Late 18th century Cajuns in Louisiana; German culture
Typical instruments
Cajun accordion, fiddle, steel guitar, guitar, triangle, harmonica, bass guitar, upright bass. In the 1930s string band era: mandolin, banjo.
Subgenres
Black Creole
Fusion genres
Swamp pop, Zydeco
Michael Doucet
Cajun fiddle music is a part of the American fiddle music canon. It is derived from the music of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, as well as sharing repertoire from the Quebec and Cape Breton Island traditions.[1] It is one of the few extant North American folk music traditions rooted in French chanson.[2]
According to Ron Yule, "Louisiana fiddling had its birth roots in Europe, with fiddling being noted as early as the 1400s in Scotland".[3] Zydeco music is a geographically, culturally, and musically related style.
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Dôle, Gérard; Vadunthun, Marie-Paule; D. S. Smith (1982). "Bayou Memories: Louisiana French Folk Songs and Dance Tunes" (PDF). Folkway Records. OCLC 51479374. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
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Reiner, David; Anick, Peter (1989). Old Time Fiddling Across America. Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 978-0-87166-766-3.
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Yule, Ron (2005). "Louisiana's Living Traditions: Fiddling in Louisiana". Louisiana Division of the Arts: Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
Cajunfiddle music is a part of the American fiddle music canon. It is derived from the music of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, as well as sharing...
accordion and fiddle, but usually in the background can also be heard the high, clear tones of a metal triangle. The harmonies of Cajun music are simple...
instruments used to add percussion to old-time and Cajunfiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal...
is a list of notable Cajun musicians, Cajun music instrument makers, Cajun music folklorists, Cajun music historians, and Cajun music activists. This...
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first heard Cajun bands playing the music. Doug grew up surrounded by Cajunfiddle and accordion music. After teaching his brother, Rusty, to play guitar...
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of "Cajun Country." Cajun music is evolved from its roots in the music of the French-speaking Catholics of Canada. In earlier years, the fiddle was the...
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July 17, 1951) was an American Cajun music fiddler known as the "Fiddle King of Cajun Swing" and the "Godfather of Cajun music." The scholar Barry Jean...
song titled "Old Time Fiddle", despite referencing the Cajun tune Jolie Blon: I wanna hear an old time fiddle Play an old time fiddle song I might even drink...
musicians. Cajun and Creole musical styles at this time grew in parallel: mostly two-steps and waltzes meant for dancing, played by accordion and fiddle. Some...
would not have caught on with Cajun musicians due to their tuning in A or F and hence the incompatibility with the fiddle. Accordions were brought to Acadiana...
of Cajunfiddle at University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has taught at various music camps and universities around the world. History of Cajun music...
Louisiana; November 17, 1937 – October 12, 2019), son of the famous Cajunfiddle player Dennis McGee. Edwards came back in 1973 and remained with them...
1975, Doucet received an NEA Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant to study Cajunfiddle styles from masters such as Varise Conner, Hector Duhon, Canray Fontenot...
Nashville, Tennessee) was an American Cajun music fiddler. Thibodeaux played guitar from age six and fiddle from age twelve. He played in local dance...
during the American Civil War Balfa Brothers, a cajun music band. Dewey Balfa (1927-1992), on fiddle. Vin Bruce (1932-2018), singer and Songwriter. Born...
have noted the influence of Louisiana musical traditions such as old Cajunfiddle melodies and trad-jazz banjo on the album. Members of the Carolina Chocolate...
Oran "Doc" Guidry (April 28, 1918 – November 10, 1992) was an American Cajun and country music fiddler. Some of his best known recordings include "Wondering"...
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