Jay Cormier and friends do some great Cajun Country Music at Mulate’s in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
THE place to go for the best of Cajun Cuisine, Music and Dancing.
These folks have way too much fun!
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Jambalaya in this case is the name of the band playing at the taste of Kelowna. This is at the Taste of Kelowna, Kelowna, British Columbia March 2009
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Home video by cajun band from sweden.
Boiling bayou cajun band… “The members play traditional Cajun Music with passion and precision, though they’re not from Louisiana. These Creole cowboys are actually from Stockholm, Sweden…”
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Performed by Chris Miller-accordion. This traditional tune is a bit odd for Cajun accordion repertoire because it is in A minor. When I first heard this tune in my youth, it was never with a band…it was with solo accordion and/or voice. I provide a bit of stomping hear, there is usually a lot of that on the “Courir de Mardi Gras!” I always thought it had an odd sort of appeal–a quirky, haunting character…guess that really fits for Mardi Gras!
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If you’re not too busy looking up then you should watch this! It’s just a remix of pics and video I took at Honey Island Swamp in Slidell, Louisiana. The video and pictures are of Alligators and other wildlife there. It’s more productive than picking your nose.. you know you’re doing it. Stop it.
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Thomson’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan and Brennish perform cajun and zydeco music for a mardigras luncheon with the North Hampton Seniors Group, Tuesday, February 16, 2010, in New Hampshire. Brennish is Ryan’s 13 year old son and performs in this video on cajon drum, fiddle, wooden spoons, cajun triangle, and zydeco rub board. Visit the website for their performance schedule and information on instructional books and videos for learning fiddle, accordion, and other instruments.
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Offthetrails explores the Cajun Culture of Louisiana by visiting two
recreated villages. For more, visit www.offthetrails.com.
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East met west when Vin Bruce, legendary bayou singer, performed with the Lost Bayou Ramblers of Lafayette at the Butte (H & R Sports), corner of East 37th Street and LA 308 in Cut Off, La.
The between-song banter is included for two reasons. First, Vin felt the need to explain a bass fiddle because the upright bass is no longer played on the bayou. Second, Vin demonstrates our Cajun sense of humor and a style of entertaining that was the norm when he broke into the business. Incidentally, the Nolan he picks on is my first cousin.
Vin Bruce began playing music in the 1940’s and was discovered by Columbia Records while performing in New Orleans. Beginning in 1951, he recorded a number of sides with session men who backed Lefty Frizzell and other big-time Columbia stars. One of the songs he sings in this video was made famous by Hank Williams, and Vin sang at Hank’s two New Orleans “show weddings” to Billie Jean in late 1952.
The Lost Bayou Ramblers are an energetic group of Cajuns from the Lafayette area who play the western style of traditional Cajun Music for crowds across these United States and in a few foreign countries. Along the way, they picked up a nomination for the first-ever Grammy for Best Cajun/Zydeco Album in 2008.
On 18 Apr. 2009, these great Cajun Musicians from both sides of the Atchafalaya River joined forces to bring two brands of Cajun music together to the delight of a very approving audience.
In this video, they perform “Take These Chains” and “Dans le Clair de la Lune.”
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Trailer for a 2008 short film on young Cajun Musicians from southern Louisiana. “The Cajun New Wave” had its premiere in April 2009, as part of Patois: The 6th Annual New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival. For for information, visit http://pcartelli.com/PCARTELLI/Film.html
The film features the Lost Bayou Ramblers, Pine Leaf Boys, Feufollet, Cedric Watson and Steve Riley.
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Yet another part of our jam [I have lots more to come]. Now I have the mic & am proceeding to sing the classic Hank Williams Song “Jambalaya”. A real favorite amongst jam sessions due to it’s simple 2 chord progression [C & G in this case].
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” is a song credited to American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in 1952. Named for a Creole and Cajun dish, jambalaya, it spawned numerous cover versions and has since achieved popularity in a number of music genres.
With a melody based on the Cajun song “Grand Texas”, some sources, including Allmusic, claim that the song was co-written by Williams and Moon Mullican, with Mullican uncredited but receiving ongoing royalties. Other sources claim that this was one of several songs which Williams purchased from other writers; a practice that was relatively common at the time.
Released in 1952, crediting Williams as the sole author, it was performed by Williams as a country song. It reached number one on the U.S. country charts for fourteen non consecutive weeks. “Jambalaya” remains one of Hank Williams most popular songs today.
Since the original melody of the song was from a Cajun French song called “Grand Texas”, the song is a staple of Cajun Culture. Although Williams changed the lyrics, he kept a Louisiana theme. In addition, Cajuns readily identified with the soulful sound of Williams. After Williams released his version, Cajuns recorded the song again using Cajun instruments. However, this time they used Williams’ lyrics translated into the Cajun French language. Over the past few decades, the Cajun French version has been performed by many Cajun bands including Aldus Roger and Jo-El Sonnier.
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