cajun zydeco


I just got back from a fishing trip in Louisiana(I think I spelled that right)Didnt like that cajun music before I left but we partied and lived with the guides for a week and this stuff grows on you like pink floyd when you are young and doing things that arent politically correct.

This music stuff was amazing. The moon, campfires, seafood,and adult vices. This achordian(I know that is probably wrong but I think chord and achordian, Its late)music is great, its like a hamond b3 I love to zone. These guys were beyond great.They just didnt have alot of teeth.

The stuff that came out of that thing was a harmonica,blues guitar,slide guitar and I dont know what else. The violin or fiddle as we call it would raise the hair on your arm or neck. Is there any good quality recordings that capture what I had for the past few days?

I mainly listen to modern alternative, I really like cool girl bands, played r&r,I like late nite smokey jazz but this stuff did something to my soul. I love it. I live in the rural country so It wasnt a first time outdoors experence but I need more. Are there any experts in the field

Stopped and bought a cd sampler from putumayo as a suggestion from the chainstore music person and this IS NOT what this white boy wanted. Can someone tell me who to listen to. I really dont like lyrics,but if they are like really really good or cool or if it is really good music thats ok.

Are there some cajun classics that a person really needs to have?, say some of Hank Williams Sr. or Jimmy Rogers address Zydeco LA.

I want the feelin of what I had left behind.
If you dont hear from me again Im somewhere in the swamp.
kelton
Terrance Simien. I was fortunate enough to see these guys twice. Very hot stuff and a lot of fun. The two cds I have give a taste but lose a lot in the process. Damn cds!
Try Beausoleil

P.S. Unless you speak French, lyrics are not a big concern when it comes to Cajun music.
Clifton Chenier 'cause my grandma was a Chenier. Try "Bon ton roulet" on Arhoolie. It may be a little too authentic if all you have to compare it with is Buckwheat Zydeco, but since you seem to have first hand experience it may not set you back on your heels. Joseph Falcon & his Cajun Band, also on Arhoolie. I have no idea if the stuff is available on CD though. And no, my grandpa wasn't a Falcon... Less authentic, but with roots firmly in Louisiana is Zachary Richard, certainly worth a listen. And by all means, laissez le bon temps rouler!
The Putumayo World Music Zydeco sampler is very good www.putumayo.com. Also Arhoolie Records (www.arhoolie.com) Floyd's Record Shop (800) 738-8668. Mardi Gras Records (800) 895-0441. Rounder mail Order www.rounder.com and Roots and rhythm, Inc. http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/.