Description
Release Date: 1999
Label: Rounder Records
Track List
1 Hommage Aux Récolteurs (A Tribute To Farmers) 3:29
2 La Jalouserie (Jealousy) 3:55
3 Je Suis Pas Un Prisonnier (I’m Not A Prisoner) 3:38
4 La Hache À Deux Taillants (The Double-Edge Ax) 2:58
5 Le Diable Est Lâché (The Devil Is Loose). 4:59
6 Paradis (Paradise) 3:42
7 Ossun Two Step
8 Ay Tete Fee (Hey Little Girl)
9 La Voix Du Passé (The Voice Of The Past) 4:54
10 La Musique D’Accordéon (Accordian Music) 2:54
11 Madame Etienne
12 Plus Que Une Femme (More Than One Woman) 3:49
13 Zydeco Two Step
Personnel
Bass – Jim Markway
Drums – Brian Brignac
Fiddle [Background] – Bill Grass (2) (tracks: 5)
Fiddle, Harmony Vocals – Gina Forsyth
Harmony Vocals – Waylon Thibodeaux
Lead Vocals, Accordion [Cajon] – Bruce Daigrepont
Triangle – Sue Daigrepont
Notes
Bruce Daigrepont is proud of his Cajun/French heritage and he translates this pride into what he does. He respects the traditions yet is not bound by them; rather, he uses his strength to build and expand existing parameters. His transitions on Paradis are seamless, without sounding artificially polished. He has done a stellar job not only as musician, but also as the producer turning out this disc. One of the highlights is the treatment he gives to the hauntingly beautiful “La Voix du Passé (The Voice of the Past).” This song has the potential to become a standard in Cajun music (as do a couple of others here). He also wrote nine of the 13 songs. Pick this one up.
