I'm 27, a Swedish/Hungarian crossbreed, can't play an instrument for the life of me and this music speaks to me on a level I can't find in any other genre. Tres bien!
"J'ai été au bal hier soir" " tout habillé en noir" " les seuls habits que moi j'aime" "pour courtiser ma belle" Nice language and song, thanky Dewey BALFA.
I sure miss Dewey after all these years. I was sitting right in front of that stage at Port Townsend watching that performance. A magic moment, for sure.
I am Acadian. I play guitar, spoons, bones, drum, and sing in a duo called "FiddleStix." I'm going to teach myself how to do this with my fiddle partner and add it to my repertoire in honor of my Cajun cuzzins. It's amazing!
i keep coming back to hear this again and again and again...have shared it with my anybody i thought would appreciate it. Amazing. So much good music. Amazing. I am totally awed
Bloody brilliant. That deserves nothing but respect from a wee Scot who can only tinkle on the piano. My Dad always said I should learn the accordion, my twin brother should learn the bagpipes & my older brother & sister already learnt the violin & viola, so we could form a quartet. After listening to this I think maybe we should give it a go!
Thanks Alan! I could listen & dance to Cajun music every day! SO IN LOVE WITH IT! These two are terrificly talented! Great share! Scrambler390...kudos!
MDR, suddenly I have a craving for a bowl of Jambalaya.. LOL! This is just great and you're right... It's SO CAJUN! Thanks for sharing this gem! JJ : )
@Francauvergnat I'm guessing what gazzi means by "indian" is the fact the kid is using the same technique as some traditional indian instruments ("hammering" on the strings, etc). The african influence, through the creole population in Louisiana, is also almost always part of the cajun music, albeit stronger within the zydeco stuff, I find. By the way, anyone out there ever thought about american indian harmonic influence in delta blues scales? Think about it...
Ya, he was one of the best. And actually that is his nephew, but his name is Tony (not Todd). Tony is Rodney Balfa's son; Todd is the youngest Balfa brother, and I don't believe he ever made it up to the Port Townsend Fiddle Tunes Festival.
Ah tiens? Ben écoute je viens de réentendre la chanson et franchement j'entends bien "sans l'habit qui vaut rien" mais je me suis peut-être planté...En tout cas c'est bien agréable d'entendre du français d'Amérique... Allez, bien à toi!
By the way, brand new #2 wooden pencils are not bad to use for fiddlesticks, with the erasers pointed DOWN, you don't damage the surface of the fiddle. Otherwise, use knitting needles. Does anyone know if he is in standard tuning or a variation tuning, like AEAE?
@stonemanherny The Cajuns (Acadiens, as we call them here in Canada) have a healthy dose of native blood in their veins, and they traditionally got along with the Indians better than the English did.
@TheGazzernator I am most certainly not taking the piss (and curious how you got that out of my post, lol). I bow down to players like this. As for my fiddle player, you can check our youtube channel if you like, particularly the bones and spoons ones if you like the hand percussion stuff. We have now added a variation of "Ja'i ete au bal" with fiddlesticks (I use fat plastic knitting needles) to our set, but it's not on youtube yet. Cheers! (Just search "talktofiddlestix" on here).
j'ai été au bal hier au soir, tout habillé en noir, sans l'habit qui vaut rien, pour courtiser ma belle (I've been to the ball on yesterday's evening, all dressed in black, without the suit that's worth nothing, to court my beloved one) jay aytay oh bahl year'oh swar, too ahbiyay en'war, san(nasal) lahbee kee voh ryin(nasal, like "chopin"), poor coortisay mah belle
@Francauvergnat c'est du cadien, "arrêtons de dire ils ont un accent, ils parlent bizarre, etc...." c'est leur langue, un vieux langage français comme ont pouvais le parler dans le saintongeais au 17eme siecle!
J’ai été-z-au bal hier au soir Elle était tous habillée.z.en noir, J’ai fait serment jamais de boire Pour courtiser ma fille J’ai été.z.au bal à soir Elle est tous habillée.z.en bleu, C’est ça l’habit que moi j’aime Pour courtiser ma belle. J’ai été-z-au bal hier au soir Je va’s retourner encore à soir Si l’occasion se présente Je va’s retourner demain au soir. ’Gardez donc les jolies filles, Personne qui veut m’aimer Gardons voir si ça c’est pas Mais misérable pour moi
I'm 27, a Swedish/Hungarian crossbreed, can't play an instrument for the life of me and this music speaks to me on a level I can't find in any other genre. Tres bien!
