Description
Release Date: 1992
Label: Rounder Records
Track List
1. Jongle a Moi
2. Madame Etienne
3. La Petite Anna a Mogene Meaux
4. J’Aimerais Te Pardonner
5. ‘Tit Galop pour Mamou
6. Chere Joues Roses
7. Blues du Saoulard
8. Dans les Pins
9. Amedee Two Step
10. Les Barres de la Prison
11. Cajun Special
12. Je M’Endors
13. Donne-Moi une Autre Chance
14. Mardi Gras Jig / Scott Playboy Special
Personnel
Accordion, Fiddle, Vocals – Steve Riley
Drums – Mike “Chop” Chapman
Fiddle, Vocals – David Greely
Guitar – Kevin Barzas
Triangle – Christine Balfa
Notes
Singer/fiddler/accordionist Steve Riley and his Mamou Playboys are at the forefront of Cajun music’s resurgence in popularity. The Cajun French Music Association voted the band’s Rounder debut, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, best album, best group, and best new group, and Riley was also voted best accordion player. And this album is even better. In his liner notes for this release, Ben Sandmel cites the group’s “clarity of vision, consistent finesse, and commitment to quality, classic Cajun music.” The group exhibits “grass-roots integrity and toe-tapping appeal” on the 14 tracks included here.
