Can anyone provide the lyrics for Nathan Abshire and Dewey Balfa's version of the Kaplan Waltz? The one that's on the Best of Nathan Abshire CD. Thanks.
Hi,
I live in England and have been playing a 3-row Castagnari diatonic accordion (we call them melodeons in England) for about twelve years, playing British and European folk dance tunes with a few Quebecois and conjunto tunes for a bit of variety. I tried a few...
The talk a little while back concerning push key songs got me to thinking I should post more tunes in the push key. That's the reason for all the stuff I put up in the last couple of days.
My advice to anyone learning is to not get stuck in the G key rut! It will...
Although my taste runs to purely acoustic music, the Pine Leaf Boys "Homage au Passe" is an album I really enjoy.
I've been trying to play-along somewhat with the album, but there are a whole bunch of songs that just don't seem to fit on my "C" accordion. Are the...
Here are the Grammy Nominations for this year. They look a lot like last year...and the year before.
•Alligator Purse, Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
•Lay Your Burden Down, Buckwheat Zydeco
•Stripped Down, The Magnolia Sisters
•Li...
I know I don't usually start threads on this board but with the flurry of used boxes coming on the market lately and the absurd prices that they're going for, I just had to.
What is it in particular that determines the re-sale value of a used accordion? For exampl...
Website Link #1 or:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Row-Parisfal-Button-Accordion-Melodeon-Diatonic-Mint_W0QQitemZ180436890675
I am not the seller.
I just saw it and thought one of you guys that likes the vintage stuff might be interested.
I'd buy it myself, but I al...
Yesterday during a rehearsel we wonder why cajun music has a "completely" different groove than other music from the USA.
Is it something special from LA ?
We think to know some reasons, but maybe some braves know exactly how it is ?
Anytime that i try to watch a video, it starts and pauses every so often. what if any solutions or suggestions would greatly enhance my viewing pleasure. Sorry to bother this forum, but I really need help....thanks
On Thanksgiving day, the 'Spike' TV network had the 'Band of Brothers' series on all day, and since I had never seen it, I decided to watch the whole thing.
The episode 'Bastogne' was told from the perspective of Eugene Roe, the Easy Company medic and a Cajun from...
I posted the video of me playing last summer for the jam at Marc Savoy. I played "Les Flames d'Enfer" at the end of the song the gentleman to my right told me "I recorded that song with Austin Pitre in 1959." I could not believe that had such an opportunity,I just le...
After talking about it for the last 4 years our Band is venturing into a CD project using Garageband .
Some time back I converted a large separate room in our house to a recording/rehearsal studio and it's proving very successful.
The project has only just sta...
» Make sure you have three account in your life this could in your bank or in your mind. One account for daily expenditure, 2nd one for future and 3rd one for emergencies.
» Do not buy things that you cannot afford.
» Start a long term savings plan w...
Turkey and dancing last night; Turkey and family today. Then I try to sneak off while everybody's snoozing to practice accordion.
One of the many things I'm thankful for is this Bravenet group, and all the kind, funny, smart, talented, and helpful people I've met...
Hi - Maybe helpful: regularly there are some questions on slowdowning video's - just discovered that the free Media Player Classic can do it at half speed, and even 1/4th speed. Alas the audio is also pitched down then too accordingly.
Download here: http://www.f...
Got a friend here in Australia who wants a genuine Cajun Tempered Steel T-fer...she plays in a small ensemble and wants to venture more into Cajun music...and the only t-fers she can locate here are el-cheapo 'toy department' types or orchestral types that are simply...
Is it common to want higher tension in your buttons after you've played for a while? I have two accordions, a Martin D and an Acacian C. At first the spring tension in the Martin was so tight that I adjusted the springs down, though not as "buttery" as the Acadian....
A sideliner post: some background information maybe not so well known for all you Cajun music aficionado's living in the rest of the world, and especially outside South Louisiana. ... see link #3 for more, or:
- http://www.youtube.com/user/affairescadiennes...
I was beginning to think I had finally gotten pretty comfortable with the base side, it was starting to feel good. But after watching my youtube video of me playing Cypress Inn Special, I was so disgusted I went and tried it again, and I just can't keep the base goi...
