Down Home Cajun Music- "Je Vai Jouer Cela Pour Toi"

Andrew Cormier- "Creole Stomp" (Crazy Cajun 511)
Pee Wee Broussard- "Perrodin Twoster" (Khoury's 709)
Aldus Roger- "Crowley Two Step" (Cajun Classics 106)
Nathan Abshire- "Crying Pine Grove Blues" (Khoury's 701)
Sidney Brown- "Chico Two Step" (Goldband 1061)
Austin Pitre- "Chinaball Blues" (Swallow 114)
Iry Lejeune- "Church Point Breakdown" (Goldband 1096)
Jack Leger- "Courtableu Waltz" (Jag 101)
Ervin Lejeune & Sundown Playboys- "Lewisburg Special" (Swallow 21030)
Blackie Fruge- "La Robe Barre" (Khoury's 725)
Lawrence Walker- "Osson Two Step" (Vee-Pee 102)
Adam Hebert- "Jolie Fille Special" (Swallow 125)
Joe Bonsall- "Sha Catin" (Goldband 1126)
Nathan Abshire- "Chere Petite Blonde" (Kajun 508)
Milton Molitor & Austin Pitre- "Midway Two Step" (Big Mamou 101)
Sidney Brown- "Sha Ba Ba" (Folk Star 1132)
Maurice Barzas- "Mamou Hot Step" (Swallow 130)
Pee Wee Broussard- "La Lou Special" (La Louisianne 8036)
Ervin Lejeune- "Lawtell Two Step" (Goldband 1207)
Aldus Roger- "O.S.T. Special" (Vee Pee 103)
Leroy Broussard- "Lemonade Song" (Goldband 1048)
Belton Richard- "Pardon Waltz" (Chamo 101)
Joe Bonsall- "Hippy Ti Yo" (Cajun Jamboree 806)

*All selections from the original 45 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Bosco Stomp

Isom Fontenot- "La Bataille Dans Le Petit Abre" (Rounder 6002)
Sidney Brown- "Highball Two Step" (Goldband 1046)
Happy, Doc and the Boys- "Dans La Platin" (Fais Do-Do 1005)
Joe Falcon- "Poche Town" (Columbia 40506)
Nathan Abshire- "Kaplan Waltz" (O.T. 102)
Adam et Cyprien Landreneau- "Danse De Limonade" (Rounder 6002)
Hackberry Ramblers- "Louisiana Breakdown" (Bluebird 2011)
Iry Lejeune- "Te Mone" (Folk-Star 101)
Lawrence Walker- "Bosco Stomp" (Khoury's 616)
Blind Uncle Gaspard- "Cher Ami Ma Vie Est Ruin" (Vocalion 5302)
Falcon Trio- "Raise Your Window" (Bluebird 2183)
Bois Sec Ardoin et Canray Fontenot- "Quo Fa're" (Rounder 6002)
Amar Devillier- "Durald Two Step" (Lyric 1-B)
Cleveland Mire- "Prison Waltz" (Feature 1033)
Harry Choates- "Mari Jole Blon" (Gold Star 1350)
Rayne Bo Ramblers- "Mabelle Tete Catin" (Bluebird 2087)
Nathan Abshire et The Rayne Bo Ramblers- "Gueydan Breakdown" (Bluebird 2177)
Amadie, Ophy et Cleoma Breaux- "Ma Blonde Est Partie" (Columbia 40510)

*All selections from the original 78 rpm records and Lp's.

Down Home Cajun Music- Aux Natchitoches

Had a good time making this episode of the podcast! Featured some old and recent favorites...

