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Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

Nice. You raised the bar for Jamey.

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

I'm going to give this a go this weekend. I'm inspired by AJ's creole take on this tune and its not in my repertoire as yet.

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

Hi guys,

Here is my 1st simple and poor attempt to Madeleine for the SOTM... I learned and recorded it very quickly; so this is a bit rough yet!
In any case, I'm not a great accordion player, so don't be too rude with me ;)
By the way, I can present you my brand new Martin accordion in D... I have to get used with it but, compared to my old heavy SWALLOW in C, it has nothing to do with it!

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

No rudeness for that one, Greg! Good work with a nice box.

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

Well done! The important thing is to just do it. -- says the guy who hasn't posted this song yet.

John in Oregon

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

Greg thank you for finally waking up and buying a Martin. That crawfish on the bellows always makes a song sound better. Nice job

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

I gave it a go. This is how I felt it today. Link 1

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

Woot! Man... love those looong notes there, Chris.

Thanks for the contribution.

John in Oregon

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

I can hear "Madeleine" all the time on my Pandora cajun /zydeco channel.
Nedro, great fast fingers but the steady beat is what you need. Octa Clark was a frickin metronome-like player.
Those 3 young guys were traditional cajun thru and thru. Loved that.
AJ's "la-la" or Creole version was great. Didn't expect that.
Chris Miller-...I only hate you a little bit. That flurry of notes at the end of your video might cause me to throw in the towel! What the hell was that?! How'd you do that?
Really nice playing, you guys... I'm downright jealous.
Got to put in the time if you wanna play like it's a crime. :)

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine

Jeez, Chris always sets the bar.

Greg, I think you got it going on, nice job.

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine - my version

Well... finally, I got it done. I liked what Steve Riley did along with Dewey Balfa with that open version, so this is my take. It would be better with a fiddle. Some day, I'll find one to work with me.

Re: July 2014 Song of the Month - Madeleine - my version

Nice. I like the tempo.



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