I noticed some verses that DL Menard sings that Hank Williams don't sing. Does anyone know what those verses are? I think it's the third verse and the first verse after the solo.
Is there a list anywhere of currently active Cajun accordion makers? I've banged my head against a wall for a bit trying to find one, and they're full of dead links, etc.
Individual replies, makers, whatever you have would be most welcome.
Hi,
Does anybody know the missing lines here on DL Menard's "Cajun Saturday Night"
Thanks a lot!
Yves
If you’re ever in the Cajun Country on a Saturday night around the swamp land of South Louisiane.
You have got to see a Cajun girl awaiting for her bo...
1. Blues de Musicien: I thought this was going to be the Nathan Abshire tune of the same name, but no. This one sounds like Iry LeJeune's Come Get Me (Viens me Chercher) done as a two step. I might have misidentified which Iry tune this is, but it's one of them. Done...
I just got back from a two day trip during which I got to listen to the new Pine Leaf Boy's release Blues de Musicien a few times on the road.
Excellent CD to add to your collection! Two great tunes that attract my attention in particular: "Musicien avec un coeur...
Does anyone know the PLB lyrics to this song? I have them, but I think that some corrections need to be made.
Oh, mes chers amis
Venez nous rejoindre, à Pont Breaux
Au Festival des Acadiens
Aiou les Cadiens, vient pour s'amuser
Oh, mes chers amis
Venez...
Hello all!
Can anyone figure out CJ Chenier is singing in his song "I Feel Alright?"
This has had me stumped for decades! :-(
Here's a link to a YouTube recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKdupteEDK0
I know .. it ain't Cajun, but I don't know of...
Hello Cajun Accordion People!
I'm currently learning Celtic music on a B/C diatonic two voice accordion with 8 basses (Saltarelle Irish Bouebe).
I'm looking for a multivoice Cajun style box in "C", but in the meantime, can I learn on my "C" row? Or will I just...
It may be that not everyone knows that Jo-El Sonnier died on January 13th after a concert in Texas.
There is a terrific obituary in Offbeat Magazine, most of which was written by Dan Willging. It is available on the Offbeat website. I learned a lot of interesting...
What key do they use alot . Could not get my C or D to match?
Oftentimes k on songs seem to match. Do they play like in BB or E?
Noticed Randy's voice real high...perhaps some unusual key?
Enjoyed listening in today until sound went out on KVPI 1050 A.M..so...
Hohner HA-114B For Sale - Key of C
Excellent condition with case.
$575 plus shipping.
Shipping only to continental US.
Box needs a new home!
Thanks for your consideration.
I have been contacted by someone who is selling the accordions described above. I have not seen or played them yet. If anyone is interested in either of these or if you know someone in the market for a used LA-made accordion, please contact me chris@bayouroots.com. T...
Back in 2015, We were on vacation and stopped @ Martin Accordion's in Louisiana . Found an accordion I liked and my wife let me get it. I finally have time to learn Cajun accordion. Retired now. We live just northwest of Houston. What is the best way to learn? Book,...
I think Joanie could do us all a BIG favor by blocking a couple of IP addresses from the list.
Actually it serves a better purpose to delete entries as needed (which actually effectively removes an entire thread), unless they're out and out SPAM. Not all posts fr...
I’m back y’all and I know it’s not an accordion topic but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas suggestions etc on tunings. I’m already familiar with the G tuning and it’s various forms and I already can play in A6 C6 E9 and others. Ju...
I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to help me with a line of a song I am trying to figure out. It's not a commercial recording so I would have to send you the MP3 of the recording. I have had some good luck with you guys here! Let me know if anyone is wi...
Can anyone help with lyrics To the lyrics to Joe Falcon's Joe's Breakdown?
https://youtu.be/CPObgoNj3Zk?si=yuqEE_BhSgw1Emy0
I can make out some but not all...
Well we are going down to Opelousas this weekend to play some bluegrass at a church and ofcourse I'm taking my boxes to play at the church. But what I'm really looking forward to is going to savoy music center's jam Saturday morning. Its got me all excited because...
Hello all ...
The spam on our Forum is out of control :-(
Sorry, I haven't the time to do daily monitoring ..
Would someone like to volunteer to help keep the board cleaned up?
