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.

Down Home Cajun Music- Viens Me Chercher Sampler

On March 28th, Yep Roc Records and the Southern Folklife Collection present Viens Me Chercher, a new collection of the music of Iry LeJeune. The audio has been cleaned up and sounds great. You will hear unheard master tapes, studio talk, and unreleased alternate takes along with a radio show appearance by Iry. This episode of the podcast is a sampler of the release. 


Love Bridge Waltz
Lacassine Special
Te Mone
Grand Nuit Especial 
Waltz Of the Mulberry Limb (Alt Mix) * previously unreleased
Church Point Breakdown
Grande Bosco
La Fitte La Love
I Went To The Dance (Alt Mix) * previously unreleased
La Valse de Cajin (Live On KJEF) * previously unreleased

Down Home Cajun Music- Nonc Nathan

The main reason I got into collecting Cajun Music was Nathan Abshire. For this episode I revisited some of his classics on Khoury's. Listen to not only how innovative he was, but how deeply rooted he was in the past.

Pine Grove Blues (OT 102)
French Blues (OT 110)
Chere Te Mon (HR 103)
Hathaway Two Step (HR 103)
La Valse De Holly Beach (Khoury's 611)
Point De Lou (Khoury's 645)
The New Jole Blon (Khoury's 636)
Musical Five Special (Khoury's 631)
Red Rock Waltz (Khoury's 704)
Cannon Ball Special (Khoury's 704)
Crying Pine Grove Blues (Khoury's 701)
LSU French Waltz (Khoury's 701)
Carolina Blues (Khoury's 649)

*All selections taken from the original 78 rpm and 45 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Bayou Chene Two Step

Iry Lejeune- Lacassine Special (Folk-Star F-100)
Nathan Abshire- Lu Lu Boogie (Khoury's KH-647)
Sidney Brown- Noir Chaussette's Two Step (Goldband G-1061)
Harry Choates- Jole Blun (Cajun 1009)
Louis Spell- Lover's Waltz (Feature F-1040)
Lawrence Walker- Mamou Two Step (Khoury's 601)
Iry Lejeune- Te Mone (Folk- Star F-101)
Aldus Roger- Hix Wagon Wheel Special (Feature F-1028)
Floyd LeBlanc- Eunice Two Step (Opera 108)
Nathan Abshire- Chere Te Mon (Hot Rod HR 103)
Sidney Brown- Highball Two Step (Goldband G-1046)
Austin Pete- Janot Special (French Hits F-503)
Amar Devillier- Durald Two Step (Lyric 1-B)
Iry Lejeune- Jolie Catin (Goldband G-F102)
Harry Choates- Big Woods (Hummingbird 1011)
Lawrence Walker- Evangeline Waltz (Khoury's 615)

All Selections taken from the original 78 pm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Allons A Ville Platte

On this episode, we listen in on some of the great recordings Floyd Soileau made.

Rambling Aces- Seventy Three Special
Austin Pitre- Don't Shake My Tree
Nathan Abshire- Lemonade Song
Jo El Sonnier & The Duson Playboys- Les Grand Chemins
Lawrence Walker- Les Bon Temps
Allen Fontenot- Moma Lou
Dewey Balfa & His Musical Brothers- La Valse De Balfa
Adam Hebert- Donnez Moi Colinda
Joe Bonsall- Petite Ou Grosse
Aldus Roger- Midway Waltz
Leeman Prejean- Accordion Two Step
Milton Molitor- Manuel Bar Waltz
Lawrence Walker- Walker Special

*All selections taken from the original 45rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Bonne Annee

Maurice Barzas- Eunice Two Step
Austin Pitre- Flume De Faire
Iry LeJeune- Come And Get Me
Sidney Brown- La Valse De Misere
Nathan Abshire and Robert Bertrand- Hey Mom
Adam Hebert- Ten Year Blues
Marc Savoy & Rodney LeJeune- Petit Ou Gros
Lawrence Walker- Chere Alice
Pee Wee Broussard- Perradin Twoster
Milton Adams- Le Valse De  Abbeville
Nathan Abshire- Hoola Hoop Two Step
Aldus Roger- Oson Two Step
Sidney Brown- Pestauche Ah Tante Nana
Joe Bonsall- Don't Blame Me
Dorris Matte- Mardi Gras Twist
Badeaux & La. Aces- Louisiana Aces Special

*All selections from the original 45 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Valse De Bosco

