Louisiana Creole Music

Various Artists FW02622 / FA 2622

The French-speaking, black Creoles from the prairies of lower Louisiana produce a wide variety of music, from Cajun two-steps to the blues. This album presents a range of styles, including nineteenth century dance tunes from Louisiana and the West Indies, as well as early twentieth century American one-steps and blues.
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Louisiana Creole
Keyword(s) Cajun music; Courtship; Crime; Dance; Folksong revival; French country dance; Instrumental music; Mazurkas; Narratives; Nostalgia; Oral history; Poetry; Prison songs; Religious; Speech; Waltz; Wit and humor
Instrument(s) Accordion; Fiddle; Triangle (Musical instrument)

Year of Recording 1978
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Gérard Dôle ; Recorded by Gérard Dôle ; Design by Ronald Clyne ; Cover photo by Russell Lee

101	La Robe Parasol	Eraste Carrière	1:31
102	Je suis un homme d'une grande famille	Inez Catalan	0:48
103	La Valse a Défunt Theodore Déjean	Lynn Dozart	2:26
104	Mazurka	Eraste Carrière	1:22
105	Interview with Eraste Carrière	Eraste Carrière	0:55
106	Contredanse and Shoefly Swing	Eraste Carrière	2:11
107	Bonjour la bonne année / Je vois la lune belle et longue / En allant a mon lit (medley)	Inez Catalan	1:44
108	Halleluya	Eraste Carrière	1:31
109	Bonne nuit mam	Inez Catalan	0:34
110	Mardi Gras	Frémont Fontenot	1:44
111	J'endors mon petit	Inez Catalan	0:39
112	Courte Danse and Shoefly	Frémont Fontenot	3:17
113	Mazurka: Soleil après lever	Frémont and Ray Fontenot	1:28
201	La Porte de la Prison	Lynn Dozart	2:06
202	Hey Tite Mama	Lynn Dozart and Etienne Lewis	2:27
203	Soleil est proche couché	Inez Catalan	0:51
204	Du papier dans mon soulier	Etienne Lewis	2:05
205	J'ai pris mon ch'min	Lynn Dozart	1:54
206	Hey catin	Bee Fontenot	1:07
207	Les Deux cousines	Frémont Fontenot	0:56
208	Tit poulet	Frémont Fontenot	2:00
209	Dixieland	Frémont and Ray Fontenot	2:18
210	Les Blues de la Prison	Lynn Dozart	2:16
211	Bully Jack	Frémont Fontenot	1:41

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