Or for that matter, would anyone be interested in taking ownership of the board?...
what is the purpose of the woodblock in the middle of the bellows if you look close in the image you see it https://www.flickr.com/photos/26984546@N07/53135524678/in/album-72177720310678024/
I am looking at buying a used LA LOUISIANNE 9 button accordion made in Lake Charles. I am not sure of the builder or how much i should offer. Any suggestions?
Wondering if anyone has (or could transcribe) the lyrics to the Shirley Bergeron version of Vermilion Two-Step? Web link below is to YouTube of that version. Thanks!
Howdy. I'm an accordion fan, but not a player yet.
I've been doing some reading about A/D/G's being a great choice for playing along with fiddlers (since you've got most of your favorite fiddle keys right there).
Now I'm a long way from LA, but there are p...
Hello all, I'm a bit nervous to ask this. HOW do you play by ear?
I have no music background, I do not play any instruments, but the accordion is on my bucket list. I have grown up with this music, starting from an infant. I've been told my babysitter, an old woma...
Kristi Guillory and Courtney Granger sing Cajun Vocals for Men and Women
Were can i buy the dvd, or rather download it
(I live in the Netherlands)
Thx for helping me
Martijn
The 3 bass reeds on the upper chord button fell out of the reed block. I discovered this when I started playing it after a long while and had no bass sounds. I reset them in the wax with hand pressure to test the repair and discovered I put then in backwards and upsi...
It's been ages since I've been here. Howdy!
So I get a message on Facebook from a Dutchman who lives in Quebec. He shows me a number of vids he added a punk element to w/ footage.... Hearing this brings me back to teenage years, no doubt! Full circle.
https://w...
Can anyone recommend some video software that will let you loop clips on the fly, slow them down, etc., like Transcribe will with audio? Not looking for one where I'd have to render innumerable output files while I was trying to learn a song. I saw something last nig...
Hi Friends,
long time no post :grimacing:
I bought my beatiful Acadian in C through this group (thanks Glenn) but now I am now looking for a good D accordion for a friend of mine. If you know one or someone et cetera please let me know
Gus from the Netherlands
Hohner HA-114B looking for a good home. Excellent condition. Includes strap and hard case. $675 plus shipping. Shipping to US only. Photographs upon request. Thanks for looking!
A definitive collection of Cajun two steps musically notated for the Cajun accordion. If you have an interest email me. Limited print run. Delivery by US mail in May 2017.
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I traded something for an old 114, key of C, almost as nice looking as on this picture:
It probably has the old ' sought after' reeds, as it sounds quite better than another one i know.
All systems work OK, no leaks, seems reeds are not rusty. Any idea on the...
Did everyone take that covid vaccine or something? Seems like everyone might have died of unnatural causes "according" to the lack of attendance numbers and topics in this room.
Mello, what country are you in again? I need a foreign contact to check up on some of...
Can someone help me out with the lyrics to this song? I am looking at 2 different versions and curious how they are similar different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLiikPraVRc
The other version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_pOF-lEJWc
One version f...
I bought this new after a phone conversation with Marc Savoy back in 1990 , along with one of his handmade microphones (Shure element on a piece of lucite with a 1/4" jack and 1990 written on it). It has some playing wear to the finish but basically in very nice shap...
Le valse de soldat by Ray Landry and friends. Does anyone have the lyrics to this great song?
Can't understand all the words to get the lyrics.
Much appreciated!
Fellow Cajun Accordionists! I’ll be doing another 5 week session of email accordion lessons starting August 29th.
How it works: I send a video of one song per week with tablature (written notes/button numbers w push/pull notations) to match the video. You...
I inherited this basically new Cajun Accordion from my ex who passed away recently. I'm trying to sell it because I have literally no interest in keeping it or learning it. I live in Oceanside, California. I had it on Ebay but not doing that because of their high sel...
Looking at the lyrics to La Vie J'croyais J'voulais, The Life I Thought I Wanted, and the only word that throws me a curve on translation is pinponné.
Je m’ai préparé et me pinponné
Tout ça j’ai fait pour trainailler.
I pre...
Ever heard of bagpipers in Louisiana French Music ? Someone told me that in the 1890's a Scotsman by the name of McAdam blew his pipes at funerals with Mr Bolden.
I myself play the pipes (three drones) and wish I could join you all, guys, for Mardee Graa.
Your fr...
Hi im trying to find out info on a "sterling " accordian...and cannot find much at all just that monarch was the first company name...then sterling?we have one and just trying to figure thing s out...i have pics but can never figure out no matter what how to add pics...
