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  4. Dewey Balfa & Robert Jardell: La Valse de Balfa (1983)

Date recorded: August , 1983
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Lebauve; Performer: Balfa, Tony; Performer: Balfa, Dewey; Performer: Jardell, Robert
Description: Robert Jardell (accordion), Dewey Balfa (fiddle), Tony Balfa (triangle), and a Mr. Lebauve (guitar) perform "La Valse Orphelin (The Orphan's Waltz)" at The Hut. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew in Scott, Louisiana, August 1983.
Subject(s):
Genre: waltz
Instruments: accordion, triangle, guitar, fiddle
Location: Scott, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
Archive ID: yJOQ2nHUe7E
Transcript:
Belongs to: Cajun Louisiana (1982–1983)
About the session: Cajun cowboys; string bands; zydeco groups; fiddlers, and scenes from the Cajun and creole Mardi Gras celebrations. Performers include Dennis McGhee; Dewey Balfa; Canray Fontenot; Michael Doucet; and Boozoo Chavis.
Rights: The rights to the audio, photographic, and video materials contained within the Lomax Digital Archive are administered by various publishers, record labels, collectors, estates, and other rights holders. Any uses, commercial or not, must be cleared by the specific rights holders. For questions regarding the use of any material on the LDA, please contact Permissions.
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More from the session

Canray Fontenot: Barres De La Prison (1983)
Dewey Balfa & Robert Jardell: Pine Grove Blues (1983)
Le Réve du Diable: Lord MacDonald's Reel (1983)
Dewey Balfa & Robert Jardell: La Valse Criminelle (1983)
Dennis McGee: Honorary Dean of Cajun Music (1982)
Dewey Balfa & Robert Jardell: La Valse Cherokee (1983)
Dewey Balfa & Robert Jardell: Zydeco Sont Pas Sale (1 of 2) (1983)
Dewey Balfa & Robert Jardell: Waltz of the Broken Family (1983)

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