????
I have three versions of "Allons Danser" or "Let's Go Dance": Bois Sec Ardoin w/Balfa Toujours', Steve Riley's, and Milton Simon's (many ongoing thanks to Bryan LaFleur). Are there any more recorded versions out there?
Also, I'd love to see any and all of our man...
We are in the early planning phase of opening the Nathan Abshire Museum in Basile,La. We are going to do a one day grand opening hopefully in a couple of months, and have a couple of idea's. Every musician I have talked to expressed an interest in playing for the ope...
im looking to start a jam/practice/possible band here in lake charles, wanna play cajun music,swamp pop,etc. i play the accordion and am ready to try to push it to the next level. looking for guitar, bass, drum, etc players, anyone interested shoot me an email or cal...
This is a beautiful and very moving fiddle tune, in the manner of a Scottish tune. I searched for it on the internet after watching Ken Burns' brilliant documentary about the Civil War.
Good little clip on YouTube (link). I can't help sharing it. Does anyone here p...
According to Amanda Lafleur in her book (Tonnerre Mes Chiens) it is a watered down expression of tonnerre m'ecrase which means, may thunder strike me down. It can have different meanings such as; anger,pain, or surprise, but it can also mean for the wrath of God to c...
This is a deeply personal song, about living with MS, that I wrote this past week. I did the vocal, guitar, bouzouki and piano-key accordion. It's not a traditional song by any standards, but who says that traditional instruments have to be played the way everyone...
I got this accordion several months ago form Jamey Hall and it has been a great accordion for me. I put new gasket material on the treble side and adjusted the pallets so it is good and tight, but not so tight it would blow out anything. If you look at Jameys post ti...
Wow this past saturday was spectacular! Finally got to meet lapiquant (mr. moody) He is such an awesome accordian player and person and his wife is so great on the stand up bass and a great person as well. Got to hang out with sheryl cormier and maybe playing bass gu...
I don't know why I find it so interesting that some tunes are played in different positions or time and become different songs.
A new one (to me) I think is the same tune in different positions is Triangle Club Special (2nd) and Enterre Moi Pas (1st). Anyone else...
Ganey, I just saw that you guys are playing at DI's next month. That's only a couple of minutes from my house so we will definately be there. Looking forward to seeing ya'll.
if you like tunes in two keys: here's another one, & an old finger breaker to boot. All on a C accordion:
PS, the first tune works great on fiddle too, and i swear i didn't use any distortion pedal: the sound came purely and naturally with a Nikon Coolpix L...
Can anyone help with the words to Terence Simien's "Oh Yah Yeah", which was on the soundtrack of the movie The Big Easy which came out in the late '80s? Ive been playing this song out for years without knowing the real French lyrics and it is driving me a little batt...
I'm sorry to share some sad news today. Marty Jara, a core member of the SF Bay Area Cajun-zydeco community, died last night. He had been battling cancer for over a year.
Marty was best known as a fiddler, but he could play everything, including the Cajun acco...
Does anyone have experience with either the Hohner HA114 or the Excelsior Acadia one row accordions? Are they a workable substitute for a handmade accordion for beginner/intermediate purposes?? Reasonable value?? How is the tuning as it comes from the factory?? Ho...
Hey everybody I am looking for some jam sessions this coming saturday rather it be mid day or afternoon either is good. I am planning on going to savoys music center saturday morning then making it to the dancehall in breaux bridge later that night but I wont have no...
Hello all,
I've been lurking for the last several weeks after I got bit by the bug. I play banjo in a local bluegrass band and after we played a gig a couple months back, a cajun band played. It was some good stuff.
I know it isn't the best instrument in the w...
I know I've seen this on here before, but what's the best program for taking a recorded song and changing the pitch of it? So that I can take a)old recordings that are "off-pitch" and change them and b)take songs in keys that I don't have the accordion for (like B-f...
I just joined the forum today. I am looking for one of those "great deals" on an accordion that works. I purchased a Hohner Ariette and was severly disappointed with it. The buttons fell off, strap "d's" pulled out of the accordion, and it leaks so bad that there...
A friend of mine will be in Lafayette/New Orleans, leaving on April 23 for a week. He is the fiddler of my band. He'd like to know where to buy a Tit-Fer? How much should he expect to pay?
Thank you.
What a weekend! Started out Saturday morning at Freds Lounge in Mamou. Met Dowell Lafleur and had a nice visit with him and Jamie Berzas. Went over to Dowell store and played a really fine accordion in the key of D, made by Mr. Bryan Lafleur. Dowell went and got his...
