Description
Release Date: 1994
Label: Yazoo
Track List
1 Mon Chère Bébé Créole 2:49
2 Madame Young 3:04
3 Two-Step De La Ville Platte 2:55
4 Allons À Tassone 2:41
5 Blues De Texas 2:55
6 Happy One Step 3:08
7 La Valse À Pop 2:52
8 La Valse De Vacher 2:38
9 One Step De Mamou 2:43
10 Courville And McGee Waltz 3:08
11 La Danse Carrée 3:08
12 La Valse Pénitentiaire 2:42
13 Lanse Des Belaires 2:53
14 Jeunes Gens De La Campagne 2:43
15 Vous M’avez Donné Votre Parole 3:05
16 One Step De Chupic 2:41
17 Two-Step De Grand Marais 3:10
18 Myself 2:52
19 La Valse De Lance Au Paille 3:03
20 La Valse Des Reids 2:51
21 Reel Cajun 3:06
22 Disez Goodbye À Votre Mère 2:43
23 Adieu, Rosa 2:42
24 La Valse De Rosalie 2:53
25 La Valse De La Puit D’Huile 2:45
26 One Step Des McGees 2:54
Personnel
Fiddle [Second] – Ernest Frugé* (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 14, 16, 17, 19 to 21, 23 to 26), Sady Courville (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 15, 18, 22)
Fiddle, Vocals – Dennis McGee
Notes
Revered as a pioneer of traditional Cajun music, fiddler and vocalist Dennis McGee (1893-1989) was posthumously honored in 1994 with a 26-track Yazoo compilation focusing upon his early recordings, waxed in New Orleans during the years 1929-1930, with fiddlers Ernest Fruge and McGee’s brother-in-law Sady Courville. Fortunately, the ancient 78 rpm pressings were cleaned up using noise reduction technology. This will allow post-postmodern listeners to relax and enjoy music recorded so long ago. In addition to traditional Acadian songs, this assortment of old-fashioned performances includes the lively one-step and 2-step dances, various waltzes, a Cajun reel, and one melody designated as a blues, although in truth the blues element is strongly present throughout all of McGee’s recorded works. With its roots in France, Nova Scotia, and the swamps of Louisiana, this rugged, at times hauntingly beautiful music has a magical quality all its own.