I need to learn diggy liggy lo for an upcoming trip to Branson I will be taking, I have looked for a video on you tube for it, but only found doug kershaw's version. He just does the fiddle, I need to learn to play it on accordion and can't really put anything togeth...
Hi
I am on the lookout for a melodeon pitched in A. I have seen just one here in Ireland and I understand that it was bought from Junior Martin's shop and it was the only melodeon in the shop that wasn't a Martin. I also understand that the particular maker in que...
See link two for some incredible Wayne Toups BC (before...well...you know) footage. These were the defining moments. Following the footsteps of "Mawmaw" Theriot, Toups was poised to set the world on fire.
Would like some suggestions for Heritage Week events. "Practicing" for 6 mos.; no prior music experience, and at 67 youth is not on my side (I need all the help I can get, that's why I'm going) but enthusiasm is high. Learned most tunes from Big Nick and Dirk 1 & 2,...
Here's a cool youtube of Rufus Thibodeaux playing fiddle with Neil Young and Waylon Jennings. You can even hear Neil Young say "all right, Rufus" to cue in his solo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H0VaY1EdrI
What are some links to some sites that provide cajun music lyrics. I had a real good one bookmarked awhile back but lost it when my hard drive crashed about 6 months ago, and haven't been able to find it via search engines. (I've got carbonite now!)
Press this lady's buttons - This animated version of the English concertina should be a great help for Cajun accordion starters when converted .......
- every tuning available, and push - pull with the mouse? - who's going to program it?
Link#3 or: http://www.i...
Last year I met some nice folks from France and the made a video of the jam at Marc Savoy's while I was playing and sent me a copy, problem is all I can do is play it. I can't make copies nor will it work on Windows Media. It will work on a differnt system. If any on...
Just home from the swine festival in Basile,La. Not a bad weekend at all. Plenty of boudin,cracklin,pork roast,and pork BBQ. Music was not bad either. Dustin Ray and Geno Delafose yesterday, T-Sale and Wayne Toups today. And the Miller Lights were good and cold.
Hey,I've never been to the Mamou Mardi Gras,Does anyone know what day it is next year,or what all goes on.Bryan L or Mr Dowell,can I come by your shop and jam.Who all is going?
Hi brave bravers,
Anyone knows where Robert Jardell & Geno Thibodeaux were refering to in the song "Seagram 7, Here We Go Again" which is on the other side of "No Salt In The Beans" (a wonderful 2-sider on Goldband 45rpm).
Would it be the whiskey & 7-up mix? Or is...
More of us old hippies were involved playing cajun music in the 70-ies and 80-ies: link#3;
http://www.folkways.si.edu/TrackDetails.aspx?itemid=5862
And here's the bonus: if you read the keywords on this page, you'll really know what Cajun songs are all about:...
Keep cool guys! It's just history. A book I'm going to order soon.
http://www.amazon.com/Louisiana-Women-Their-Lives-Times/dp/product-description/0820329460
Has anyone read it yet? (One chapter is about Cleoma Breaux. But the whole book sounds really interestin...
Before I jump feet first and order another new accordion, my boss suggested that I put out some feelers for a good deal on a used one. Brand is not as important as playability and sound. Anything out there?
Hey all,
The accordion learning is going passably well - though it's definitely in the "learning" rather than "playing" category.
My cajun music collection is somewhat limited so far, but from what I have, it's been the old school, old style music is that talks...
Does anyone know if Le Valse De Grand Chemin by Iry Lejeune is Public Domain.
Also does anyone have a list of the songs that are now Public Domain?
Or how do you find this out.
Thanks
Etlintoq Muin
Bernie
I was listening to KBON the other day and I heard a song that was a bluegrass song that had been converted to a cajun song with accordion and cajun and english lyrics. The name of the song was "In the Pines" , does anyone know who made this song?
Just found 2 mint condition LP's on the attic i probably bought new in the 70-ies ...
Sonet SNTF 815 Austin Pitre, Back to the Bayou,
Sonet SNTF 813 Balfa Brothers Orchestra
Recordings of musical value or too common?
Anybody interested?
