Doing some research into the history of this classic Cajun waltz for a page on our site @ http://snipurl.com/jolie_blonde I found the following, on the...
Bonjour everybody. As a new member to this group I'll briefly introduce myself. My name is Jan (Dutch for John) and live in Belguim, Europe in a town called...
Hi Jan, Yeah, Yvie helped me with some lyrics one time on one of my other lists, so we're acquainted. Welcome. Glad to have you. Dwight Shackelford ... ...
Hello everyone! I have just joined your group. I play keyboards and accordion, button and piano, and would like to get started on fiddle. Where should I ...
Just wondering what anyone would reccommend as the best cajun and zydeco tunes for total beginners...technically easy but also easy to remember. Cheers Hazel...
Wayne, My 2 cents on getting a fiddle- I started with a used student model and I'd do it the same way if i had to do it again. You can get into a used or new...
I can't make it. Gotta work. Dwight ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
If I were just starting to play the fiddle I'd rent a fiddle for a while until I knew what kind of a sound I was looking for. A lot of luthiers, music stores,...
When I selected my first fiddle... I went to the Old Tyme Fiddlers Association people and talked with them at their practices, I played several of their spare...
... The things that are revealed in a few stray words..... ;-) Susan B, who is loving this thread, and learning so much! On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:23:52 -0700...
Hello again, Zydeholic and fellow fiddlers. I'm 67, a retired journalist, play guitar and ukulele and some autoharp in a band called Old Dog (coffeehouse gigs)...
Hi,Bob, Wishing you good luck on your second try at playing fiddle! I truly admire adult novices. I'd encourage you to find a teacher, even for a few lessons,...
... Hmmm, probably good advice, Sue, but I did that route the second time around and ended up with tennis elbow and left-hand pain, and felt pretty horrible....
Hi everyone, I hear Cajun and Zydeco players use a phrase a lot and would like to know what they are saying. I can't spell it, it sounds like "etwah," to me....
something a non-fiddler like me can answer!! Et toi, meaning, more or less, and you! I guess I "hear" it as Hey, you too! btw, I don't speak French (though...
Hello Bob, You'd be welcome at the Cajun jams my husband and I host most Wednesdays at our house in Berkeley. I play accordion and sing, Steve is a fiddler....
<big snip> ... I'm at a stage now where every group fiddle class I sign up for about half the class is Classically trained violinists that have been playing...
... Thanks, Blair, I'll keep it in mind. Some sudden developments re our band are changing my music priorities greatly. I have some personal projects I'll be...
Just released, new CD from the Racines: Sound clips and free shipping at this link (as of 10/2): http://www.floydsrecordshop.com/product1.cfm?Product_ID=1561...
Haven't seen it, but am interested in it now. Did you buy the video in order to watch? What inaccuracies did you notice? Would't Alan Lomax be pretty...
Nah. its on topic, and doesn't sound like someone selling it. However, even if it were someone selling it, wouldn't we want to know about something like this?...
hot damn t'babe. ... http://www.floydsrecordshop.com/product1.cfm?Product_ID=1561 ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
I've come to think of <www.youtube.com> for when I need a "quick fix" of anything. Does anyone here know of videos on Youtube as accurate examples of Cajun...
... An acquaintance down loaded a copy off the internet after I'd mentioned it to him. I'd known about it because over on Banjo-L they mentioned another video...
... I haven't seen the video, or at least I haven't seen it in a long time, and now I'm interested to see it again. But for the record, Alan Lomax was quite a...