Jag håller med dig 😁
It is good to know so many people around the world appreciate Cajun music.
Ho Yes, bien sûr ! La musique Cajun c'est la vie !
Salut à vous amis Cajun ! 🌞🌞🌞
dewey was hands down the best fiddle player ever
R.I.P Dewey Balfa
1927-1992
"J'ai été au bal hier soir"
" tout habillé en noir"
" les seuls habits que moi j'aime"
"pour courtiser ma belle"
Nice language and song, thanky Dewey BALFA.
I sure miss Dewey after all these years. I was sitting right in front of that stage at Port Townsend watching that performance. A magic moment, for sure.
I am Acadian. I play guitar, spoons, bones, drum, and sing in a duo called "FiddleStix." I'm going to teach myself how to do this with my fiddle partner and add it to my repertoire in honor of my Cajun cuzzins. It's amazing!
The Balfa Freres helped to shape my understanding of rhythm and meaning in music...i am forever indebted
i keep coming back to hear this again and again and again...have shared it with my anybody i thought would appreciate it. Amazing. So much good music. Amazing. I am totally awed
Bloody brilliant. That deserves nothing but respect from a wee Scot who can only tinkle on the piano. My Dad always said I should learn the accordion, my twin brother should learn the bagpipes & my older brother & sister already learnt the violin & viola, so we could form a quartet. After listening to this I think maybe we should give it a go!
I am soooo homesick. Its tough to be a coonass in Hawaii
ooft what a fantastic idea. inginuity of people amazes me(whoever came up with this frist)
Two people playing the same instrument at once -- what a cool technique. Love it :D
merci pour présenter cette belle musique.....
J'ai été au bal, c'est super bon comme rythme. C'est de la très bonne musique, j'aime beaucoup
fiddlesticks now i get it
I have never seen a fiddle played like this, it is amazing.
Fiddlesticks? I love it ... thanks for sharing this ... two musicians, one instrument ... all you need.
To się nazywa zabawa muzyką :)
Rewelacyjne wykonanie...
So glad I came across this gem. What a treat!
One of the best movies. Terrible underrated!
j'adore la musique de la louisianne . tres beau morceau , merci pour le partage
Incredibile !! mai vista una cosa così !!!
Mr. Balfa was a wonderful man. Bless his soul..mighty fine
this is probably one of the most awesome things i've ever seen (or heard for that matter)
Thanks for posting, ya got me grinin from ear to ear !
C'est Bon! Merci Monseur Balfa, Merci!
What a gem!
The nephews name is Tony. Being from Mamou, we grew up listening (and seeing) these guys!!
Thanks Alan! I could listen & dance to Cajun music every day! SO IN LOVE WITH IT! These two are terrificly talented! Great share! Scrambler390...kudos!
Pure magic! Love it!
Wow! That's cool. A really unique and original idea! I've never heard/seen this before!
Awesome!
Thanks for posting this.
Now that's raw talent!!
Oh, fiddlesticks!
I flippin' LOVE this!!!
MDR, suddenly I have a craving for a bowl of Jambalaya.. LOL! This is just great and you're right... It's SO CAJUN! Thanks for sharing this gem! JJ : )
Great! Beautiful!!
Gosh, I'm French but without subtitles I couldn't understand what he's saying x)
Just awesome. Love some great fiddlin'. Makes you wanna get up and dance.
great music i love this again and again
Love that sound!
cajun is an awesome melting culture from cultures troughout almost the whole world.
absolute amazing!!! cajun-music is a very great!
Absolutely brilliant. I'll check out the Balfa familyCheers
Une bien belle invitation à danser !
That's awesome.
Damn amazing...!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing musicians!
When you're so poor the band can only afford one instrument. Yet, magic still happens. :)
AWESOME!!!!!
What a nice sound.
Dewey, we miss you brother
Heh, Heh, Heh !!!
Listen to C & Z, that rocks my boat.
God Bless Balfa !
cool to hear that here ,in Europe!!
geez, it's like having a fly buzz around your face while you try and fiddle
Formidable !!!
The middle part sounds a lot like Indian on a Stump.
SUPERRRRRRR!
mais cher....dats some good stuff there !
du cajun authentique;merci
@Francauvergnat
I'm guessing what gazzi means by "indian" is the fact the kid is using the same technique as some traditional indian instruments ("hammering" on the strings, etc). The african influence, through the creole population in Louisiana, is also almost always part of the cajun music, albeit stronger within the zydeco stuff, I find.