- Nout
I posted a video on youtube last night that I made last week of DL and I so if you want to see it here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJk4E5d_dgw
Le Piquant
I would appreciate feedback/recommendtions for a begginer who is interested in learning to play a Cajun accordion in the key of "C". Does anyone have information on the Gabbenelli Cajun model recently listed on eBay for just under $700? I refuse to purchase a cheap C...
Went to Baton Rouge tonight to see Darrell Scott, recommended by Yvette Landry. Then towards the end of the performance he brought Yvette, Anya Burgess, Christy Guillory and 3 other ladies all with their instruments. It was really cool to see them out of their normal...
I'll be visiting my family in Shreveport the week before Christmas. Is there anyone reasonably near Shreveport who might be willing to give me a little time and show me some technique?
I had hoped to be able to drive down and meet Marc and crew, but I don't see b...
I've noticed for a long time that my D Martin is harder to work than my C Acadien. I'm starting to think it's because the bellows are stiff - not tight. Both accordions are "tight", i.e., they don't leak any air.
Does this make sense? What do you do about it?...
Hi y'all,
-1) Ma Negresse as performed here by Tha Man himself, and that even with a suberb band to boot that pumps, bounces and swings the whole yadoodle up to around 9 on the Richter scale:
- Now i think they play in F; on a Bb acordion you miss one not...
Hello Braves!
Well, the Learn Cajun Accordion DVD 3 is finally done!
Volume 3 is "Building Your Repertoire"
I sincerely hope it is helpful and received as well
as the first volume was
Link is here:
http://www.bignick.net/BoxLessons/Cajun_Accordion_Vo...
Big surprise this morning in my letterbox. Our friend Roger Weiss sent me his new CD with Cleoma's Ghost.
16 good songs in the traditional style.
Thank you Roger for this present.
Marc.
I spent some time in Lafayette's Acadian Village where the Black Pot Fest. is being held. I made it there today to behold the accordion contest. There were 14 entries...I missed the first 3 and none were introduced by name to keep the judging fair. I did recognize s...
Just as the Phoenix does, we rose up from the ashes left behind by the personality trashes & clashes from and with our first line-up's guitar player & singer, and are thus indeed reborn ..... :
Ben Sikken on fiddle and vocals, Fred van Hemert on guitar and vocals,...
Does anyone have the lyrics to this great tune laying around? I have about 80 percent of it figured out but would prefer if someone with a little better command of French took a shot at it.
The link below is to the version on Neal's site.
http://npmusic.org/Rob...
This program, similar to The Amazing Slow Downer, is free and slows down your MP3 or CD track.
Best Practice
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp/#download
Here's a direct link to the file:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bestpractice/bestpractice/1.03/bp...
Last year I purchased an old album by Don Montoucet with Hubert Maitre and I am just now getting around to playing it. I am really impressed by Don's accordion playing. I had never heard of him until Kevin Naguin came out with a cd featuring him on the accordion. I m...
Out of the blue, the Liberty Theater in Eunice contacted me and said it would be fine to include some Jesse Lege live performance on my Web site, so here goes at the Website link that goes with this posting. Braves Ganey and Jude play rhythm, with Orsy Vanicor and Ed...
I have a new LeCapitaine accordion for sale, made by Mr. Danny Dyson of Big Lake, Louisiana.
The accordion has not been keyed and Mr. Dyson will key it, your choice, free of charge. I have spoken to him a couple of times to confirm.
This accordion was made for...
If you take a look at the post below you can find more details about this box. I mannaged to fix the sticky stop using graphite powder. It's stiff but goes up and down and is fully functional. I've decided to lower my asking price to $1,950 inclusive of case.
If yo...
I know the lyrics to the Wedding Marche from a version I listened to years ago. However, I just listened to Austin Pitres version and it is quite differnet. So, I am going to need the assistance of our highly talented group to piece this together. Thanks in advance f...
Ray Abshire kindly sent the following note about Nathan's accordion in that video.
"Someone told me of a discussion concerning Nathan's accordion in the Sud De La Louisiane film. Nathan was playing on his Sidney Brown "D". One of Sidney's trademarks was the white...
See link#3 or here, http://www.cajunforums.com/. Q what's up, Duck?