I am offering for sale my gorgeous Bon Temps accordion in the key of Bb. Jude built this for me about three years ago. It has relatively little playing time. I would guess less than ten hours. It is wet-tune. It has a great growly sound and plays like a dream and com...
I’d appreciate if someone would post the lyrics. The song is on Wayne Toups’ first LP entitled ZydeCajun. Pretty sure Paul Marx wrote it. Can’t find the lyrics in the collection of books I own. Thank you
.....on a "D" accordion....which is the "Third key of "F"
And you can honor Courtney Granger while you listen. This song made the sound track in a movie called "Into The Electric Mist" with Tommy Lee Jones. Takes place in south Louisiana. You can play along if you...
Would anyone have the lyrics to Balfa's 73 Special handy?
I think they're printed in the album liner, but I can't seem to find my copy of the album :-(
Merci! :-)
Trying to fill in the rest. See below. Thanks
WF
[Nathan's KAJUN Alternate Titles]
Popcorn Blues = Continuez de Sonner (Clifford Breaux)
Broken Hearted Blues = La Valse de Te Maurice (Doc Guidry, Terry Clement)
Pinegrove Blues = Pine Grove Blues (Natha...
Any recommendations for a good Zydeco teacher down in LA? I get down there a couple of times a year, and would like some expert assistance on some Boozoo tunes.
Thanks in advance. Scott
Hello there,
I just stummbled upon this website and have been looking for someone to teach me the accordion with no luck. Is there anyone out there that teaches? I live in Lafayette, please let me know if theres anyone intrested!
thanks,
-Abby
I’ve had my accordion for probably 6 years and I’ve made some progress with learning. Something I have wondered about is there a standard location for attaching the strap on the back of the treble board? And do you place the outside of the thumb or the fl...
Hello! Live about 30 miles NW of Houston, Texas. Bought a Martin Cajun Accordion a while back. Anyone here like to play, get together, jam? Please let me know. I would interested. Steve.
Have the current ways of the world got you neglecting your accordion practice?
Are you thinking to yourself "What's the point anymore?"
The answer is in the rabbit hole..............
Hi everyone. I recently sold my Acadian Cajun made personally for me by Marc Savoy. These days I am playing a three row Mexican accordion. I have a Saltarelle Shamrock in mint condition up on Reverb that I am hoping to sell. https://reverb.com/item/52181481-saltarell...
Hey guys, first time posting here. I’ve been playing a Martin C since June, and I started on guitar in April also. Both coming along pretty good. I know of all the local jams and I’ve been to one at the horse farm it was great. I’m time restricted w...
Wilfred Latour was a singer and accordionist in two groups called the Louisianna Cajun Trio and the Zydeco Goodtime Aces in the 1980s. Carolyn Russell produced and performed on a recording of the Lousianna Cajun Trio around that time. An image of the CD cover can be...
So I got a GCF accordion so I can learn to play Zydeco. Are there any particular scales Zydeco players use the most, and which should I be learning? As I take it Zydeco is usually played in D major, G major, and C major? So would I be good if I learn the blues scale...
I am wondering if the three row accordion is ever used in Cajun music and not just Zydeco. I am semi confused by the two labels because the styles are so similar but I think there are some differences. Related to this are there any Cajun groups that are more bluesy o...
Hi all
First time posting, new player to the fold.
I just purchased an Anthony Falcon Bon Temps accordion and was hoping to get a bit of lineage on the ownership.
There was clearly a mic holder mounted, so I assume somebody used it for live performance.
Any histo...
I'm interested in learning to play. How critical is reading music and what are the best sources for learning? I live in California/Idaho so not likely to find someone nearby to learn in person. Books/on-line most likely will be the way. I've ordered Big Nick's to sta...
Pretty cool, huh? It will arrive at my house next week. Don't know the key or anything but it has newer bellows so we'll see... (I have tried every which way to post a photo but it just doesn't work. Unbelievably frustrating.)
I’ll be starting a new round of email accordion lessons January 24th. How it works: I send a video of one song a week for 5 weeks with tablature to match the video. All levels are welcome and you can download the videos and tablature to work on at your own pace...
Whoever runs this board better get on it and change it because that is not only despicable but possibly child porn. Now I have that image in my mind. Yuck...
I need for someone who plays b-flat accordion to please help me so I can sound like a song I listen to zydeco on YouTube but what I I play doesn't even sound right.
Like for example boozoo chavis: Dog Hill I can't figure it out.