When I used to hear 70's Nashville country music, I thought I didn't like steel guitars. Then I heard 50's and 60's Cajun and loved it.
What sort of instruments were they back then? Steel bodies? Dobro style? Solid electric?
On the well known Shirley Bergeron v...
I just returned from the Swannanoa Gathering at Warren Wilson College near Asheville NC. Its a week long workshops of Irish and Scottish music. The instructor on accordion was Martin Quinn from Ireland. What I wanted to say in this thread was how impressed Martin wa...
Hey just want to say congratulations in the lake charles CFMA accordian contest on your second place win! Man you are an awesome accordian player I got to hand it to you. Keep it up!
A short time ago there was a thread sbout the lyrics of Jolie Blonde. Yesterday we played the song and in the second verse we didn't know for sure what we have to sing. We do a version that is also played in that way by The Balfa Brothers.
Jolie Blonde mourir ca...
Such sad news. Is the love of work and notoriety more important than the regard for human life? It certainly is a time to dig deep and reflect on our own lives of what is truly important. I personally will use this unfortunate incident as a teaching tool for my daugh...
Hey ya'll,
I have three wireless setups now. Two samsons and one audio technica.
I would sell one of my Samson's for $125 plus shipping and guarantee it to work. It's in perfect condition.
Paypal is good option if interested.
Kirk
That whole "fake" string got me thinking....
It was a "WTF" moment....should I just shoot myself now and just get it over with. ;-)
I used to play lots of folk, blues, traditional stuff for years until I got the bug to play SW Louisiana stuff. Cajun repertoire...
Allo y'all,
I should have posted this sooner, obviously, but I basically already know all the local NYC Cajun music folks.
Jock Pottle (accordionist for the Bosco Stompers) hosted a Cajun & fiddle instruction session at his studio in midtown last night. Jesse...
Well braves I am fixing to start on two new projects I dont know which one to start first. Number one. Fixing to begin making a new cd a tribute to Joe Bonsal and the orange playboys. Number two. A new cd a tribute to my cousin Joe Falcon. I am just wondering as far...
I recently sold an Ariette after owning it less than a month and now am anxious to find a decent used one row C accordion. Willing to pay a reasonable price for something in good condition.
Hello all!
I am in the early stages of planning a
"Learning Cajun Accordion Volume 2" DVD to follow
up my "Volume I".
So, today, I am soliciting suggestions for Volume 2 content.
In Volume 2, I'll be able to concentrate more on
learning songs and building...
Hey Rick,
Did you get the Samson wireless, and did you like it?
I am going to compare the Audio Technia 2000 series with the Samson Airline bug.
I do like the totally wireless aspect of the Samson, but I think it may be a bit nasally, which could be eq'd t...
I think the only Braves here are Big Nick, Mark Marcin and I. It's a great week -
perfect weather, great classes, super concerts, dances with music that you'll
never hear anywhere else (many unique combination of musicians on stage at
various times), and all sort...
Has anyone ever had to play a style of music they didnt want to play on the accordian only because it was the only kind of income you were supporting your family on? If so, how did you do it? I find that it is really hard to get into it or put your heart and soul int...
Don't know if you ever had any posts on 'rake n' scrape' music...its peculiar to the Bahamas outer islands (orignated on Cat Island). Accordion and saw music - when I get back down there I am going to see if I can teach'em Eunice Two Step...lol
http://www.youtube...
So I'm looking around O'Hare airport in Chicago for an out-of-the-way place to practice, since I have a 3 hour layover, coming home on the final leg of all this galavanting I've been doing lately (another story). I don't want to disturb any of the huge throng waitin...
does anyone have any home videos of jesse lege playing when he first started out? does anyone know his email address or how to get ahold of jesse lege? Thanks.
Hi - since i can't get in touch with either Larry or Jay Miller i wonder if anyone here can help me in obtaining a new flapper wire for a 6 year old Bon Cajun. Maybe a replacement flapper too, with mat gold colored foil:
Hey ya'll
would someone please help me get the words to "mazurka" covered by Steve and the Mamou Playboys?
I figured out the fiddle part, buy lost the liner notes to that ceedee.
thanks...
happy summer,
kirk
My daughter and I went and had a GREAT time. I liked it as much as the regular Balfa Camp. My little girl made good friends with Gracie and Julie Babineaux right off the bat, and later with my friend Christine's little girl, Lee Ann Law. Annabelle and Gracie were...
