Cajun Champs

Arhoolie Records – CD 327

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2004
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Cajun & Zydeco
[Tracklist]
01 Amede Two Step: Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band (05:29)
02 Grand Texas: Chuck Guillory & Papa Cairo (03:39)
03 La Vielle Chanson De Mardi Gras: Wade Frugé (03:06)
04 T'es Petite, Mais T'es Mignone: Wallace "Cheese" Read (02:23)
05 Creole Stomp: Joe Falcon (04:53)
06 Crowley Waltz: Luderin Darbone's Hackberry Ramblers (02:14)
07 Boscoe Stomp: Lawrence Walker (03:16)
08 En Bas De Chene Verte: D.L. Menard (04:17)
09 Allons A Lafayette: Harry Choates (02:42)
10 La Valse De Minuit: Cyp & Adam Landreneau With Jerry Devillier (02:32)
11 Madeleine: Isom J. Fontenot (01:33)
12 La Vlase De Soleil Couche: Octa Clark (03:00)
13 Louisiana Stomp: Floyd Leblanc (02:47)
14 La Branche De Murier: Breaux Brothers (02:28)
15 Ma Negresse: Nathan Abshire (04:16)
16 Petite Fille De La Campagne: Dewey Balfa (02:50)
17 Contredanse: Austin Pitre (02:04)
18 Cannon Ball Special: Nathan Abshire (02:17)
19 Jolie Blonde: Austin Pitre (04:02)
20 One Step A Chaumont: Cheese Read & Marc Savoy (03:17)
21 Wade's Blues: Wade Frugé (04:19)
22 Sam's Big Rooster: The Savoy Family Band (03:08)
[Credits]
Editor, Photographer and Liner Notes: Chris Strachwitz, Editor: Michael Doucet, Cover Artwork: Kathleen Joffrion, Photographer: Philip Gould and Wilson Savoy
[Notes]
Cajun Champs is an introduction to some of the best Cajun music from Arhoolie's extensive Cajun music catalog. The music spans a period from the 1960s to the early 2000s and includes performances by Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy and Michael Doucet, Wallace "Cheese" Read, Nathan Abshire, D.L. Menard, Austin Pitre, the Hackberry Ramblers, and one of the last recorded performances by the legendary Cajun accordionist Joe Falcon.