Hey Braves. It has been a long while since I checked out the forum. In the past kind Braves have helped with lyrics. I have been working on getting some of Wayne Toups’ style and doing some of his tunes. I’m trying to get the lyrics off of his Whoever sai...
I have 2 Hohner Ha-114’s—-a “C” with the black bellows and a “G” with the earlier(red) bellows. Looking to see if anyone has a “D” they would trade or swap the reeds.
I want a “D” Hohner so I’m open t...
How would I apply music theory to the 1 row 4 stop cajun accordion? I have music theory books and need some understanding of how to apply that to the accordion any help would be appreciated.
Thank You.
Someone here in Rochester NY is selling a Larry Miller accordion, in like new condition. The seller bought it from Larry Miller directly. She's not playing it and wants to get it into the hands of a musician. I'm full up on accordions, and am offering assistance to h...
The intense heat this summer has not been kind to my Acadian and two Bon Tee Cajun accordions. Air leaks in all three nd the BT "C" accordion has a sour reed. I'm loath to send them back to Louisiana but they all need work. How do you ship your accordions? Suggestion...
I'm looking through a list of Falcon's records on the Arhoolie website and I'm realizing that Falcon put out a lot of records. Over 100? Has anyone attempted to put together his early music? (Pre-"Live at the Triangle Club).
I'm really surprised there isn't a CD w...
Can anyone tell me what register the reeds sets are in the dual key Gabbanelli Cajun King? (ie. LMH,MMH, etc.) I understand it has 3 sets per key. I've emailed Gabbanelli but haven't heard back from them so thought I'd ask here. Thanks
I want to know what is meant by position of the cajun accordion I just invested in my first ever brand new accordion, I fell in love with the accordion when I was a kid but never had the opportunity to own a new one until now or even learn to play properly I have had...
Just wanted to chime in and let you guys know that time travel does indeed exist and that "THEY" have been using it since a few decades after the Roswell crash, 1981 to be exact. Seems one of them aliens came out of that ship with a box in his hands. No, it wasn't an...
Has anyone taken over from Larry Miller and still running the Bon Cajun accordion business? I believe his grandson was building but I don’t see anything on line. I need a bass strap to replace one on a Bon Cajun that wore out. I know Martin has them and I assum...
Hey all,
I still have a copy of Ann Savoy's Cajun Music book still available in very good condition. I am asking $40 with postage included. If interested, please email me. I can send a photo if you like.
I live in the Sierra foothills and it's been over 100 -- 110 many times this summer. Mid to high 90s the other days. My two Bon Tee Cajuns and my Acadian are all messed up from the heat. The felts don't fit right so there's all sorts of squeaky noises and unwanted dr...
Seems like I've heard y'all talk about a program that can slow down video to where you can see what's going on, but keep the music in the same key, like not slow down the pitch.
I supplicate myself before thee and humbly ask: What is it, where do I get it, and ho...
I am back on a transcribing / translating kick and want to try Marion Marcotte’s “Le Charivari”.
Has anyone done this already? I am stumped already by the third sentence or so where he talks about “le plus gros [???] et le plus gros sassaqu...
I'm new to this forum and have a question about the stops on my Hohner Cajun IV. I just bought this used and it appears in perfect condition. My question is that all of the stops appear to be working OK except if I have only the one stop closest to the front pulled u...
On a you tube video of Jesse Lege and friends at Augusta Heritage Center's Cajun and Creole week in August of 2016 they play the Mamou Hot Step and before Jesse gives the introduction he say's something in Cajun / French that sounds like "Oh delay na mach" Can anyone...
Don't know where you all are located, but good luck with Ike.
If you're going to ride the storm out...make like a horse, keep you butt to the wind, keep your ears back & say your horsey prayers.
Let us know what you're doing & how you make out.
Good Luck
Good Morning everyone, I am trying to purchase the Big Nick DVD but I cannot seem to get on the website. It was working for me just a few days ago but I have not been able to access it since. Is there any other way to purchase them?
I have a blakie foreman made in 2010 pretty good condition key of D wet i was looking to triad somebody for a key of C Louisiana made box that is as equally good condition anyone looking?
The latest offering is the third Bb box I have seen on Ebay in the last few weeks...is it a trend against the key? Not in Zydeco, to be sure, but it does seem to be a "specialty" box in the Cajun world.
C is King, the key everyone needs to own first, then comes D,...