Hi ... as i tried to mail Larry or Jay Miller for a broken Bon Cajun part i wonder if i got their proper & current email addresses ..... maybe one of you can help me out?
- PS Through one of my "website" #1 and #2 band links you van reach me by email, or adapt my...
A Benefit/Fundraiser will be held Saturday, July 11th at the Bell City KC Hall from 10:00am till 8pm for Eric O'Blanc a very talented accordion player and musician.
Eric has been diagnosed with a debilitating hip disorder. The surgery Eric needs to preserve his hi...
hi Braves
i`ll have to get back to you. What is wrong about cajun music. I started my interest in the early 70 `th and got a restart from the site of Neal Pomea in 2004, a man who i highly respect.
And i will tell you all , how come that no music dealer here in...
To Maz, and of course any other interested folks.
Thanks for the 'Bosco Stomp' video.
I am trying to get the rhythm and syncopation down on 'Bosco Stomp' and I noticed in the YouTube by Maz that this number is sometimes referred to as Jam Killer.
Is this bec...
Any braves in or around Hermann Mo. we are bringing Southwest Louisiana to Hermann this coming weekend July 10 thru 12. Its Cajun Fest on the Hill at the Stone Hill Winery in Hermann. Its a fun three days of cajun dancing and music. Wife and I are part of the Caju...
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Rick,
I know you probably won't see this for a couple of days, and you probably had a great time on the river with the family, but next time I invite you to a party, think REAL hard about it. LOL!!!
BTW...Wayne was in Florida, and Steve had a gig, but there was...
does anyone recall who actually made nathans last accordion? i believe it was won in a contest. i do know charlie ortego did a lot of repairs in the last couple of years it was played.
So, we had a very nice jam in Oshkosh last night
It was hosted by Chris Miller & band, but included
many other musicians such as Bruce Daigrepont,
Kirk and Juan Romono (of the Cajun Strangers).
When we started the first song, it felt like we
were playing a...
i am confused, how do you pronounce the name of HARRY CHOATES,put up a video on YOU Tube, and i will learn it.
I have followed your videos and you seem like an skilled muscisan. I my self pick a guitar and i has my son , 19 years old (also called THE PRODIGAL SON)...
Thank you Braves
First i will thank you for your answers. And i dont ask this board for questions i can google. I know how to google. But Ganey from LC. la. gave me answer, it`s pronounced Like "shouts". Well i will tell my friends and the discussion is ended.
B...
To Big Nick and all Braves:
Have Fun on the Fourth without drinking a Fifth!
Nick, you mentioned that in converting a quarter-inch jack to a 3-prong, or vice versa, you would get some impedance. Check out link #1. It looks like this little jobbie will do the t...
For all you guys in Germany. Ray Abshire will play in Berlin on July 11 at Wassermusik Festival, House of World Cultures. Hope I would have been able to go there, but it's too far from Sweden.
Regards
/Gunnar
A plea for help can someone please post tabs for the Cherokee Waltz. I love the tune and would like to learn to play it right. I know a lot of braves have youtube vids of this song. Thanks in advance for any takers
Word is spreading so I'll post the information. This is an old-time jam that has morphed into an almost Cajun Jam at a Lebanese Restaurant.
Look for us every Tuesday Night at Ali Baba's in Slidell, LA from 7-9pm.
It's at First and Erlanger in Old Town Slidell...
http://npmusic.org/artists.html
Man,that's the old sound!I know it's not a hard tune,but i can't make it sound like that.Maybe one of you guys that is really good can post a video and teach the rest of us to play "Le tit negre a tante dollie" like Ambrose Thibodeaux
Hello everyone just wondering if someone could translate "Ne Buvez Plus Jamais" in to english for me. Also can someone tell me how to say "get out my face" in cajun language? Thanks
Hi all,
We're heading to Oshkosh in the morning to play Oshkosh, Wisconsin's Sawdust Days and Chris Miller and his band will be there also.
I haven't got a chance to hear his band, but let me tell you...I've seen his youtube vid's and he is a great player....
I need some help from someone who has more knowledge of sound equipment than me.
I have a big old Evans amp with 2 inputs, both 1/4' jacks, and I have been setting up with a couple of Sampson vocal mics on one mic stand, one to sing into and one to play into. Wor...
hello braves
I just want to mention that I bought a cajun triangle from Brad in Kansas. It`s a masterpiece and it sounds like an angel`s voice.
Brad is a nice person and he even put up an instructional video on YOU TUBE ( search for cajun triangle, and you`ll fi...
