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Cajun in the garden

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 00:38:40 +0000

Cajun music, dinner and conversation with DL Menard, Christine Balfa, Robert Jardell and others.

Duration : 0:5:42

Passion Fish

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:12:30 +0000

Balfa Brothers’ song from John Sayles’ Passion Fish soundtrack

Duration : 0:2:18

Cajuns – Acadiens

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:17:42 +0000

The Cajuns
Cajun Music

Song: Parlez-nous à boire
From the Movie: Southern Comfort

“O, parlez-nous à boire, non pas du mariage,”
“Toujours en regrettant nos jolis temps passes.”

1755
Les Anglais Déportent les Acadiens.

1755
The British deport the Acadians.

1764
Première arrivée documentée des Acadiens en Louisiane.

1764
First documented arrival of Acadians in Louisiana

1860
La Guerre Civile laisse la Louisiane en ruine. Le Général Nordiste Butler désire punir les Cajuns pour s`être alliés avec les États Confédérés en interdisant l`utilisation du français dans les activités publiques.

1860′s
Louisiana lay in ruins after the Civil War. The use of French in public activities is interdicted by Union General Butler to punish Louisiana for being allied with the Confederate States.

1921
La Constitution des États-Unis interdit l’usage de nul autre langue que l`Anglais en Louisiane.

1964
L’Acte de Droit Civil de Lousianne interdit la discrimination basée sur la race, couleur de peau, religion ou Nationalité.

1969
L’arrivée des premiers enseignants Français et Québécois.

Duration : 0:3:53

The Balfa Brothers – Parlez Nous A Boire

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:42:09 +0000

Track: Parlez Nous A Boire
Artist: The Balfa Brothers
Album: The Balfa Brothers Play Traditional Cajun Music: Vols. 1 & 2
Label: Swallow Records

This is a studio version of the wonderful track featured in the movie Southern Comfort. Unfortunately, as best I know, the complete movie soundtrack was never released, so if you want to hear it in all its glory you’ll have to buy the DVD. It’s a good movie and the soundtrack, produced by Ry Cooder, is excellent.

Here’s Dewey Balfa describing his 1964 appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, the first time Cajun music had featured there –

“I had played in house dances, family gatherings, maybe a dance hall where you might have seen as many as two hundred people at once. In fact, I doubt I had ever seen two hundred people at once. And in Newport, there were seventeen thousand. Seventeen thousand people who wouldn’t let us get off stage.”

http://www.balfatoujours.com/brothers.html

Duration : 0:3:13

Balfa Camp 2006 #3 Cajun Music Jam

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:00:32 +0000

Taken at Balfa Camp in Chicot Park, Louisian in April 06

Duration : 0:0:40

Louisiana Musicians The Pineleaf Boys

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:25:17 +0000

Cajun/Creole Musicians The Pineleaf Boys Backstage…
Wilson Savoy on Vocals/accordian…
Cedric Watson Fiddle/Vocals…
Drew Simon on Drums/vocals
Blake Castille /Bass
Big Paul aka “Byrd” on Scrub board

Duration : 0:1:25

al berard and karen england – Cajun twin fiddles – Balfa Camp 2001

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:42:30 +0000

When I first saw these two play back in 2001, I totally fell in love with cajun twin fiddles… it was the most amazing thing to see and hear. This was the event that created such a passion in me to learn how to play this instrument.

Al Berard has become a great friend over the years and never ceases to inspire me with both his singing and his playing.

Duration : 0:4:3

BluesBox Cajun Pinegrove Blues

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:00:49 +0000

A rare video of Balfa Toujours, with Dirk Powell playing the BluesBox pitch bending accordion, Kevin Wimmer on fiddle, Christine Balfa on guitar, and Ganey Arsemont on bass. This unrehearsed video is the first stage appearance of the BluesBox, at the Strawberry Park Cajun and Zydeco festival, in Preston, CT., June 1998, using an early prototype of the instrument with a keyboard that has been largely improved to be more controllable by the musician. Thanks to the cameraman, Rik Kaplan, who had little opportunity to plan the shots and maneuver. More info on the BluesBox at www.bluesbox.biz. Enjoy.

Duration : 0:6:37

(1) Balfa Toujours @ Festivals Acadiens 2008

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:48:21 +0000

Christine Balfa plays the triangle, (or T’fer, pronounced TEE FAIR), and On the fiddles are Courtney Granger and Kevin Wimmer, who are also in Balfa Toujours with Christine. They play this beautiful rendition of an old Acadian tune on just three instruments. Enjoy. P.S. Anyone know thew name of this tune ?

Duration : 0:2:14

Cajun Music Bonsoir Catin

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:48:14 +0000

Cajun All girl band Bonsoir Catin
Christine Balfa Powell/Guitar
Kristi Guillory/Accordion/Vocals
Yvette Landry /Bass
Anya Schoenegge Burgess /Fiddle
Cajun Music

Duration : 0:0:50