al berard and karen england – Cajun twin fiddles – Balfa Camp 2001
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
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
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
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
Cajun Musician Kyle Huval
Young Cajun Musician Kyle Huval plays onstage during a Geno Delafose show…The location was the Dewey Balfa Heritage music camp.
Kyle has his own band called
THe Dixie Club Ramblers
http://www.myspace.com/kylehuval
Duration : 0:0:46
Mamou- Cajun Music Capital
In 1956 I was a young boy,waiting outside the Joy Theater for my parents to “pick me up”,when I heard live Cajun music for the first time. I walked across the street,past Fred’s Lounge to the French Casino,and standing at the front door I heard Cyp and Adam Landreneau playing live Cajun music. I know it was them because the local taxi driver told me so (can’t remember his name). I was hooked on Cajun music from that moment on. Fifteen years later Cyp and Adam would play a couple of tunes at my wedding. The pics illustrated in this clip are of the local musicians that I was exposed to in Mamou from during the ’50′s thru the ’80′s. Not all are actually “from” Mamou but all were around and playing music in Mamou while I was growing up there. Thinking back…it was awesome. I remember as a teenager in 1964,we were gathered at my friend’s (BD Fontenot) home during a holiday season and BD decided we needed music. He left his home and rounded up the Balfa Brothers to join us and play music for our party. We “passed the hat” at the end of the night and gave the money to them in gratitude. But they hadn’t played for the money,they played simply because they and we loved it. Mamou Louisiana would later be named the CAJUN MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. The musicians in this clip are responsible for that honor. There are many more not included in this video. This video is a tribute to those Cajun musicians.
Duration : 0:10:8