So i hear a lot about wet tuned accordions and i do favor one of the mid banks being wet tuned but can anyone tell me where it comes from and what its it's mainly usedfor?
Hi there
When sweetening the thirds in the Key of C by flattening the E note by approx 12.5 cents, on the next octave do you flatten that E note by
12.5 or only by half the amount 6.25 cents as its an octave higher ? .
the first button on the 10 button accordion...
Good afternoon everyone, I am looking to start playing the accordion and would like to buy a cajun accordion made in Louisiana in the key of C. I am looking to buy used so that I can save some money, but I am not having any luck finding one. Is there anyone here that...
Dear friends, I am so happy to have found this website to thank you for your enjoyable music. I came to Louisiana in 1993 and since then, I always appreciate Cajun music. The rhythm is very rapid, dynamic, and when you sing in Cajun, I can understand... not all, but...
Has been rarely played, very mint, kept smoke-free mainly in the house in studio circumstances. Bellows still a little stiff.
Hand painted signed bellows deco, superlight, fast & loud player with superb sound.
Dry Tuned, case included. Has the Crabfish cornerpiec...
Can anyone help with Brandon Moreau's lyrics on Sunny's Waltz and his version of Marche de Mariage? Brandon has a set of pipes on him but sometimes hard to get everything he is saying. Never forget seeing him at La Poussiere. I thought he would take the roof off the...
I bought a cajun king I will get it shipped here soon I can't wait to start learning I'm playing with an accordion app right now and watching videos of both zydeco and cajun the accordion is in the key of B flat.
Is it possible to get the accordion retuned with bi...
I am looking for a copy of the Corey Ledet Triple Row Accordion Instruction DVD produced by Wilson Savoy. Anyone have one or know where to get a copy ?
Is the gabbanelli cajun accordion a good accordion to learn on? I've had my share of used accordions they all had problems I've had hohner Corona,hohner HA114 key of A hohner ariette key of C and a John E. Hebert that I bought in 2005 used it was a 9 button in the ke...
Bon Cajun key of A. Used Peavey gigbag included - very mint condition, no scratches etc.
Instrument has been very little used, always kept indoors and in smokefree studio circumstances, no gigging etc. Located Europe, 1800 $, shipping plm 100$.
Bellows still a...
I know this might be a bit of a joke to some older accordion builders but i was wanting to try a hand at building my own to try and preserve the culture and keep it going and im pretty familiar with the ins and outs of the cajun accordion iv seen the in side and out...
Are the Joe Hall instructional dvds worth buying? I ask this because it seems like that is the only dvd that is geared towards creole/zydeco music and I also don't want to waste money my accordion will be here next Wednesday.
Hi all,
I have a nice key of A accordion for sale. Larry just went through it and replaced one reed and tuned it up a bit.
I'd like to sell it. How much should I ask for a nice broke in accordion in good shape?
Thanks.
Kirk
A friend loaned me his Hohner Corona III N, Xtreme so I could check it out and possibly buy it from him.
I don't know very much about this model of Hohner.
I've played around with it some, and it seems like a pretty nice little accordion.
On the back it says...
Several days ago, Neal Pomea sent me a copy of a picture from the Savoy Music center Jam Session. The picture was three empty chairs with the names of three musicians: Harry Lafleur, Coz Fontenot, and one that I could not read - absolutely heart-breaking. When I star...
There are two sets (C & D) of italian Cagnoni reeds for sale on EBay, item #170081070009
I wonder what the value of these are, and how they compare in quality versus the Binci reeds. Anyone know?
I wonder it at $145 it would be worth it to put these inside a chin...
Below is the version of Steve Riley on Friday at Last, but it's about the original
version of fiddler Lee Manuel with Allie Young.
The lyrics are at some place different.
The song is at Link#2
And thanks in Advance :blush:
Le souhait du veuf
J'aimerais &#...
I was just informed that to prevent your accordion from suffering from the virus everybody needs to put their accordions away until the virus is gone. You don't want your accordion becoming short of breath.
Looking forward to Balfa Camp next year, does anyone know where the cheapest car rental in Lafayette is?
Or would anyone like to rent me an old clunker (car, van, truck) for the week? As long as it would get to Chicot and back.
Thanks,
BJ
Somebody asked the lyrics of Alligator Bayou from Eddy Raven (link#2).
I cannot understand all the words he's singing and I didn't find it on the internet.