The Branch Playboys- "Young Men of the Countryside"
Amar DeVillier- "Durald Two Step"
Amede Ardoin & Dennis McGee- "Two Step De Eunice"
Lost Bayou Ramblers- "Amede Choupique"
Bee Deshotels- "Mes Souliers Sont Rouges"
Joe Falcon- "Poche Town"
Alphee Bergeron- "Lovers Blues"
Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours- "Old Crowley Two Step"
Aldus Roger- "La Valse De Misery"
Segura Brothers- "Viens donc t'assir sur la croix de ma tombe"
Blind Uncle Gaspard- "Natchitocheo"
Joe Manuel- "Cajun Waltz"
Aldus Roger & Belton Richard- "Lafayette Playboys Two Step"
Guidry Brothers- "La Valse Du Mariage"
Savoy-Doucet Band- "La Grosse Erreur"
Bee Deshotels- "L'arbre est dans feuilles"
Amidie Breaux- "Acadian Two Step"
Dennis McGee & Sady Courville- "Valse A Pap"
Pee Wee Broussard- French Accordion Mambo"
The Alley Boys of Abbeville- "Jolie Petite Blonde"
Iry Lejeune- "Le Valse De Cajin"

Down Home Cajun Music- Two Step D'Eunice

Happy Doc & The Boys- "Allons Dance Colinda"
Soileau & Robin- "Je Veux Marier"
Sidney Brown- "Sha Ba Ba"
Wallace "Cheese" Read- "Bosco Stomp"
Amede Ardoin- "Two Step D' Eunice"
Nathan Abshire- "Dreamer's Waltz"
Joe's Acadians- "La Two Step A' Chachin"
Bellard & Riley- "La Valse De La Prison"
Hackberry Ramblers- "Ville Platte Waltz"
Aldus Roger- "Mulberry Waltz"
Dennis McGee- "Madame Young"
Joe Falcon- "Creole Stomp"
Amedee Breaux- "Hard Luck Waltz"
Cleoma, Ophy & Amedee Breaux- "Vas Y Carrement"
Lawrence Walker- "Unlucky Waltz"
Blind Uncle Gaspard- "Assi Dans La Fenetre De Ma Chambre"
Alley Boys of Abbeville-"Te Bonne Pour Moi Estre"

Down Home Cajun Music- Allons  Rock and Roll

On this episode of the podcast, we sat down and dug into our 45 rpm records and found some lively ones perfect for getting you through the work week.

Lawrence Walker- "Allons Rock & Roll" (La Lou 8018)
Nathan Abshire- "Pine Grove Blues" (Kajun 503)
Aldus Roger- "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" (La Lou 8039)
Robert Bertrand & Ervin Lejeune- "I Don't Care What You Do" (Jadar 105)
Austin Pitre- "Don't Shake My Tree" (Swallow 10146)
Joe Bonsall- "Light Moving" (Goldband 1133)
Belton Richard- "Snoozin" (Chamo 102)
The Sugar Bee's- "Kaw-Liga" (Goldband 1128)
Johnnie Allan- "The Promised Land" (Jin 244)
Adam Hebert- "Le Moulin" (Swallow 120)
Blackie & The Moonlight Serenaders- "La Robe Barre" (Khoury's 725)
Shorty Leblanc- "Boss Cajun" (Goldband 1139)
Aldus Roger- "OST Special" (Vee-Pee 103)
Sundown Playboys- "Big Boy Bounce" (Goldband  1090)
Robert Bertrand & Geno Thibodeaux- "Seagrams 7, Here We Go Again" (Goldband 1213)
Nathan Abshire- "Carolina Blues" (Khoury's 649)
Belton Richard- "Oh, Yea Yi-Yi" (Chamo 101)
Pee Wee Kershaw- "Your So Fine" (Goldband 1118)
Joe Bonsall- "Linda Lee" (Goldband 1126)
Jo-El Sonnier & Robert Bertrand- "Memphis" (Fais Do Do 1003)

*All Selections from the original 45 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Manuel Waltz

On this episode we feature some great Cajun Honky Tonk from the late 40's and early 50's. No accordion, just fiddle and steel guitar. Featuring the Manuel family and songs they played on, Pee Wee Lyons and other performers from the time.