For any of you wannabee bass players (Like Me) in the audience, here is a good & free site on Link # 1.
My wife has said that if I bring any more instruments into the house, I'll have to build a 'Music Shed' to hold it all. Sounds like a good idea. Just has to hav...
Hey just wondering other than Peewee, Aldus Roger and Octa Clark if there are any more performances on there from other musicians i.e. Belton Rchard, Austin Pitre, joe bonsal, and so forth? P.S. Does anyone have or know of anyone who might have any rare video footage...
Some of you guys already know that for that last four or five weeks I have been busy putting together a band and working on a demo. We finally finish the demo with 6 songs...4 Cajun standards and 2 Country standards. Click on link three to listen to the cuts.
Now...
Mister Octa and Hector got a little jealous of Aldus and Peewee, so here they are at Mulattes with La Valse Criminelle. Not as good of video as the others cause of those pesky dancers, but any video of Octa and Hector is a treasure.
Has anyone had a chance to check out the lacassine playboys yet? If not you dont know what your missing they play in sulphur, la every sunday from 4pm to 8pm. This is one of the truely cajun dancehall style bands that are still around, thank God I might add! Its so g...
Anyone here familiar with that brand of handmade. Some guy came up to me at a festival this weekend here in North Georgia and told me he was trying to learn to play. Said he had a "kershaw" I never heard of it..
Here's Peewee and the Lee man gang again. I wonder why this song is so rarely recorded. I only have 2 versions of it in my collection. I sure like the way Pee Wee plays it.
Hello Braves!
I had wanted to learn to sing a couple verses of
Jolie Blonde.
Judging by browsing, Ann's book and "The Yellow Book"
there appears to be more than one version of the
lyrics to this Cajun classic!
Can anyone recommend his or her preferred...
Everyday is fathers day but the Americans pick a day to say happy fathers day. So here is my greeting to all you fathers out there, HAPPY FATHERS DAY. May the riches of your children bring you a wealth of love the year round.
Le Piquant
And I hope to see some Braves. My first priority will be my daughter and our Daddy/daughter vacation, but If I can also hook up with some of my Bravenet friends, that would be great. My cell# is 479-502-2893 if anyone is interested.
Best to all, Jamey Hall
Here's Pee Wee Broussard on Youtube again, this time playing a waltz, in the dreaded 3rd position (F on a C accordion).
For those who don't understant French, he tells Nonc Ovie that he's been playing 52 years. He picked up a thing or two in that time.
I'm late on my rent for the past two months now and need to clean house and just get out of this mess. If anyone wants to help out I have two sets of reeds for sale, a Binci #1 Eb set with brass plates $450(brand new and thats what I paid), and a Cagnoni #2 set in C...
Busy internally micing my Xtreme, so I did some experimenting. Compared the sound etc for some mics and elements I had laying around. The usual suspects, an element from a 58, an R65, and an old Unidyne 545. The one I was surprised by, was the Behringer XM8500. That...
Anyone either have the words in French to Another Lonely Night or know where I can get them.
This is a great slow dance tune that I would love to add to the repetoir. See link 2 above for the video. It's hard to make out the words.
Merci Bien.
Check link #3 for a clip of Pee Wee Broussard, Lee Man Prejean, and Raymond Francois playing the Chicot Two Step on the old Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler show with Nonc Ovie hosting. This stuff is golden.
For me Pee Wee is one of my favorites, and unfortunately di...
Let's say that you have a Cajun band which includes accordion and fiddle. The accordionist plays both a C and a D accordion, so the tunes will be in C, G, D and A. Let's also say that the fiddler, as opposed to using two fiddles, one tuned down, so that he really o...
I have a great time during the Festival in Raamsdonksveer.
There was C&Z for everybody.
Lovers from traditional cajun get there quotum and also the lovers of zydeco.
They all are fishing in the same sea of C&Z.
The gigs from Sarah Savoy were awesome and she can s...
I'm in Pampano Beach 6/21 thur 6/27, takin' guitar, harps, and a "D" box, will drive for play, need more squeeze more than beach. OH! my first post on here, thanks Big Nick for the forum, entertaining, informative, this stuff and you guys are the bomb. I'm a hillbill...
I've been an Irish box player for the last 13 years, starting out on B/C and changing later to C#/D box. Cajun accordion has always interested me, and it's neat to hear all those reeds going at the same time as I've always played 2 voice accordions. Recently I've a...