Thanks in advance
It was always my ambition to create an easy to learn and play accordion style musical instrument, but it took me ages to get my act together. Finally, step by step I built the DIY components for it:
1) I converted a 120-button accordion bass to Midi.
2) From 3 PC p...
I just got the you can play accordion by Larry Miller and the accompanying CD has a version of Madeline in it but there is no included Tab for that song in the book. Was it included with earlier versions? Does anybody have tab for that song?
Well.....I guess we can start with...."What Key Accordion Is This?"
The Answer...You may be surprised!
Additional "Key" Points to discuss...
Was Joel impressed with the feel of the accordion?
Was he impressed with the sound of the accordion?
Which "BIG...
Hello friends, my brothers Acadian accordion was stolen from his car in New Orleans recently and we're trying to recover it. It's a light brown one with gold/mustard colored bellows and it's engraved with the name "Whit Connah" Whit is our godfather and it was willed...
Can anyone help with the lyrics to Rodney Lejeune "Trying to find my way home?" The only recording is pretty bad and hard to understand everything. I can make out about 75% of it.
Thanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z2xlfWX6nU
Our range of used accordions for sale continues to grow and our in-house accordion expert is on hand to answer any accordion and melodeon accordion related questions.
Luckily, I live an hour North of Kenosha, but it's difficult to believe what has
happened there.
Hoping for some resolution soon!
Copy and paste this link to see what's happening ..
https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/in-photos-rioters-set-fires-in-k...
Hello
I recently started trying to learn the accordion. It’s my late grandfathers...Leroy Broussard💜
I wanted to learn a little more about his accordion. It’s a creole (PG inside of a bell). Would anyone know if mr Paul Guidry put any year or dates o...
My mother in law has a L Miller Maker S.F. Cal accordion in mint condition. It’s well over 100 years old and in like new condition. Does anyone know it’s value?
I’m a long time fan of Cajun music and have travelled to Louisiana to sit in on a Cajun jam on dobro. But I’ve always wanted to play some the songs on the accordion. There are not many choices for 1 row accordions here in Toronto, but a nearby store has a...
Excellent condition, essentially new Bon Temps accordion for sale. Not a thing wrong with this beautiful instrument. Go to the link for more information and photos.
https://hartford.craigslist.org/msg/d/bloomfield-bon-temps-cajun-accordion/7184942664.html
Thank...
For those in Italy or those "in the know" I recently received as a gift a piano accordion by "Mussi". It is a 41 key, 120 bass accordion...with a L M H reed configuration. The whole accordion tapers down to a smaller left hand side---even the bellows are tapered from...
Anyone else think these are so similar it is confusing, and maybe pick only one to learn, or play live?
Supposedly one is derived from the other.
http://earlycajunmusic.blogspot.com/2017/08/bayou-pom-pom-one-step-angelas-lejeune.html
I have a builder that is offering a new accordion in the key of C. This accordion would be the perfect accordion for someone looking to learn on and not have to pay the high price of some of the new models. If you are serious you can email me at jerrylmoody@yahoo.com...
My grandparents lived in Layafette,LA. They spoke French. I guess that makes me 1/2 coonass. Got my “Martin” cajun accordion May of 2015 on one of our trips. Want to play more traditional music like the usual Christmas, Folk, Religious music ( “Amaz...
Just wondering how everyone is managing.
There have been countless festivals and ensuing gigs cancelled in my neck o’ the woods this summer.
How bout y’all? Same story? What do you do to fill the void until this all blows over?
😁
-BN
I really believe that a person should show his talent if he really boast it saying he can do whatever anybody does and better always belittling everyone and always Belittling Steve Riley or as he says Steven Riley. If you can play so well and so good then tell us who...
noticed as I was posting a while ago that this site is showing up as an unsecured site. have not had that issue ever on this site before, no changes on my computer, don't know what thats about. be aware and don't give away any sensitive info. while on here until its...
I am looking to get back into the Cajun accordion. I don't have the funds for a $2300-3000+ accordion, so am looking for a used box, or lower priced from less established builders.
Don
Hey friends and fans of Cajun music,
I have not posted here in a very long while and things to seem a little slow on here. However, I wanted to post that we have released a new CD amid this pandemic. It’s been in the works for about two years now, and we fin...
Augusta this year is all virtual. The 'cost' is minimum $100 and you have access to all lessons, jams, etc for the entire six weeks. A good time to learn a new instrument (I am brushing up on upright bass), new songs (though not as many as you would in a week long se...