By the way, anyone out there ever thought about american indian harmonic influence in delta blues scales? Think about it...
Wanna go back to Grand Mamou !
lol, oui tu t'es planté, c'est 'seul habit que mon j'aime" lol
Ya, he was one of the best. And actually that is his nephew, but his name is Tony (not Todd). Tony is Rodney Balfa's son; Todd is the youngest Balfa brother, and I don't believe he ever made it up to the Port Townsend Fiddle Tunes Festival.
j'adore la musique de lNouvelle France
i love balfa
Nice
great entertainment.......
Ah tiens?
Ben écoute je viens de réentendre la chanson et franchement j'entends bien "sans l'habit qui vaut rien" mais je me suis peut-être planté...En tout cas c'est bien agréable d'entendre du français d'Amérique...
Allez, bien à toi!
SOOPER DOOPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@nonotc en effet!!
Jes suis acadian!
By the way, brand new #2 wooden pencils are not bad to use for fiddlesticks, with the erasers pointed DOWN, you don't damage the surface of the fiddle. Otherwise, use knitting needles.
Does anyone know if he is in standard tuning or a variation tuning, like AEAE?
@stonemanherny The Cajuns (Acadiens, as we call them here in Canada) have a healthy dose of native blood in their veins, and they traditionally got along with the Indians better than the English did.
dat's a spicy ia fiddle ya'll!!!!
Have you ever been to the Port Townsend Fiddle Tunes Festival?
cool
yeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
@gazzi22 yup..wonderful culture
"J'ai été au bal
hier soir
tout habillé en noir
c'est ça l'habit
que moi j'aime
pour courtiser ma belle. "
that's where the phrase ' Fiddlesticks' comes from ...!!
Definitive.. Cajun ..!
@TheGazzernator I am most certainly not taking the piss (and curious how you got that out of my post, lol). I bow down to players like this. As for my fiddle player, you can check our youtube channel if you like, particularly the bones and spoons ones if you like the hand percussion stuff. We have now added a variation of "Ja'i ete au bal" with fiddlesticks (I use fat plastic knitting needles) to our set, but it's not on youtube yet. Cheers!
(Just search "talktofiddlestix" on here).
Vive les Acadiens et leur music.
Dewey's nephew is Tony. Rodney's son. Great video.
C'est la premiere fois que je vois le truc des batons..j'crois pas qu'on fait ca en Acadie.
That's a lot of Rosin on that bridge..
C'est bon. Musique des Cadiens des Chevaux...
Is there a longer version of this recording? Amazing stuff!
Tony was young
j'ai été au bal hier au soir, tout habillé en noir, sans l'habit qui vaut rien, pour courtiser ma belle
(I've been to the ball on yesterday's evening, all dressed in black, without the suit that's worth nothing, to court my beloved one)
jay aytay oh bahl year'oh swar, too ahbiyay en'war, san(nasal) lahbee kee voh ryin(nasal, like "chopin"), poor coortisay mah belle
ericmarseille2 Merci becoup!
Man, and am I the only one who thought "oh fiddlestick's" was just an old saying? I guess it has new meaning now.
@Francauvergnat c'est du cadien, "arrêtons de dire ils ont un accent, ils parlent bizarre, etc...." c'est leur langue, un vieux langage français comme ont pouvais le parler dans le saintongeais au 17eme siecle!
I knew a guy who played fiddle and his wife played "the straws."
The vid. quality is bad due to original quality of the VCR tape I had. Get the DVD, it is for sale online in numerous places.
Isn't this the one that goes "Oh, ya, donnez-moi les haricots, hé mama les haricots son pas salés" ?
J’ai été-z-au bal hier au soir
Elle était tous habillée.z.en noir,
J’ai fait serment jamais de boire
Pour courtiser ma fille
J’ai été.z.au bal à soir
Elle est tous habillée.z.en bleu,
C’est ça l’habit que moi j’aime
Pour courtiser ma belle.
J’ai été-z-au bal hier au soir
Je va’s retourner encore à soir
Si l’occasion se présente
Je va’s retourner demain au soir.
’Gardez donc les jolies filles,
Personne qui veut m’aimer
Gardons voir si ça c’est pas
Mais misérable pour moi
Aaaaaaaaaaaaa Eeeeeeeey! (-:
French cajun music are the roots of American bluegrass.... If you think the
Japanese rip off our music think twice .. we did the same thing
...Now i know what is fiddlesticks...LoL...
that's not Todd, his name is Tony Balfa.