Questions, questions! Is anyone familiar with Le Danse De Mardi Gras? What tuning is usually used? It sounds a lot like Parley Nous a Bois (sp?). It also...
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cz fanatic
zydeholic
Feb 18, 2005 12:55 am
They lyrics are in either the Ann Savoy book, or "Ye Yaille Chere". Craig Duncan covers it in one of his books on cajun music. Mel Bay. ... ...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 18, 2005 2:12 am
Thanks! How about another question (anybody?): What is the difference between Cajun and Zydeko? I love Cajun, just learned my first two (Cajun) tunes! John ......
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hample@...
washboardjungle
Feb 18, 2005 11:31 am
... I assume you're talking about the Balfa Brothers version. My best guess is that it's played tuned down (FCGD). ... To my knowledge, this is not a...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Feb 18, 2005 1:56 pm
Hello, I love that song, and wish we could get away with playing it more often than Mardi Gras Season! The most distinctive feature of the Mardi Gras song...
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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Feb 18, 2005 5:22 pm
... If I remember, the Balfas played this one tuned down. I heard he played standard most of the time, but tuned down on that yellow album. A is C's relative...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Feb 18, 2005 5:28 pm
Yes, that's it! Checked with our fiddler (my husband) this morning, and he said the same thing, we normally are playing it in A minor. --Blair ... [Non-text...
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hample@...
washboardjungle
Feb 18, 2005 6:02 pm
Here are the Balfa Brothers lyrics: Les Mardi Gras vient de tout partout Tout le tour, le tour du moyeu Ca passe une fois par an Demander la charité Quand...
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Birgit Murphy
fiddlegirl45
Feb 19, 2005 4:14 pm
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hample@...
washboardjungle
Feb 19, 2005 5:51 pm
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 21, 2005 11:33 pm
Fiddle sticks are little sticks played by tapping or drumming closer to the bridge, but not where the bowing happens. Like where you have your fingering in one...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 22, 2005 2:29 am
Blair, would you please ask your fiddler (your husband) if Henry is right, that they play it: "tuned down (FCGD)". ... ...
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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Feb 22, 2005 5:24 am
... I pulled out the album just now and played along with it a bit. As soon as you tune down most all the songs fall nicely into that A position, and you get...
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Hugh Robertson
scrooge753
Feb 22, 2005 3:08 pm
Dewey taught us that they played most stuff with the lead fiddle tuned low. Sometimes, when their were two fiddles the bassing fiddle would be tuned standard....
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Rich Ives
ivesrich
Feb 22, 2005 7:59 pm
Okay, I'm confused. How does the fiddlestick player get in there between the bow and the bridge. I tried this with my girlfriend guessing how to do it from...
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Susan K. Bechler
susiecajun
Feb 22, 2005 10:54 pm
Hi,Rob et al, My guess, too, about the Balfa recording, but nice to have it confirmed by somebody with a real Cajun name. In our jam, we tune fiddles (and...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 22, 2005 11:55 pm
Yes, sticks are played between where one bows and where one fingers, in first position. Wooden pencils work well, and the erasers protect the wood of the...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 23, 2005 12:03 am
I thank y'all for the help!! VERY helpful! I tried it "tuned down" and it worked great! I had never messed with that tuning before. I guess that "MardiGras"...
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Rob Trahan
robtrahan
Feb 23, 2005 1:15 am
... I'm going to have to try that tuning, because in standard the turn makes you change positions which is difficult for me. At least that's the way I've seen...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 23, 2005 2:33 am
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 23, 2005 2:34 am
At the risk of over-use of your expertise, loopies, is anyone familiar with "Tasso/McGee's Reel"? Played as a medley. I am especially interested in suggestions...
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hample@...
washboardjungle
Feb 24, 2005 6:18 am
... Wow. If I had a chart of Dennis McGee's tunings I'd be a very happy man. I've listened to his "Early Recordings" CD over and over, and certainly learned...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 25, 2005 12:34 am
One more try.... I am thinking this guy Dennis McGee just might be the author of "McGee's Reel". I heard it on a CD I got from the library. It is part of a...
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Hugh Robertson
scrooge753
Feb 25, 2005 1:55 am
Go to Tina Pilione's website. http://tinapilione.crazygator.com/default.htm She's studied McGee's stuff extensively and knows an old guy who plays in his...
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Henry Hample
washboardjungle
Feb 25, 2005 2:48 am
I'm not familiar with the recording you're talking about. I assume it's the one by Beausoleil. The nomenclature of Dennis McGee's tunes is anything but...
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John A
j69sunnerd
Feb 25, 2005 4:40 am
Thank you! For me, someone who learns by ear, it is important in the first phase to match the recording closely. Then, after I know the tune, I can change keys...
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Hugh Robertson
scrooge753
Feb 25, 2005 4:41 am
This is correct, the low tuning is to make it easier to play in C. Fiddlers like D and A. It's just easy in those keys. But you should really learn to play the...
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Hugh Robertson
scrooge753
Feb 25, 2005 5:48 am
I finally remembered Tina's friends's name, it's Rodney Fontenot and she has a CD she made with him. It's pretty interesting. Hugh...
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Henry Hample
washboardjungle
Feb 25, 2005 12:57 pm
Yes, I have the Rodney Fontenot CD and have seen him play. He does a nice version of the Lake Arthur Stomp. Henry ... Fontenot and ... should ... Then you ... ...
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Susan K. Bechler
susiecajun
Feb 25, 2005 1:58 pm
Hi,all, Mitch taught his McGee Reel at Ashokan this past summer. We tuned down for everything. Charivari, which includes Mitch,Jonno Frishberg,Randy Vidrine...