Any hints or methods on how to construct a turn from a known tune. Are there set rules or traditions to observe? Need to get some longer play time while watching the okra grow.
The subject is a sort of a trick question. When you go to a jam session with a "C" accordion, do you ever wonder which tuning the fiddle players use? Do they like Standard Tuning (GDAE/EADG) of do they prefer Down Tuning (FCGD/DGCF)? Consider them not knowing what so...
Would anyone know what CJ is singing in his composition "I Feel Alright?
I can't get the first two lines though I've been listening to the tune for a
decade now :-)
Thanks!
I've just listened to the Lost Bayou Ramblers' clip (link 1) a couple of times to make out the lyrics for Blue Moon Special. I've decided to add this to my repertoire. Here's what I came up with. Would anyone with a special ear for Cajun French review it please? I'v...
Wanted to share with everyone that I've found the perfect replacement for the Peavey PV2K bag that they stopped making (I've looked everywhere for one). Its made by a company called Access and the bag model number is PFX1. See link #1. Just got mine today and my Bon...
Braves,
Would anyone know where I could locate the
Cajun lyrics to a song that Buckwheat had covered
named: “You’ve got me walking the floor”?
If I recall correctly (and I do that less frequently
since I’ve developed “CRS”...
Does anyone know the model name or number of Horace's 'Dino Baffetti' triple row that he uses on stage?. Check out the video of the Osson Playboys trio filmed in his back yard - it's on the Downtown Alive facebook page.
I have been teaching myself Cajun accordion using Dirk Powell's DVD and playing a CG Hohner Pokerwork. It does ok but is rather uncomfortable to play and it doesn't have that distinct sound that I am looking for.
I was wondering if ya'll know of anyone who is inte...
A few years back I bought a Hohner Arietta. I was a fun instrument to learn on but the bellow are very hard to pull.
I still play it occasionally, it is the type you can set next to the campfire and not worry if someone sets a beer on it. :)
So my question is "...
Subject says it all. Looking for the lyrics to "I Don't Want You Anymore". Is it bad that I think of this place as an "accordion player"/"lyrics request" board?
The way I understand Cajun accordion tuning is that the accordion is tuned to just intonation instead of the generally used equal temperament and that the thirds (E's and B's) are tuned flat anywhere from 10 cents to 15 cents. Also, sometimes the fourth (F's) are tun...
I bought this CD back in 2013, I believe. I probably have not played it, and almost forgot it. Now I found it and wanted to get it onto my Mac and iPhone. Then I discovered that nowhere on the cover or the CD itself was any information on which the included "12 class...
I have a very old two Hohner accordion in D/A. It has a brown leather type cover, stamped in the center with Hohner Accordeon and an Anchor. There are vertical rows of a filigree type designs also impressed in to the material.
I tried to post a picture but all tha...
I’m new to the accordion (fiddle is my main instrument). I noticed Nick says all 4 stops are left open (up) usually. But on my Hohner Cajun IV (yeah, I know but wanted to make sure i like it before dropping a lot of money on a better one), it seems the open pos...
According to Courtney Granger:
I can’t believe I’m about to make this announcement. It is with great sadness and a shattered heart that I say this. Our beloved friend and brother, Ray Abshire has passed away unexpectedly. I’m speechless right now...
A short clip from the film "Les Acadiens de la Dispersion" released in 1968. Jo-El Sonnier on accordion and vocals. Andrus "Uncle Ambrose" Thibodeaux on fiddle. Smilin' Jack Leblanc on guitar. Believed to have been filmed in Abbeville, LA.
Entire film can be found...
I posted in August last year looking for help leaning accordion with 0 experience. A few of you responded and I actually lost the site and have finally returned to it tonight. Mô kontent!
Komo yé. I have a single row c accoordian. I have no teacher and have been fiddling around with it trying to play nursery rhymes and such. I grew up in LA my whole.life and recently moved to Tyler tx. Can anyone advise the best way for me to learn?!. In school I...
A short clip from the film "Les Acadiens de la Dispersion" released in 1968. Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc on guitar and vocals. Andrus "Uncle Ambrose" Thibodeaux on fiddle. Huey Meaux on guitar.n (Maybe Bradley Meaux?) Believed to have been filmed in Abbeville, LA....
I'm having trouble figuring out how to pay "Under the Green Oak Tree. I have listened to several recordings and just can't get the first verse right. And I can't seem to find a video of someone actually playing so I can see the buttons. Frustrated.