Rayne Bo Ramblers- "Les Tete Fille Lafayette" (Bluebird 2083) 1940
Alley Boys Of Abbeville- "Es Ce Que Tu Pense Jamais A Moi" (Vocalion 05424) 1939
Louisiana Rounders- "Allons Kooche Kooche" (Decca 17040) 1937
Joe Falcon- "Le Nouveau Lafayette" (Decca 17025) 1937
Jolly Boys Of Lafayette- "High Society" (Decca 17036) 1937
Leo Soileau's Four Aces- "A Ute" (Decca 17017) 1936
Rayne Bo Ramblers- "Le Valse De Bosco" (Victor 20-2034) 1946
Sons Of Acadians- "Aux Balle Chez Te Maurice" (Decca 17054) 1939
Joe's Acadians- Joe's Breakdown" (Bluebird 2073) 1938
Cleoma Falcon- "Blues Negres" (Decca 17004) 1934
Alley Boys Of Abbeville- "Abbeville" (Vocalion 05168) 1939
Leo Soileau's Rhythm Boys- "Riche Ou Pauvre" (Decca 17031) 1937
Thibodeaux Boys- "La Two Step A Erby" (Bluebird 2051) 1938

*All selections taken from the original 78 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Crowley Two Step

Nathan Abshire- Hey Mom
Lee Sonnier & His Acadian All Stars- Chere Eci Et Chere Laba
Happy & The Doctor with the Hadacol Boys- Crowley Two Step
Robert Bertrand- Caroline, Caroline
Aldus Roger- Oson Two Step
Amidie Breaux- Acadian Two Step
Nathan Abshire- Nathan's Two Step
Voylen Esthay- Church Point Breakdown
Pee Wee Broussard- M&S Special
Aldus Roger- Lafayette Playboys Waltz
Terry Clement- Te Maurice
Nathan Abshire- La Valse De Jole Fille
Robert Bertrand- Prison Waltz
Louis Alleman- The Car Keeps Rolling
Terry Clement- Teenage Rock
Milton Adams & The Midnight Playboys- Midnight Playboys Special
Aldus Roger- Crowley Two Step
Nathan Abshire- Popcorn Blues

Down Home Cajun Music- Meme Chose

Joe Falcon & Cleoma Breaux- The Waltz That Carried Me To My Grave
Pee Wee Broussard- The Waltz That Carried Me To My Grave
Leo Soileau & Mayuse Lafleur- Your Father Put Me Out
Lawrence Walker- Ton Papa Ta Mama Ma Sta Da All
Joe Manuel- Your Papa Thew Me Out
Nathan Abshire & Rayne Bo Ramblers- French Blues
Nathan Abshire- French Blues
Leroy Broussard- Lemonade Song
Jimmie Choates- Petite Negress
Joe Falcon & Cleoma Breaux- Ne Buvez Plus Jamais
J.B. Fuselier- Chere Te Te
Iry LeJeune- I Went To The Dance
Nathan Abshire- Point De Lou
Hackberry Ramblers- Just Because
Pal Thibideaux- Just Because
Amidie Breaux- Jole Blonde
Nathan Abshire- The New Jole Blon

*All selections taken from the original 78 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Highball Two Step

This episode of the podcast feature 78's from some great Post War Cajun recordings. 

Austin Pitre- "Gueydan Two Step" (4 Star 3197)
Lawrence Walker- "Country Waltz" (Khoury's 601)
Lee Sonnier- "Dans Les Grand Meche" (Fais-Do-Do 1002)
Vincent & Cagley- "Lawtell Two Step" (Lyric 605)
Nathan Abshire- "Point De Lou" (Khoury's 645)
Pee Wee Broussard- "M&S Special" (Feature 1064)
Harry Choates- "Valse De Lake Charles" (O.T. 107)
Happy, Doc and the Boys- "New Jolie Blond" (Fais-Do-Do 1005)
Iry Lejeune- "Duraldo Waltz" (Goldband 1041)
J.B. Fuselier- "La Valse De Iowa" (Southern 101)
Adam Hebert- "Jolie Petite Fille" (Cajun 500)
Chuck Guillory- "Big Texas" (Modern 3-2X)
Louis Spell- "Lover's Waltz" (Feature 1040)
Amar Devilllier- "Durald Two Step" (Lyric 1-B)
Jimmy Choates- "Petite Negress" (Fais-Do-Do  1009)
Sidney Brown- "Highball Two Step" (Goldband 1046)
Terry Clement- "La Valse De Te Maurice" (Feature 1090)
Aldus Roger- "Hix Wagon Wheel Special" (Feature 1028)