OK, I see all these, looks like Shure Drum Mics, sticking through a piece of angled sheet metal and mounted in the center of the treble side, right between the 5 and the 7 buttons. A 3-pin mic cord completes the outfit. Who makes 'em. Please? I finally destroyed my S...
I'm going to be looking for some fun stuff my 12 yr. old daughter and I can do after the Folk Roots Kiddie Camp everyday. So far, I've thought of Cypremont Point and finding some big trees to climb in and around Lafayette. We're pretty fond of Magnolias, and there...
Do you think there's a difference in how men and women approach our instruments?
My book just got reviewed in the folk magazine Dirty Linen. It was a good review and I was very happy to be included. However...
There were these couple of lines that made me lau...
Tomorrow starts the 17th Cajun & Zydeco Festival in Raamsdonksveer in the Netherlands. LINK#2
Three days with swinging grooving Zydeco and footstomping Cajun Music in a big tent.
No television, internet for three days and only music, jamming, playing and dancing an...
Why do Cajun musicians/singers yell and make those noises when they sing and play? I'm just wondering because I don't think I've heard that done in other types of music. Hope you understand what I mean.
Check out www.pandora.com. You put in an artist's name and the site plays a variety of artists with the same, or similar style. I just started it a few minutes ago, but so far I've heard Nathan Abshire, Robert Jardell, Isom Fontenot, the Carrier brothers, Cyp Landr...
Does anyone know what songs Paul Daigle will be teaching this year? It sure would help to have an early listen and get the tune in my head before trying to learn it.
is there any cajun steel guitar players that read this forum? Or any keyboard players? I had some questions about the keyboard and steel guitar on here any help would be appreciated.
Hi Braves, Augusta is 3 weeks and change away from cranking up again this year. Is it too early to ask who's going to be there and what class they are pointed towards. I'll be there again this year and will be taking fiddle with Al Berard. I'll have a "C" tuned Bo...
Hello everyone I was wondering if rusty, ganey, brett, WF, Jude M., ed poullard, elzie mathews, chris mathews or anyone else in the SWLA or SETX area would be interested in having a jam session on a set date just to see how it goes if anyone is interested please let...
Hey everyone I just discovered a great place to get CD's to burn and pass to all my FRIENDS. Best of all it is government sponsored called the Public Library. I went there today and low and behold they have hundreds of CD's that you can check out and rip and burn....
I build cajun triangles in the traditional style. I begin with century-old (pre-war) hayrake tines that I have gathered from abandoned hayrakes in the Fields of the Great Plains. Then these tines are hand-forged with forge, hammer and anvil. Similar in fashion to t...
like the subject says i was just wondering if there were musicians that post on here rather it be beginners or professionals that live in the southeast tx area or southwest la area. thanks.
What do y'all recommend? My little girl has been taking Suzuki lessons for 3 years, which has included some country and Irish fiddling, but sadly, no Cajun. I know Michael Doucet and Mitch Reed each have some out there.
Thanks, Jamey
Just a run-down on some new CDs I recently picked up from Floyd's... I realize I'm not going to get much interest from the Braves, but the latest batch I've received has excited me in a way that I've not felt since the early 90's, i.e., since Zydeco Force, Beau Jocqu...
I posted a video (3rd link) of my take on two songs, Tit Monde by Iry Lejeune, and the Rayne Playboy Special by Nathan Menard. They seem like waltz and 2 step versions of the same song. I really like playing the 2 step version. I can't do the turn the way Iry does,...
I think it's a bit of a pity that Wade's Cajun Accordion Book is so rarely visited. Such a great initiative deserves better.
Would somebody PLEASE post some new pics for instance? When nothing changes, visits will be even less. Who breaks this vicious circle??
Nat...
Hello everyone out there in the cajun world. Just thought that I would drop in and say hello to all of those who remember me and those who dont as well. I lost this website link for a long time just found it again today. Hello to Matt. Hows that accordian playing com...
So many of those 2nd position songs are so close, some must be the same song, that got different names with the slight person to person variance. One that comes to mind is Evangeline Special and Saturday Night Special. Is there an appreciable difference between the...
Can anyone tell me what key box Iry's recording is played on, and what position? I've tried playing along with my "C" and my "D", and hadn't been able to figure it out yet.
Thanks.
Been playing my new Falcon till my fingers hurt.The Falcon is in C and black.The action is fast(love his finger board)bellows are smooth and tight(able to do long runs without bellows change on some tunes)the tone is great(Sabbatinni reeds)I don't know much about the...
I just saw a poll that indicated about half of Americans approve of torture being used in some situations. You have to be skeptical of all polls, but it this is really a valid one, then it makes me sick. What kind of degenerates have we become? What's next, infant...
