Louisiana Cajun Music Volume 1: First Recordings - The 1920's

by Various

Release Details

Year: 1970
Format: Vinyl — LP, Compilation
Country: US
Label: Old Timey Records
Catalog #: OT 108
Tracks: 14

Genres

Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Cajun

Tracklist

A1Lafayette
A2The Waltz That Carried Me To My Grave
A3Poche Town
A4La Breakdown La Louisianne
A5La Vie Malheureuse
A6La Valse Penitentiaire
A7Je Veux Marier
B1A Mosquito Ate Up My Sweetheart
B2New Iberia Polka
B3Aimevet Pedre
B4Bayou Teche Waltz
B5Marie Buller
B6One Step Des Chameaux
B7Mon Cherie Bebe Creole

Notes

'Original 78 rpm records from the collections of Lauren C. Post, Eugene Earl, Chris Strachwitz, and the John Edwards Memorial Foundation' Gatefold sleeve includes lyrics and notes about the tracks transcribed, translated and annotated. A4: Vocal with two fiddles and guitar A5: Vocal with accordion, guitar and fiddle A6, A7: Vocal with accordion and fiddle B1: Vocal with accordion and triangle B2: Accordion and triangle instrumental B3: With guitar, fiddle and triangle B4: Vocal and accordion w