What is the difference between cajun fiddle and country fiddle, and bluegrass fiddle?
I know it’s different because of the different instruments you put them to. But how are they different in song styles?
The biggest difference is the way the bow is used, bowing is what makes Cajun, Bluegrass and country sound different. The fingering is somewhat different , but it depends on how the fiddlle is played.
Iry LeJeune – Calcasieu Waltz Still video
Cajun Accordion player Iry LeJeune’s Calcasieu waltz. Iry is considered one of the best Cajun musicians of all time. Almost blind from birth, all he had was family and music. Killed on October 8, 1955 while changing a flat tire.
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Cajun Waltz, Grand Prairie, on twin fiddles – Fiddling Thomsons, Hampton, NH
A father and son duo – Ryan and Brennish Thomson perform for the Hampton Historical Society, Hampton New Hampshire, on September 4, 2010. In this video they play a medley of 3 Irish jigs – Cannaught Man’s Rambles, My Darling Asleep, and Morrison’s JIg. The Fiddling Thomsons perform throughout New England. Ryan teaches several different instruments and produces instructional books, videos, and recordings. Visit the Captain Fiddle web site at http://www.captainfiddle.com
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Cajun Jam @ The Coffee Break
Every Saturday morning around 11 am, local musicians gather at The Coffee Break, located on Main Street in historic downtown Breaux Bridge. It’s become an event that draws people from all over Acadiana and the South! Come join us to dance, make music, and have some of that good Southern coffee…
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Tailgate The Nation- Cajun Jam Louisiana (Sneak Preview!)
TGTN spent the night at the Blue Moon guesthouse in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Blue Moon Guesthouse offers hostel type accommodations, a full bar as well as a live stage ready for some true Cajun jamming.
www.tailgatethenation.com
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Learn to play Zydeco Rubboard with Tee Don – Basic Zydeco
Tee Don Landry, premiere maker and player of the Zydeco rubboard (www.keyofzrubboards.com), and Mister MOJO, of MOJO & The Bayou Gypsies (www.redhotmojo.com), teach you to play the Zydeco Rubboard (Frottoir).
The Zydeco Rubboard (Frottoir) is one of only a few instruments invented in America. Originally designed by Clifton Chenier and made by Willie Landry in 1946, the Zydeco Rubboard is in the Smithsonian. Enjoy this piece of American Musical History, learn to play, and have a ball!
Rubboards by Tee Don, keyofzrubboards.com .
Music by MOJO & The Bayou Gypsies, www.redhotmojo.com .
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