Canray Fontenot was dubbed by Chris Strachwitz of Arhoolie Records as the "last of the great Creole and Cajun fiddlers." With his primitive style of playing the fiddle, accented by the rhythmic stomping of his bare feet, {$Fonteno...
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Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec Ardoin when they were young. The audio is better then the first version. The form...
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Pure Créole music from Louisiana, Canray Fontenot (1922-1995) was one of the most popular Louisiana Fiddler. t...
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Canray Fontenot performs Bonsoir Moreau at his home near Eunice, Louisiana. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew in Aug...
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Pure Créole music from Louisiana, accompanied here by Beausoleil, Canray was one of the most popular Louisiana...
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Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot. Two great men for Creole,Cajun and Zydeco music....
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Rainy-day, porch hoedown...sweet! NIGHT & DAY ...The Zydeco Way! www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.c...
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Track no. 17 from 1993. album Louisiana Hot Sauce, Creole Style...
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From their album Betsy Stomp (Milagro Records). Montréal s Grouyan Gombo - Harlan Johnson, Michael Ball, Jody ...
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From 1933-1985, Alan Lomax (along with his father, John A. Lomax) gathered field-recorded examples of African-...
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Track no. 6 from 1996. album La Musique Creole . La Robe Barrée was originally released in 1966. on 16-track L...
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The story of Ammedee Ardoin s death told by Canray Fontenot and others, narrarated by Alan Lomax on PBS s Amer...
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Sorry for the grainy video, at least the audio is pretty good, but this is just too good not to share!!. All i...
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This is for JB on the Bravenet forum-- This is a slow version of Bee in the key of G on the diatonic. On the B...
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Friends of Old Puppy play Tit Monde. Tit Monde was written by Canray Fontenot and Alphonse Bois Sec Ardoin. Th...
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A series of musical portraits of traditional Cajun master musicians Denis McGee, Wallace Cheese Read, Canray F...
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This book is a method book with a collection of 14 songs by the masters of Louisiana Creole fiddle music, and ...
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Dry Wood features the music of Bois Sec (Dry Wood) Ardoin, his sons and Canray Fontenot. Theirs is an older, r...
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This album is the story of a historical Louisiana musician in the making. Cedric Watson returned to his roots ...
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Lâche Pas is a trio of women, all of whom moved to Southwest Louisiana to follow their passion for Cajun and C...
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This version is based on the playing of Bois Sec Ardoin on the Canray Fontenot CD Hot Sauce. The group on that...
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An original composition in the style of Creole. A little syncopated and peppy....
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Jolie Bassette is traditional, but Jumahl s source is Canray Fontenot. Played by Jumahl (accordion), Leah Weis...
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Lâche Pas plays Blue Runner during their debut performance at the Cafe des Amis, Breaux Bridge, LA. Feb 17, 20...
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