Le Réve du Diable: Lord MacDonald's Reel (1983)

Date recorded: 1983
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Vezina, Pierre; Performer: Methe, Claude; Performer: Lessard, Gervais; Performer: Le Reve Du Diable

Description: Québécois string-band Le Rêve du Diable, shot by Alan Lomax and crew at the Festivals Acadiens, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1983. Gervais Lessard: podorythmie, spoons; Claude Méthé: fiddle; Pierre Vézina: guitar; older fiddler, unknown (please let us know if you recognize him).

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Instruments: fiddle, spoon, guitar

Location: Lafayette, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Archive ID: GHUcXUDu0K4

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.

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