Down Home Cajun Music

Down Home Cajun Music- Swampland Jewels Part Two This week's podcast features some nuggets from Goldband Records. Iry LeJeune- Te Mone Sidney Brown- Daylight Waltz Danny James- Boogie In The Mud Jo El Sonnier & Robert Bertrand- Pas Revenir A La Maison Boozoo Chavis- Hamburgers and Popcorn Aldus Roger- Duson Waltz Joe Bonsall- Linda Lee J.B. Fusilier- Think Of Me Shorty LeBlanc- Kaw-Liga Al Ferrier- Rock-A-Billy Blues Sundown Playboys- River Two Step Jimmie Choates- Little "Petite" Robert & Geno- No Salt On The Beans Nolan Cormier- Sweet Lake Special Link Davis Jr- Fly Two Step Lionel Cormier- Big Boy Bounce Cleveland Crochet- Hound Dog Baby Robert Bertrand- Tee Maurice Sidney Brown- Chico Two Step Iry LeJeune- I Went To The Dance (Alt Take)

Down Home Cajun Music- Cleoma Falcon My Favorite Waltz (Ma Valse Preferee) The Crowley Waltz (La Valse Crowley) It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (C'Est Mauvais De Dire Un Mensonge) Lu Lu's Back In Town The Old Drunkard and His Wife (Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme) Marie Buller Have Courage (Prenez Courage) I Passed In Front Of Your Door (Ja Passe Devant Ta Porte) They Stole My Sled (Ils La Volet Mon Trancas) It's So Sad (C'Est Si Triste) My Blue Eyes (Mes Yeux Bleus) Raise My Window High * All selections taken from VPA-LP-101

Down Home Cajun Music- Post War Cajun Music Record Labels on 78rpm This episode focuses on Post War Cajun Music on many different labels. Iry LeJeune- "Waltz of The Mulberry Limb" (TNT Records)  Luderin Darbone and His Hackberry Ramblers- "Te Petite" (Deluxe Records 344)  Adam Hebert- "Homesick Waltz" (Cajun Records 500) Nathan Abshire and Band- "Hathaway Two Step" (Hot Rod Records 103) Papa Cairo and His Boys- "Big Texas No. 2" (Colonial Records 980) Austin Pitre- "St. Landry Waltz" (French Hits 502) Harry Choates and His Melody Boys- "Je Passe Durvanta Port" (Cajun Classics 1007) J.B. Fuselier & His Merry Makers- "Chere Petite File" (Southern Records 101) Cliff LeMaire and Kaplan Swingsters- "Cow Island Special" (Hot Rod Records 104) Floyd LeBlanc- "Louisiana Stomp" (O.T. Records 104) Vincent & Cagley- "Lawtell Two Step" (Lyric Records 605) Joe Manuel and the Louisiana Nighthawks- "Creole Hop" (Deluxe Records 947) Harry Choates- "Louisiana Boogie" (Macy's Recordings 1556) Austin Pitre- "Gueydan Two Step" (4 Star 3197) Iry LeJeune- "Bayou PonPon Special" (TNT Records 105)  *All selections from the original 78 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Pre War Cajun On Decca Records By 1934, the Great Depression forced major recording companies, such as Paramount and Columbia, to rethink their efforts in "French Arcadian" music. It would be left to only three major companies, one of them was Decca Records.  Louisiana Rounders- Allons Kooche Kooche Joseph Falcon- Ne Buvez Plus Jamais Leo Soileau's Four Aces- Louisiana Blues Sons of Acadians- En Jour A Venir Amedie Ardoin- Les Blues De La Prison Jolly Boys Of Lafayette- Abbeville Joseph Falcon- Le Nouveau Lafayette Cleoma Falcon- Blues Negres Jolly Boys Of Lafayette- Old Man Crip Leo Soilea's Four Aces-  A Ute Joseph Falcon- Louisiana Special Leo Soileau's Four Aces- T'Est Petite Et T'Est Mignonne * All selections from the original 78 rpm records.