I think I have every recording mentioned in this thread. Man, some great music listen and learn from.
Some thoughts...
Was the Waxia special on the Mamou Playboys recent CD dug out of the archives? Same with a Greely rendition of a song that was similar to "Bars de la prison" on the second to last CD. By the way...isn't the prison bars refered to as a "Baisse Bas"?
Cedric did a really cool tune on the Pine Leaf boys cd that was dug out of the archives of great old time players. I love that stuff.
I love the way Goldman stops to sing some lines. I tried to get him to teach me his lyrics to "hour too late" by the late great John Delafose. (on my new CD that I hope to have done by summer) It was soooo funny listening to Therese and him go back and forth scolding each other in a kind way. I was trying to write the lyrics, but French is not used to write, but to speak. So it's hard to get the words, especially with a time limit. All good.
Cory and Cedrics new compilation is superb. Must have.
Joe just sent me his new CD and I have been enjoying it. It's very stripped down. Nolten is featured on some tunes. I got him to teach me a tune, one on one at Augusta. One of my best memories from last year. It was a tune he called "Oh bye". Boozoo had his version too. The choud structure went from the one the the sixth minor, which is a very cool sound. Check out John Delafose "la misere mais fait braillier"(also just recorded by our band).
Joe has been pretty excited to learn the Fontenot tunes. I'm going to ask him for more lyrics on the next CD.
By the way, please ask all friends and artists to put the lyrics in the liner notes. That has been a godsend to me. Ray Abshire has two great CD's with liner notes to learn the French from.
PP and G continues to grow on me. Enough to pick up the fiddle and learn the tunes. Classic all the way.
Thanks for all the posts! I usually read them every day when I have a few minutes to goof off and relax.
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