What's the catch, will it be edible, maybe even palatable? before you know, we'll end up swimming, or maybe drowning, in an over-crowded password-pond:
- Nout
A Junior Martin for sale on Ebay.
See Link#2
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cajun-Accordion-Jr-Martin-key-of-C-brand-new_W0QQitemZ260498666253QQcmdZViewItemQQptZKeyboards_MIDI?hash=item3ca6ee330d
Hi y'all
I am the director of the film "Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane" from which the Nathan's clip was taken out. I'm no expert on the keys question (reaching incredibly high levels!) but I can provide some info on how the sound was taken. The recording device wa...
No it is not mine. A friend of mine has a Mouton "G" accordoin. It is like new and plays nice. I think he wants about $1200.00 for it if interested let me know.
Le Piquant
This is one of those hotbed issues. No matter what brand you use, some will swear by them and some will swear at them. Generally, I use steel strings, and usually Prims. I've got some perlons on a couple because those particular fiddles sound best with them. I've got...
iTunes/Radio/Blues/Cajun Fest wireless to Apple Airport Express/home theater system= LA music, including some cajun and zydeco, in 1000w surround sound.
Technology is good.
Chuck in Indy.
Some great vids of playing and dancing at last week's Bristol UK Cajun Zydeco Festival.. Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZkcHQvIzlc&feature=related
I got the Newport Waltz (Balfa) picked out last night and today. It seems to be very heavy on the draw with the bellows.
Am I missing something with the playing of it, or is this a case of air management with the air valve?
I read on this site where a poster mentioned that on the recording AKA known as "The Red One", Tracy Schwarz played a Bb box for all the tunes. I tried playing along with a cassette version using a D accordion one time years back and seem to recall many tunes were i...
The LakeSide Gamblers will make their debut on the Liberty Theater show, tonight. Joining us on guitar will be Jimmy Higginbotham, the son of the late-great Darrell Higginbotham of Sundown Playboys fame. Jimmy is a fantastic singer/songwriter. We will be doing a coup...
One of the guys asked me to play J'ai etais au bal and I wanted to find some lyrics that were smooth to sing.
Anyone have any favorite versions with great lyrics?
thanks
k
Hello All:
I bought a used Gabbanelli Cajun King in C for $500.00 to (re)begin studying Cajun traditional music and playing the accordion. The style I want to emulate is the playing of Tracy Schwarz. His recordings are my absolute favorites. If anyone knows any pa...
Another nice doc about traditional music on the islands in western Ireland (check 'em all!), with an old fella playing a hornpipe on a Cajun accordion and (from minute 11:00 on) Sharon Shannon playing Irish music "Cajun"style, as there are "no rules on Inis Bofinn"....
I visited with DL today for two and a half hours. Played La Porte en Arriere with my new to me Bon Temps accordion. I'll see about putting the video on youtube.
Le Piquant
I am now the owner of a Jude Moreau accordion in the key of "C". I bought it from a women whose husband died shortly after he had it made. Walnut and curley maple and very nicely done.
Le Piquant
Howdy All,
I've been lurking for a bit and enjoying the conversations. Thanks to Big Nick for this link.
I'm originally from Shreveport and now living near Sacramento, CA. Do we have any cajun music folk in that area with whom I might be able to hook up when...
Hi Braves,
I was just looking over some of my "old" video
footage from 2006 Balfa Heritage, of Walter Mouton.
Man, can that man play
Any Braves familiar with his work?
--Big
I work at a music store and swapped some fiddles for a brand new Martin box that hopefully will fund an Eb box in the future. I've got the reeds and I hope to sell this box to have someone build a box to stick the reeds in. The accordion is brand new, it's been on th...
if I knew how to exatract individual songs off of the dvd that i got from the liberty of us playing last night i would gladly post them on here or on youtube but i dont know how to do that. Can anyone out there with experience in this stuff help me out maybe tell me...
Congratulations to Aaron for his 2nd place finish in the Crowley Rice Festival Accordion contest.
And congrats to him and his band for their Liberty Theatre debut tonight. The band sounded great!
Anyone wishing to purchase a DVD of any performance at the Liberty Theater can use the contact information below. FYI...my band the LakeSide Gamblers will be performing next Saturday the 24th.