While cleaning out the carport closet and going through a sack of old VHS tapes, I happened on one called "The Best of 'Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler'", Volume 1 (1990-1994). It was videotaped live from Randol's. I don't know when or how I came by it, but it most o...
I was talking to this guy on another forum the other day, and he says that Cajun and Zydeco are the same thing as Polka. Personally, I don't see it, but maybe I missed something?
Oh yeah, he also said that "Pinball Wizard" by the Who, and "I Walk the Line" by John...
Is this (posting/linking found FS ads) frowned upon?
thought someone may be interested...
Beautiful Bon Cajun Accordion for sale. 5 years old; in excellent condition. Key of C. Re-tuned once. Handmade by Mr. Larry Miller of Bon Cajun Accordions in Iota, Lo...
This is from a workshop I did in Alameda a few years back. For all of you looking for a song "on the push" or in C, this is a good one. Click the website link below.
Most have heard of Air France crash this past week. Butch Harris of Greenville SC and his wife Anne Debaillon of Lafayette LA passed away in that flight. They were described as a most beautiful and loving couple, brilliant and a great sense of humor plus being very c...
hello Braves
I have access to a lot of hayraketeeth here in Norway and a friend of mine who is a welder and working in a mechanical/blacksmith workshop tried to make a triangle
from one of the teeth. He found it impossible to form with mechanical tools, and we bo...
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents
The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad
Cajun quartets needed to travel the world.
Applications due Aug 10. Visit jalc.org/theroad
American music + cultural exchange + the world = The Rhythm Road
Hello Larry,
Say, we'll be passing through Atlanta next week ..
probably early (leaving) and late (returning) in the
week.
I don't suppose y'all'd perfoming anywhere?
Merci,
--bn
Howdy, folks. I'm an R&B saxophonist who's got the accordion bug, and I'm about to buy my first triple-row. In the short term, I'll be using it at the occasional reunion gig for my old soul/R&B band, especially if the rest of the horn section is out sick. Domino a...
Hello, good people!
My name is John Jeansonne. I'm originally from the Avoyelles parish area of Louisiana. I now reside in Nashville, TN where I play the fiddle for a country band called Rascal Flatts. I grew up playing mainly the fiddle, but also the Cajun accord...
Hi, I'm kind of new here. I have been reading the posts for awhile but never posted before.
I know this event already happened but I was wondering, did they not allow cameras/video cameras this year? I've been looking on the internet and YouTube for pics and vide...
Check out triple row virtuoso ( has got to be one of the most talented and creative diatonic players in the U.S. and is world class ).. playing Zydeco jam with Lil'Anne..and band .. filmed 5.24.09
I recommened seeing the whole thing..
G.
http://www.youtube....
Hello Braves,
Is anyone using their iPhone to access this Bravenet
forum as of late?
Last time that I was in Chicot state park LA, I
was informed by several participants about
difficulties accessing Bravenet from thier phone.
I wasn't sure if this was ev...
my band playing last week in douglasville GA
we drove the crowd wild
or, maybe they were wild to begin with :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdvxjDeFvQ4
and it;s me, singing in french
this is also an example of a fairly good sound from an internally mike...
Hi Braves,
I tried to connect to gonecajun.com for some fiddle music downloads and was asked for a user id and password. To the best of my memory I never was required to register for this site in the past and wonder if anyone else is experiencing this problem?...
Louisiana Folk Roots is thrilled to announce our second annual Cajun & Creole Summer Camp for Kids to be held Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion Street in downtown Lafayette. This coo...
I got to thinking about a post I believe was from BN and realized his problem with the translation of the song Jongle a' Moi. I transcribed the english words of the song from the book Ye Yaille to the translator and this is what I got.
Oh il fait mal
ce qui ira...
Link 1: Ardoin Medley – Feet Triange – Vocals
This is definitely a first for me. You always see people tapping their feet and moving all around, but what if you could capture that tapping in the music somehow. The old people stomped on the porch and it m...
How would you say:
"Hey, get out of your room and go get your food before it turns cold.
Get the hose and go water those plants.
I'm going to tell on you if you don't stop that.
My dog won't quit scratching because of fleas."
That's all I have for now,...
A buddy of mine sent me this link about a radio station in Abbeville called Cajun Radio. I am listening to it right now. It's cool so far.
Here is the link:
http://cajunmusicradio.com/?xgsi=1
copy it and past it.
Le Piquant
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