Here's a little taste of the most unrecognized Cajun musicians that I know. This is what I consider a piece of Cajun history. The Cormier family: Mitchell Cormier, Chad Cormier, Nolan Cormier, and band, The Can't Hardly Playboys. Props to these guys for helping keep...
I could have sworn I found them (here maybe) a while back but I can't find them anywhere now. Does anyone have them? I'm especially interested in the version off of his live album.
Thanks
Hello Braves,
Thanks again all for helping to provide input on what should be covered in my “Play Cajun Accordion” DVD 2.
Many responses have indicated that they’d like a second DVD to stay-the-course of the first, complete the “b”...
I have an Acadian Accordion (model 1 in curly maple)in C by Marc Savoy for sale.
I purchased the instrument 4 years ago for $2500.
I am retiring and do not plan to continue playing the instrument.
It has seen minimal use and is in excellent condition.
I also have...
What I am hearing sounds different than what I am hearing,but I can't make it out.
https://youtu.be/bMGPqYz16RI
The part where it is written "Je peux trouver" is what doesn't sound right. Any help?
Can't remember the name of that song (or who plays it) with the lyrics "Let the mouille mouiller, Laissez le Bon Temp Rouler!" (Let the rain rain, let the good times roll, at least I think those are the lyrics).
A friend of me asked for the lyrics of the two song below :-)
I have both songs on CD and are also on youtube,
but don't really hear the lyrics right.
So I have to ask the experts :-)
Thanks in advance :blush:
Looking for lyrics to a couple of waltzes. I've searched online but was unable to find anything, and my French isn't good enough to pick out all the words myself.
Jason Frey's "Ton Coeur Est Barre":
Freres Michot's "Valse de Platain":
Many accordion players never take a crack at this song by Belton Richard. I think I know why that is, and they are surely missing out. They are missing out on that feeling when you try to play a song like this on your "C" accordion, and it comes so easy to you...
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My husband has been hanging onto an old accordion for years & we are now trying to find out it's worth. Is anyone familiar with the Gayle brand. Judging by the case, it's fairly old but the actual accordion is esthetically it's in beautiful shape. Thanks for any info.
I recently started learning to play. Ok, my left hand is not getting it. Does anyone have any suggestions or drills to get the left hand coordinated with the right. As soon as I try and add bass it’s like total chaos. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Can anybody say where some traditional Cajun accordion (live) can be heard in Louisiana during the first week of 2020? And, could anybody provide a source to find out what's going on, and where (if nothing has been advertised as of yet?) I'm especially interested aro...
Two part question:
- any links to digital downloads of the three lp's from Ambrose Thibodeaux?
- any links to a tune called "Hathaway Hop?"
Thanks for your help.
ken
Anyone have experience attending both Augusta Heritage and Balfa Week? Looking for thoughts on whioch might be a "better" choice for an old-timer/me.
Thanks.
Ken
Some folks traded translation notes on Marion Marcotte's "L'Annoncement" a few years back. I recently went back and retranscribed and retranslated it, and caught a few extra words this time. It's really a funny skit!
L'Annoncement
Mes amis, j’ai un R...
Key of D Cajun accordion crafted by the late master accordion maker, "Shine" Mouton of Crowley. In very good condition. A few minor scratches and marks on metal hardware and a couple of minuscule cosmetic blemishes. Great tone. It has hardware for a flip on mic. Come...
Today, December 9th, marks the 90th anniversary of Amédé Ardoin’s very first Cajun recording session. The obscure accordionist, whose life and death has been shrouded in mystery, made the fateful decision to travel to New Orleans in the winter of...
Anyone selling an older German made Hohner HA 114 in key of C? Looking for my first accordion and from the experienced members here it seems like the best bet.
On another post, I was asked why I don't use Hohner reeds in my new accordions. To avoid hijacking Joanie's post, I'll start a new thread.
If I could get the older Hohner reeds, I would. I don't like their newer reeds much. But also,
I'm generally building for...
I've been listening to the Jesse Lege/Ed Poullard cd. They play the New Crowley 2-step. To my ears its sounds a lot like Scott Playboy Special but maybe in a different key. Any thoughts?
Hi!
For about two years I have been playing exclusively HA114, working on my Cajun tunes (and also some Swedish traditional tunes.) It's tuned well (just tuning) and I really like the sound of it. The bellow keeps tight and the treble button springs are modified to...
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