Call Jerry Devillier at (337) 457-4087 or,
Send a $26 check or money...
Hi Gene!
(Hope I spelt yer last name correctly
Thanks for hosting the jam this past Sunday in
Chicago.
It's really nice that the turn out has been
consistently good .. nice support in IL.
But, I think we should have a new jam rule ..
No more "Love Br...
Got some noisy bass spoons on one of my Hohners, when they clap the wood, and am seeking suggestions for good felt that I could cut circles out of. Something that will preferably form easily to the valve holes.
thanks
playing saturday night at the liberty theatre in eunice, la we are the second band so we go on at 6 45 i think. Every body tune in to listen live if you cant be there!
I am not sure about this, But I think the original song was recorded in 1958 or earlier by Aldus Roger and The Lafayette Playboys. Aldus Roger on Accordion, Fernice "Man" Abshire on drums, Rodney Miller Steel Guitar Aldus "Popeye" Broussard on Fiddle and Daemus Comea...
Problem #1: "stiff" fingers. Solution: Jerry Moody advised me to curl my fingers and keep my elbow close in to my body. He said to pretend I was holding a pencil in the first bend of my four fingers. I've been doing this, and it seems like a good thing to do. I'v...
1)Getting to see and meet Don Montoucet and Jon Melancon (and figuring out how to pronounce his last name!)on the front porch of the Begnaud house in Scott, and getting to play the Amade 2-Step for Mr. Montoucet, and telling him I learned it from him on a CD while go...
Hi, if you live in Europe, the Netherlands, preferably around The Hague; acoustic traditional band Cajun Craze is now looking for a new guitar player and maybe singer too. We can offer you an acoustic band with two or even three fiddlers at times, accordion, vocals,...
Are there no bass players or drummers in the lake charles or surrounding areas that want to play. Getting ready to kick this thing off, well, really wanating to kick it off, but still lacking a drummer and bass player. any interested email me.
To all or any interested
I am approaching the completion of the
"Learn Cajun Accordion Volume 3".
I thought it may be appropriate to post an update.
Volume, two is still in the works.
Of course, I would have rather had Volume 2 released
before Volum...
Ok, as you all know i am real big into preserving the traditional cajun dancehall style cajun music but here lately i have been thinking about doing a majority of three piece music. My question is....where would one book a three piece gig and to actually get people t...
Danced in the rain with my Honey, played Jimmy Breaux's accordion at the jam tent, right next to Mitch Reed, and David Doucet, met some of the braves, BOUGHT some cd's, jammed with some of the braves, ate some good food, stayed at the Hilton in Lafayette for $40.00 a...
Thanks for stopping by yesterday afternoon and jammin' for a little while. I'm sorry we didn't get to play like I would have liked to, but, like I said, some people are mis-informed and think that I'm actually here to work. I worried about you driving all the way b...
Well, I returned to Maryland yesterday after a terrific week in Louisiana, including Festivals Acadiens over the weekend.
I just "finished" trying to clean my shoes. I kept looking at them, thinking maybe that I should just preserve them with all of that Louisiana...
Anyone going? If so, anyone entering the Accordion or fiddle contests?? Dunno if the wifey can hack a whole day (maybe 2) there, but I'd like to make it early Friday and catch Wayne Toups doing a traditional set. I bet that would be pretty sweet. See links for sch...
Time for another lesson in abject humiliation: I posted 10(!) videos of myself on Youtube, with a couple more coming. Link #1 will get you started on the Chamber of Horrors tour, just in time for Halloween.
I guess no beginner ever videos themselves and then thin...
Maybe we could get a little roll call going here to see who will be attending and when. I'd like to meet up with of couple of people if possible. We will be most likely attending on Saturday afternoon. We'll try to make it on saturday for the BTJ show on the main sta...
Does anyone out there ever listen to these two sing? I have an LP and I just finishe listening to it as I down loaded it on my computer. Just a guitar and fiddle with a lot of good songs. I purchased the album last year and it is excellent condition.
Le Piquant
Hello,
For those who haven't seen it, Cajun accordionist/folklorist Kristi Guillory (a Grammy nominee for the new Bonsoir, Catin album) has started a new web-based publication call the Cajun-Creole Music Spectator.