Abe Manuel- Country Gentleman (Feature 1086)
Joe Manuel- Creole Hop (DeLuxe 6039)
Dottie Vincent- Heaven On Earth (Feature 1093)
Harry Choates- Tip-e-te-tip-e-ta a meon (Cajun Classics 1005) with Joe Manuel
Abe Manuel- Hippy Ti-Yo (Feature 1098)
Floyd LeBlanc- You Musn't Cry (Opera 111)
Joe Manuel- Since The Age Of 14 (Folk- Star 102)
Chuck Guillory- Chere Petite (Modern 612)
Abe Manuel- I've Got Your Heart Locked Up (Feature 1086)
JB Fuselier- Chere Petite Fille (Southern 101)
Jimmy Choates- Belle Isle Waltz (Khoury's 608)
Dottie Vincent- My Heart's Calling You, Darling (Feature 1093)
Harry Choates- Jole Brun (Cajun Classics 1009) with Joe Manuel
Joe Manuel- Cherie Ba Sate (DeLuxe 6039)
Abe Manuel- Country Girl (Feature 1098)
Papa Cairo- Big Texas No. 2 (Colonial 980)
Jimmy Choates- Petite Negres (Fais-Do-Do 1009)
Vin Bruce- Dans La Louisianne (Columbia 20923)
Joe Manuel- Your Papa Threw Me Out (Folk-Star 102)
Jimmy Lee & Johnny Mathis- If You Don't, Somebody Else Will (Feature 1092) with Abe and Dottie
Abe Manuel- French Wedding March (Tribute 1001)

*All selections from the original 78 & 45 rpm records.

Dedicated to Dottie.

Down Home Cajun Music- Cajun Recordings on Decca Records (1934- 1939) Part One

By 1934, the Depression found the major labels not interested in recording Cajun music. Afterwards, only 3 labels would record French Arcadian music. One of them was Decca Records. The label held large recording sessions with Joe and Cleoma Falcon, Leo Soileau and Amede Ardoin early on. 1937 and 1939 found them recording groups such as Sons of Acadians and Jolly Boys of Lafayette. When Joe Werner left the Hackberry Ramblers, he recorded for the label as well. The labels Cajun output reflects a change in musical styles; one that would not return to it's roots until the mid 1940's.


Joseph Falcon- "La Jolie Fille N'En Veut Plus De Moi" (Decca 17011) 1934
Leo Soileau- "T'Est Petite Et T'Est Mignonne" (Decca 17008) 1935
Sons of Acadians- "Aux Balle Chez Te Maurice" (Decca 17054) 1939
Louisiana Rounders- "Alons Kooche Kooche" (Decca 17040) 1937)
Cleoma Falcon- "Blues Negres" (Decca 17004) 1934
Jolly Boys of Lafayette- "High Society" (Decca 17036) 1937)
Amede Ardoin- "Le Blues De Prison" (Decca 17014) 1934
Joe Falcon- "Le Nouveau Lafayette (New Lafayette)" (Decca 17025) 1937
Leo Soileau- "Ma Jolie Petite Fille" (Decca 17027) 1937
Jolly Boys Of Lafeyette- "Abbeville" (Decca 17026) 1937
Sons of Acadians- "En Jour A Venir" (Decca 17057) 1939
Cleoma Falcon- "Mes Yeux Bleus (My Blue Eyes)" (Decca 17000) 1934
Amede Ardoin- "La Valse Du Bellard" (Decca 17014) 1934
Jolly Boys of Lafayette- "Jolly Boys Breakdown" (Decca 17032) 1937
Sons Of Acadians- "Rosetta" (Decca 17052) 1939
Louisiana Rounders- "Wishing" (Decca 5495) 1937
Joe Falcon- "La Valse De Madame Sosten" (Decca 17000) 1934
Jolly Boys of Lafayette- "Jolie Blon"  (Decca 17032) 1937
Leo Soileau- "La Bonne Valse" (Decca 17008) 1935)

*All selections taken from the original 78 rpm records.

Down Home Cajun Music- J' Ai Ete Au Bal

On this episode we explore the history of one of Cajun Music's most familiar songs. First recorded version was in January of 1929 by Bertrand & Pitre (Rabbit Stole The Pumpkin), later in the same year, Soileau and Robin recorded their take on the melody, (Je T'Ai Recontre Dans Le Brouillard). In the same year Babineaux & Guidry recorded yet another take on the melody, (J' Vai Jouer Celea Pour Toi). While many believe that Iry Lejeune recorded the first commonly known version of "I Went To The Dance", we know for certain that Joe Falcon's 1934 version is the first (Ne Buvez Plus Jamais). Later in 1938 J.B. Fuselier recorded his take on the song as "Chere Te Te". During the 1950's, Nathan recorded his version as "Point De Lou" and Lawrence used the melody for "Johnny Can't Dance". And from there it has continued on..

