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Perrodin Two Step

After several years of off and on trying to learn one song that has continued to kick my butt, I finally got a handle on it, but still needed a little polishing. So off to Youtube I go, and what do I find, but our own Ned Cheever kicking Perrodin's fesse. Tip of the chapeau to you, Ned. For some reason, can't get the imbed option to pop up, so link #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxO0sVZIU90

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Hi Bryan,
It seems that youtube doesn't give the old embed code anymore (the one which is working with this forum). I notice that a few weeks ago and solve the problem by using an embed code generator (link#1). This is easy to use, just copy the url (without https://), paste it in the generator, then copy the code generated and paste it your message body. I hope this can be useful for the next time you'll share videos with us.
About the tune, I have never listen to this two-step and I like it, should be in my must to learn list!
Regards,
Greg

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Greg, I start getting shy when you mention stuff like embed code generators.

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Hi Bryan,
Sorry for my bad understanding of english expression because I don't know what you mean exactly by 'start getting shy ...".
Don't worry, there is nothing weird with that stuff if it is what you think. I probably didn't well explained what the embed code generator is (maybe a misunderstanding?) :
This is just an easy online tool I use which generate a code (same as youtube's old codes) you can copy and paste when you write a message in this forum. This able you to share your videos directly (in a window) in the body of your message as many of us did before youtube removed the old embed code from option choices (and the new one doesn't match with this forum).
This is just a suggestion for you and all people who have actually some problems to share youtube videos since recent upgrades of youtube services.
Best Regards,
Greg

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Bryan,
That one wasn't intended for broadcast. This is a work in progress, the video reflecting about 2 weeks of hard labor - and 10 days later I'm still grinding on it. It's a good song for training your fingers with those long busy runs, but you'll notice signs of exhaustion near the end.

My favorite version is Eric O'Blanc & the Dupuy brothers playing a gig while baby-sitting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9SrrWnOC5U

Also the racines at Cafe Des Amis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULF4JucVPE

Thanks for the kind words, but it remains my a** that's getting kicked by this fiddle tune!

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To me that's the holy grail of songs, and I've been working on it much longer with less success. It turned up as one of the first videos on a search of the song.

The O'blanc version is also my favorite. So are you going to modulate also?

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Modulate? That's later. I'm just now learning the J'Etais au Bal modulation running parallel with Perrodin. Add to that a Song of the Month, and there ain't much slack in my practice schedule. My shotgun approach is much like a blunderbuss with a full choke.

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Here it is, using the John A embed method as demonstrated in his tutorial.

There is a Bois Sec tune called "Ardoin Two Step" on La Musique Creole which is very similar, that must be the creole take on this one.

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Great song and the version with Eric O Blanc really rules

About the link:
Don't include the http:// or https:// in the link,
but just type www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxO0sVZIU90

Than it works properly because the http:// is there just like that and that's caused by magic from the forum

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That's one song that I've never really felt like I played right. There are typically two styles of playing it...the Lafayette style, and the prairie style. Chris spanks it pretty good AND at full speed. I love playing bass behind him and Clint on that song. Seeing the Eric video brought back memories of the years playing with him. His modulation to F is seamless and pretty impressive.

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"There are typically two styles of playing it...the Lafayette style, and the prairie style."

Isn't that the case with pretty much every song?

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In general, yes. They are two distinctive styles, but I think with this song, in particular, the styles are farther apart than usual.

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Favorite prairie style versions?

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Angelas LeJeune and Dennus McGee, Marc Savoy on Made in Louisiana, and Jason Frey on the Lagniappe CD. I think Jason does the best job of melding the prairie and Lafayette styles together.

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John,

You beat me to the punch - I was going to mention those two versions as my favorites also. I always associate Tony Thibodeaux with Perrodin two-Step. He plays fiddle on the Lagniappe CD, and he alway played it every time I saw him. One of the best times was at Mulate's several years ago. He always played the tune very fast. At Mulate's, there was one of those groups of dancers that travel around and always wear special clothes, Well, he started playing Perrodin Two-Step and they came to the dance floor. They just could not keep up with him, but they tried. Before the song was over, they were exhausted and could not continue.

I think that the Angelas LeJeune/Dennis McGee version may be the first recorded version. I've always wondered about the origin of the tune. Several years ago, Richard Nevins released a series of eight CDs that he titled Times Ain't Like The Used to be (Volumes 1-8), The series contained what he called "Early American Rural Music - Classic Recordings of the 1920's and 30's." Angelas Lejeune's reocording is on Volume 4. I was kind of proud of myself becaused I recognized that Dennis McGee was playing fiddle with him.

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Considering how little time accordions had been in La at the time Angelas was playing, his skill with that thing is amazing. He's the first recording of it I know of.

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Marc Savoy, of course.

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Here's a pretty cool version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULF4JucVPE



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