Go to link #2 below, or here: http://www.caj...
Something called 'True Blood' has just started on UK TV,set in 'Bon Temps' La.
Before I sit through an hour and twenty minutes of vampire tosh, can anyone tell me if there's any decent music in it?
BJ
Hey guys, I have a question for you all. I was playing on my wife's grandfather's old accordions this weekend and was noticing some differences on his old Acadian. First off, it says Acadian Accordion on the face instead of just Acadian, as most that I've seen say....
I'm a Cajun Accordion player want to be. I am very musically inclined with several instruments (guitar, bass, harmonica, banjo, sax... I am looking for my first (single row) button accordion. I'll start with one in the key of C. Any suggestions? Should I consider the...
Marc is making only ten 50th Anniversary accordions and I managed to get the 7th on order. Was lucky to check the savoymusiccenter.com website and discover this in time, as I have not looked at the site in a couple years. The accordion costs $2295
It's going to ha...
I'm looking to change my bellows on an accordion and was wondering if anyone here has ever done so on their own. I'd like to do it myself as well, and would appreciate some info on performing this task.
Would also like to know of problems/issues to watch out for...
Hi, a while back some one asked about a high F; I am thinking of selling mine since i don't really need one right now. It's new, made by Tim Reed, originally from Ville Platte, student of Larry Miller and others. It looks a bit like a Bon Cajun, but is built very li...
Cutie for sale: link #3, or click below .......
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170390709956&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:nl
- Nout
Another interesting 4-CD set (2008, JSP Records).
Some of the songs are already on other compilations, others on Neal's site. But, out of 100 songs, I have still found a few musicians and a good number of tunes I had never heard before.
And a curiosity, some yodel...
Posting this for a guy that posted it on a gun site I visit. He has a LeCapitane accordion, made by Danny Dyson of Big Lake for sale. looks like it was won on a CFMA raffle. he has that it has never been played and doesn't have the reeds in it yet, but Mr Danny has...
Hohner ariette almost new.I changed the gasket on the key board side, cause, the old one leaked .key of c, looks,smells and feels like any ariette. will ship. $ 150 obo call chris or email 337-371-7082 link one and two for pic's
In the several versions of Pine Leaf Blues, the bass player or drummer or whoever always chimes in with some spoken lines.
These spoken verses seem to vary with the band.
Nathan Abshires group said one thing, Balfa Brothers said something else, etc.
Anyone...
Hi, our local "Radio communautaire francophone" (French community radio) has a brand new website that is enabled with live web listening. If you want to listen to Acadian, Quebec, other French Canadian and even some Cajun music, log in to: http://www.ckrhfm.ca/ (see...
New program which is out right now to select individuals for beta testing. It will analyze an entire music performance, every instrument, and create the entire piece out on a computer screen.
Watch this guy (Jeff Schmidt, a professional bass player) try out the s...
Well, I'm back from New Brunswick attending my uncle's funeral yesterday. He had a great funeral where hundreds showed up to pay their last respects. At the end of the service in church, before they took the casket, I (fiddle) and my brother (guitar) played my own mo...
Monday night my wife and I made a video of me playing my G accordion with the butt joint corners made by Jr. Martin and posted it on myspace page. Myspace page is listed under moody12b,for those interested go there if not you are probably already going where I would...
A few of my old fiddles from my collection are up for sale. They all are located in the Netherlands, set up for fiddle playing with a flatter bridge-arching than for classical playing, new strings, and when needed looked after or properly repaired by a craftsman as w...
You got your plain bellows, with a diamond, and with a crawfish. Wondered if anyone has a unique design they'd like to share by posting a pic or a link to a pic. What ideas do you have for that 'blank canvas'? One of the few designs I've seen that works open and clos...
I love them all, gosh. I can't listen often because I make too much of a racket trying to stifle laughs. Le pategau et cousine Pomplette 'ec ses filles. Le charivari et la peteretete, hahaaaaaaaaaaaa. Eeeeeeh petit petit petit petit!!!!!!
Why does playing the base side not sound right when playing Un Autre Soie Ennuyant( at least not when I try it)? It is a second position song. Doesn't seem to fit the waltz or two step, which is the limit of my knowledge. Sounds like it would be a waltz, but isn't...
