Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies Vol. 1

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	–The Balfa Freres*	Danse De Mardi Gras	2:50
A2	–The Balfa Freres*	Lacassine Special	3:09
A3	–The Balfa Freres*	La Valse Du Bambocheur	5:35
A4	–The Balfa Freres*	Hackberry Hop	3:01
A5	–The Balfa Freres*	Valse Des Platains	3:47
A6	–The Balfa Freres*	Lake Arthur Stomp	2:16
A7	–The Balfa Freres*	Parlez-Nous A Boire	3:42
B1	–Austin Pitre & The Evangeline Playboys	La Valse D'Orphelin Drums – Michael Tate Electric Guitar – Elvin BeauregardFiddle – Austin PitreRhythm Guitar – Jesse Fontenot	3:43
B2	–Austin Pitre & The Evangeline Playboys	Les Flammes D'Enfer Accordion – Austin PitreDrums – Michael Tate Electric Guitar – Elvin BeauregardFiddle – Alan Ardoin*Guitar – Jesse Fontenot	3:38
B3	–Austin Pitre & The Evangeline Playboys	T'As Fini De Me Voir Violin – Austin Pitre	1:44
B4	–Edius Nacquin	Hack A 'Tit Moreau	1:44
B5	–Edius Nacquin	Si J'Aurais Des Ailes	1:39
B6	–Edius Nacquin	La Ville De Monteau	2:33
B7	–Edius Nacquin	Ou T'Etais Mercredi Passe	1:54

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rounder Records Corp.
• Pressed By – Wakefield Manufacturing – 28721
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Printed By – Lorell Press

Credits

• Accordion – Hadley Fontenot (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Crew [Assistance] – Bob Jones
• Design – Douglas J. Parker*
• Fiddle – Dewey Balfa (tracks: A1 to A7), Will Balfa (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Guitar – Rodney Balfa (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Liner Notes – Fay Stanford, Ralph Rinzler
• Mastered By – RL*
• Photography By – Bill Nowlin, Ralph Rinzler, Ron Stanford
• Recorded By, Edited By – Ralph Rinzler
• Triangle [Either] – Harry Balfa (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Triangle [Or] – Nelda Balfa (tracks: A1 to A7)
• Vocals, Fiddle – Edius Nacquin (tracks: B4 to B7)

Notes

The material on this album was recorded on equipment a Nagra 3 tape recorder using AKG and Sennheiser microphones & mixer when appropriate. All field trip funding and equipment was provided by the Newport Folk Foundation.
Thanks for Bob Jones for assistance on the 1966 field trip.
All who appreciate cajun music owe a significant debt to Paul Tate, Revon Reed and Dewey Balfa.

With card for a free booklet of notes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): ROU-6001-A I# [circled] [Tulip logo] 28721 MASTERDISK RL
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): ROU-6001-B I# [circled] [Tulip logo] 28721

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CD 6001	Various	Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies Vol. 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 6001	US	1989
6001	Various	Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies Vol. 1 ‎(LP)	Rounder Records	6001	Portugal	Unknown

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