Un Bal Chez Balfa

Courtney Granger

Release Date: 01 Jan 1999
Label: ROUNDER
Genre: POP & ROCK

CAT # 18964-6089-2

1. Le Two-Step des Festivals Acadiens 3:10

2. Depuis l'âge de quinze ans (Since the Age of 15) 3:33

3. Casey Jones 2:44

4. The Newport Waltz 3:20

5. Domino Two-Step 2:52

6. Les barres de la prison (The Prison Bars) 4:10

7. Le Two-Step de Richet 3:41

8. Les blues de Cadien (The Cajun Blues) 3:01

9. The Drunkard's Waltz 3:23

10. Allons au bal de Balfa (Let's Go to the Balfa Dance) 2:59

11. La belle de la Louisiane (The Belle of Louisiana) 3:20

12. Texas Two-Step 2:22

13. La valse des grandes miseres (The Big Misery Waltz) 3:08

14. La vieille danse à Balfa / Tréville est pas pécheur (The Old Dance of the Balfas / Tréville is Not a 3:42

15. Merci, Nonc Dewey (Thank You, Uncle Dewey) 3:52

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Courtney Granger is reaffirming the importance of the fiddle in the Cajun musical heritage. With an all-star cast of players, including Christine Balfa, Steve Riley and producer Dirk Powell, he both sheds new light on the ancient traditions left to him by his great-uncle Dewey Balfa and stakes his own claim as a vibrant young master musician. He sings with soulful abandon, fiddles with a seemingly impossible combination of ancient wisdom and youthful vigor, and leaves the listener both rhythmically and emotionally moved. This, his debut, is a must for any fan of the Cajun style or traditional music in general.

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