I have a friend who will be putting up his Acadian D for sale in the very near future. He is an elderly gentleman and has asked me to handle selling it for him. If anyone is interested please contact me by email. It was well taken care of. I will be visiting with him...
Recently I posted a comment about burning cd's and a few expliatives were edited by the administrator. I would like to say that I appreciate that as sometimes I get a little excited. However, I think that if words are going to be controlled so should the pictures tha...
Well,
The Medina Lake Cajun Festival was super.
Pretty decent in the weather department. Not as hot as usual.
Lots of pretty women and good food.
Great in the music department.
The Pine Leaf Boys and Kevin Naquin really delivered.
I was surprised by the accord...
Going to see David Greely tonight at a House concert...Lost Bayou Ramblers at Continental Club tomorrow...Charles Thibodeaux with Chubby Carrier in Fredericksburg tomorrow night as well...
What to do!!!!
If you are playing Ossun on a C box.
Is the whole song in G with the A part 1 and 5 chords and the B 1 and 4 chords? Or does the B part modulate to C playing 1 and 5?
Jerry's post about getting a G, and a few topics that mentioned keys have piqued my interest. I am building myself a G with some old Hohner reeds I came across, and am not sure what I'm gonna do with it.
We all know C and D are most common in Cajun music, and fig...
For months I have put myself out there as a firm believer in buying the music and supporting the talent out there. Not only is it against the law it is more important to me to be unethical. Pubicly few have commented on this subject and some have sent me e-mails to m...
We (BHCB) are playing at the liberty theatre in eunice, la on october 17th if any of you braves wanna tune in and listen online that evening. For other dates check the website.
Just wondering why "most" musicians wont "play for the door" any more at bars or dancehalls. I understand they may have "paid their dues" but **** come on I get the drift from some musicians as if they are too good to play for the door....
This songs is Between Eunice and Opelousas two step the lighting isnt that great but hey, its about the sound not the looks right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcVTg183Njs
Gang,
I was thinking of getting one of these cigar boxes guitars as played by the Reverend!.
Has anyone played one of theses or currently play one .See Link #1
Any advice?
KRAZY KANNUK.
Here's one for Ganey and other guitar players on this site. I have been playing Evangeline Special for a while, I can play the entire song as taught by Jimmy Breaux. The problem though is timing with the guitar, is the stumming played the same on this song as with an...
well people i finally put it on here a 50 second clip of my band playing the hicks wagon wheel special and ending it with mary had a little lamb. There will be more to come soon this week. Bayou Heat Cajun Band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc5NSnn37O4
Hi guys, I saw the post below about this builder in Sunset LA. I wonder if anyone here has tried them? I'd like to know how they would compare to the usual Bon Cajun, Martin Jr, or Acadians etc. in terms of craftmanship and sound quality? I know he uses Italian reeds...
I remember reading an interview with Aldus Roger and his wife once where she was saying as a child she used to play the game "le taureau du coteau", or maybe she was saying that Aldus was "king of the hill" in his heyday, I forget it's been so long. In that interview...
I'm looking for lyrics of Lovebridge Waltz. Thanks to Jude the Obscure for sharing his version below. Jude Moreau has a different version on his CD. Does anyone have them that they can copy/paste here?
Merci!
Hello Braves!
I've been asked for the "dots" (i.e., sheet music/
tabalature) for DL Menard's "Back Door".
So, I thought that I'd post it here as well.
The video is at:
http://www.bignick.net/Video/BackDoor/WholeEnchaladaSolo.wmv
And the tablature is a...
it's my birthday!
So my wife made some stuffed green pepper for me,
-Stuffed with Louisiana rice proper , (send to me courtesy of my buddy Randy Falcon, the box builder) " Fancy Enriched Louisiana rice grown long Grain", best rice I've ever had!.
- Ground bee...
I was skimming over the CFMA Monthly Newsletter and noticed that a
Ms. Liz Kelly from the Golden Triangle Chapter (Groves, Bridge City area) won the Amateur Accordion Contest at the Lake Charles Festival in July.
Does anyone have more information on this contest?...
