Traditional Cajun Accordion An Instruction by Gérard Dôle

Folkways Records – FM 8363

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Cajun
[Tracklist]
A01 Octaves (1:02)
A02 Scale of C (1:34)
A03 Bass acc. Two Step in C (1:10)
A04 Right and Left Hands (1:28)
A05 Right Hand Chord C (1:09)
A06 Right Hand Chord G (0:11)
A07 Right Hand Chord G7 (0:39)
A08 Two-Step in C: Colinda (3:20)
A09 Two-Step C: Bayou Pompon (4:24)
A10 Bass acc. Waltz in C (0:45)
A11 Exercise Right and Left Hands (1:09)
A12 Waltz in C: Gabriel (2:06)
A13 Waltz in C: Grand Marais (5:22)
B01 Scale in G (1:17)
B02 Right Hand Chords D (0:18)
B03 Two-Step in G: La Queue de Tortue (3:40)
B04 Two-Step in G, "Madam Bosso" (4:22)
B05 Two-Step in G, "Allons a Lafayette" (4:42)
B06 Two-Step in G, "J'Etais au Bal Hier au Soir" (4:51)
B07 Waltz in G, "Jolie Blonde" (5:55)
B08 Appendix "Dance de Mardi Gras" in A minor, in D minor, "Cocodrie Stomp" in F (1:55)
[Credits]
Gérard Dôle (cajun accordion/vocals)
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: Noelle Dôle
[Notes]
This instructional album in the performance of the traditional Cajun accordion was recorded by Gérard Dôle at his home in Paris, France, in 1977. Dôle, an early aficionado of Cajun music, often performed in clubs in the Paris area and elsewhere in Europe, to enthusiastic response. The liner notes contain detailed written instructions and musical notations for the various styles of playing. Dôle compares and contrasts the traditional accordion and melodeon, a small diatonic accordion. The liner notes include several Cajun songs in their original French followed by their respective English translations.