Description
Release Date: 1993
Label: Arhoolie Records
Track List
1. Pine Grove Blues 2:44
2. Kaplan Waltz 2:49
3. French Blues 2:41
4. New Orleans Waltz 2:47
5. Pine Grove Boogie 2:41
6. Hathaway Waltz 2:35
7. Step It Fast 2:45
8. Jolie, Petite Juilette 2:54
9. Choupique Two Step 2:40
10. La Valse De Belezere 3:10
11. Pine Grove Blues #2 2:54
12. La Valse De Holly Beach 2:55
13. Iota Two Step 2:36
14. La Valse De Bayou Tech 2:44
15. Musical Five Special 2:53
16. Avalon Waltz 2:54
17. Tee Per Coine (Keep A’ Knocking, But You Can’t Come In) 2:42
18. The New Jolie Blon 2:45
19. Point De Lou Two-Step 2:20
20. Texas Waltz 2:50
21. Lu Lu Boogie 2:54
22. Carolina Blues 2:29
23. Shamrock Waltz 2:28
24. Mama Rosin 2:45
25. L. S. U. French Waltz 2:53
26. Crying Pine Grove Blues 2:40
27. Red Rock Waltz 2:31
28. Cannon Ball Special 2:14
Notes
Nathan Abshire is the king of the bayou accordion. Abshire has proven he still reigns with this 78-minute, 28-track collection of tunes from 1949 and on. These are old tracks, with the rough sound of old 78s, but rough and tumble playing on tracks like “Jolie Blonde” are totally inspired! He gives the music life as he plays with abandon, sings like a banshee, and takes his various bands wandering through Texas tunes, bluesy crossovers, and even some modern surprises (check the rhythmic games they play on “Musical Five Special”). The charm of “Shamrock Waltz” and the 1949 version of “Pine Grove Blues” are reason enough to own this collection. –Louis Gibson