John Bertrand & Milton Pitre- The Rabbit Stole The Pumpkin (Yazoo 2042) 1929 *
Percy Babineaux & Bixy Guidry- J'Vai Jouer Celea Pour Toi (TSQ 2912) 1929 *
Leo Soileau & Moise Robin- Je T'Ai Recontre Dans Le Brouillard (Yazoo 2041) 1929 *
Joe Falcon- Ne Buvez Plus Jamais (Decca 17011) 1934
J.B. Fuselier- Chere Te Te (Bluebird 2063) 1938
Lawrence Walker- Johnny Can't Dance (Khoury's 615) 1951
Nathan Abshire- Point De Lou (Khoury's 645) 1954
Iry Lejeune- I Went To The Dance (Goldband 1041) 1954
Aldus Roger- Johnny Can't Dance (La Lou 107) 1964
Ardoin Brothers Orchestra- Johnny Can't Dance )SNTF 643) 1972

* taken from cd releases
the rest from the original 78rpm records and Lp's.

Down Home Cajun Music- Early Dewey Balfa Recordings 1951-1965

Starting off Season Four with one from the heart. This episode of the podcast is dedicated to the early recordings of Dewey Balfa . We heard recently there was a discussion of the life of Dewey and his music in Lafayette and sadly much of his early recordings weren't mentioned. We here at Down Home Cajun Music would like to correct that.

While he was known for the folk revival, Dewey Balfa also was a big part of the Cajun Honky Tonk sound of the dancehalls. Dewey made many recordings prior to his recordings with his brothers on Swallow. Dewey made his debut recordings in 1951 with Elise Deshotel on the Khoury's label. By 1955 he began recording with Nathan Abshire, a association that would last a lifetime. Dewey's vocals and fiddling were a big part of Nathan's band and Nathan would keep Dewey in the studio with him when he made the label transfer from Khoury's to recording for J.D. Miller. Later Dewey would  record with the Sundown Playboys on the Goldband label. 
Elise Deshotel- LValse De Bon Baurche (Khoury's 618) *1951 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Elise Deshotel- Le Two Step De Ville Platte (Khoury's 618) * 1951 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- Casa Blanca Waltz (Khoury's 647) * 1955 recording with Dewey with on fiddle and vocals
Elise Deshotel- La Valse De Tamper Tate (Khoury's 620)  *1951 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Elise Deshotel- La Valse De Courage (Khoury's 619) *1951 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- Carolina Blues (Khoury's 649) *1955 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- L.S.U. French Waltz (Khoury's 701) *1957 with recording Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- Lonely Heart Waltz (Cajun Classics 101) *1959 with recording Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- Mardi Gras Song (Kajun 502) *1961 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- Lonely Heart Waltz (unissed Kajun recording) *1959 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Sundown Playboys- Sundown Waltz (Goldband 1073) *1957 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Sundown Playboys-River Two Step (Goldband 1073) *1957 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals
Nathan Abshire- Bayou Pon Pon (ARH 5004) *1965 recording with Dewey on fiddle and vocals

*All selections from the original 78, 45 and Lp records.

Down Home Cajun Music- Croche

Its the final episode of Season Two! Hard to believe its been two years since we started. For this episode we went through our lp's and picked out some great songs.

Ervin LrJeune- China Town Two Step 
Dennis McGee- Mon Chere Bebe Creole 
Veteran Playboys- Fais Do Do
Savoy-Doucet Band-Eunice Two Step
Rufus Thibodeaux-La Valse De Durald
Joe Bonsall- Hack A Moreau
Alvin Meaux- Keep A Knockin
Chuck Guillory- T.R. Two Step
Amede Ardoin- One Step Des Chameaux
Belton Richard & Aldus Roger- Drunkards Waltz
Jo El Sonnier- The Bean
Sidney Brown- Chere Bebe
Iry LeJeune- Durald Waltz (overdubbed version)
Blackie Forestier- Cush Cush

*All songs taken from the original lp's