HI - as teacher i keep getting questions from "beginners" about learning how to play any instrument by ear ( ..= "from the heart".. ) ; i'll try to post occasionally some stuff i can find on this subject.
- the most important things to accomplish are described he...
there is a old man, he is so proud of his 14 babys he bulit, you can see his eye light up when he lets you see them, so proud,! Of the 8 not living at home there are pictures on the wall. Will he be alive to see his 6 last babys leave home?? maby so,if you help and...
I just wanted to say when i first wanted to play the accordion i found this site and it was a big help my hat is off to big nick.however i posted something that in my eyes was to be proud of.Then i got ridiculed for it.Dont know who you are but i do know you had to s...
Hey all,
I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be a Cajun jam at the Audobon Zoo in New Orleans this Saturday from 1-4 PM in the Louisiana Swamp Exhibit.
John
Don't know if anyone remembers my post from a week or so ago but i was the one who could not get a dang rythem i mean i i was trying to learn how to play the accordion and had being working onthat back door song i could play the whole song however it sounded nothing...
In case you don't know, there are a couple mighty fine Texas Cajun accordionists' CD's you really ought to have in your collection: Jude Moreau and Corey McCauley. They are both fantastic, and so are their CD's. You might have to get ahold of them individually to g...
Hi all,
Looking for the lyrics to a song I've become enamored with. It's "Oh Bebe" by Oscar Doucet & Alius Soileau - at least that's what it's credited as on a "Cajun Capers" box set I found. I'm always skeptical of compilation sets like this. Anyway, if anyone's...
they start at $500 to 1,200 check link 1,2,3 for some pics i didnt get pics of the nicest ones like the cherry,and such. they are made by rufus foreman of sunset,la hand built. he has been tuneing accordions for over 50 years he is 87 years young.he has tuned for all...
i want to play but bout ready to give this thang away there is something on youtube i want to play but i am new will someone please take the time to show me this i would really appriciate it the link ishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcZMwgJaK_please help
Thank You
BEWARE Braves:
Just a few weeks ago I had to cancel my credit card. Seems that someone other than me or my wife had made online charges of $1 then $20 to my Visa. Visa fraud caught it, called us and suggested that we cancel the card. We did. I just received a call...
For those interested Salpa has come out with some new premium handmade reeds for diatonic (Cajun & Quebecious ) accordion. They are reported to be very responsive to air flow using less air to play and excellent sounding.
The are available from FRM Enterprises, M...
Marc, or any one can help me with the translation to this song. I can't seem to understand hardly any of the lyrics. The voice is too muffled for me.
Here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLyMkNf5jPw.
Old german 2-row on Ebay, link#3.
$750 i think is too much for the value as a playable instrument, i've seen more old ones. But might be worth it for a collector, it looks nice and in a fair condition. - Nout
When I select "Change Pitch", the window that comes up has a box for present pitch. I have no idea what to put in there, since the Iry Lejeune and other old recordings aren't on pitch to begin with.
Any suggestions?
Man alive!
In the San Antonio-Austin area, when it rains Cajun Music, it pours.
On Sept. 26, the Medina Lake Cajun Festival will feature Kevin Naquin & Ossun Playboys as well as the Pine Leaf Boys. See link # 1
The Same Day, David Greely will conduct a Cajun...
There is a fellow here locally with two Martin accordions for sale. One is key D, painted black for $800. The other is only a few weeks old, Key of A for $2000.
His number is 337-884-2576. I don't know if he will ship, but if anyone is interested, I could probably...
Here's a no frills, straight-ahead version for anyone interested in the tune Jamey was discussing. Much more can be done with it, but it can be great in this simple-method also.
I caught up reading some of the Bravenet posts...yes, I played Bee on the piano accordion...I just did a short video of a diatonic version adapted from what I played on the piano accordion. It is on link 1.
Just found are great video on youtube. Link #1. Fantastic old pictures of great musicians. Most of the pictures I have never seen before. Watch til the end to see a baby Steve Riley.
Done a little research for ya':
http://www.chiffandfipple.com/kneedriving.html
or:
and:
You could also go to India, albeit for a maybe bluesy & buggy Mumbai holiday on a Blue Monday, but that's for passive players only:
http://www.mid...
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