May 27, 2021

The : Cajun and Creole Traditional Music

Creole Belles
Arhoolie Records – CD 535

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun, Cleole
[Tracklist]
01 Bernadette (2:34)
02 Zydeco Tous Pas Tous (2:56)
03 Dimanche Après-Midi (Sunday Afternoon) (3:00)
04 Medley Carrière (2:38)
05 Domino / Will Bolfa Medley (3:13)
06 Wade's Blues (3:17)
07 Adieu, Rosa (2:10)
08 Tés Parents Ne Veulent Plus Me Voir (3:01)
09 Tit Galop Pour La Pointe Aux Pins / You Act Sick When Your Man Is Home (2:59)
10 Valse A Cathleen (2:53)
11 L'Homme Cajun Travaille 'Si Dur (2:11)
12 Rêve de Soûlard (2:59)
13 Johnnie Billy Goat (2:08)
14 Valse à Pop (3:12)
15 La Talle des Ronce (3:15)
16 La Valse Minuit (2:50)
17 Hee Haw / Scott Playboy Special (2:57)
18 Creole Belles (2:20)
[Credits]
Andrew Carrière (accordion/vocals) Maureen Karpan (accordion/vocals) Karen Celia Heil (bass/fiddle/guitar) Delilah Lee Lewis (fiddle/vocals) Myrna Cooper (rubboard/vocals) Karen Leigh (guitar/piano/accoroion) Lee Birch (mandolin/vocals)
Producer: Greg Landau, Photographer: Brian Macdougal and Ray Laskowitz, Graphics: Karen Celia Heil, Engineer: John Greenham and John Greenham
[Notes]
The Creole Belles is a California-based quartet of female musicians who celebrate the music of southwest Louisiana. Their repertoire is composed of traditional Cajun, Creole, and zydeco songs, many of which they learned directly from the Cajun and Creole composers/musicians. On this recording, the Belles add Louisiana native and zydeco accordionist/singer Andrew Carrière to the mix. The end result, according to Michael Doucet, is "…fun, funky and earthy sounding…I dig it!" - Creole Belles website

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