It's biographical: the story of our love for Cajun culture told through "Grandpa" from somewhere up north. He loves Cajun music and moves to near Lafayette, Louisiana The song "Allons à Lafayette" is a Cajun Classic and many songs in the Cajun repertoire feature town names in their titles. For instance "Eunice Two-step," and "Crowley Waltz;" Other songs are named for musicians linked to them, like "Bee's Blues" and "One-Step d'Amedée."
There are lots of references to Cajun Life in the video — the Liberty Theater in Eunice and its Friday night shows; Marc Savoy's Music store and his Saturday jams; Fred's in Mamou where there's a party every Saturday morning; the ghost of the Blue Goose. This song is dedicated to all Cajuns. The song begins with a "country" feel but gradually segues into full on Cajun. The fiddler was the late great Rufus Thibodeaux and the accordionist was Gene Savoie. Charlie Moore plays steel guitar. Scott Ardoin production & electric guitar; Eston Bellow, drums on sound and video.
No comments:
Post a Comment