Hondo
132 posts
Mar 09, 2011
9:12 AM
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One genre of music that I haven't seen discussed here or anywhere else. Do any of you listen to cajun music (uh Todd) or can point me in a direction that I haven't found?
Thanks everyone
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Buzadero
743 posts
Mar 09, 2011
9:18 AM
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Love me some Zyde-cadiana harp.
Jerry Devillier is the king of CoonAss harp.
You could email Winslow Yerxa (or simply wait for him to show up here). He's got all kinds of examples to steer you to.
Roy "Mel" Melton has a few cd's out that have some great Acadian flavored harp on them.
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~Buzadero
Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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toddlgreene
2684 posts
Mar 09, 2011
9:23 AM
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Hondo-despite my supposed geographical predisposition to do so, I don't really listen to much Cajun or Zydeco. However, I have had to play it a few times over the years, and the harp lends itself nicely to emulating the accordion.
Some folks who are harp players(and from here)that do occasionally play Cajun and Zydeco tunes are Andy J. Forest and Johnny Sansone, although Johnny is also a very good accordian player, and that's his usual axe of choice for that syle of music. Patrick Williams, another local player here, spend 12 years in Rockin' Dopsie's (pronounced 'Doopsie')band, and I'm sure he played his fair share of zydeco harp with Dopsie.
Oh, and although neither were truly 'Cajun' artists, Louisiana boys Slim Harpo and Lazy Lester had a strong flavor of the genre in their own music.
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Todd
Eudora and Deep Soul
Last Edited by on Mar 09, 2011 9:34 AM
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Tin Lizzie
188 posts
Mar 09, 2011
12:48 PM
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Joe Filisko and Zoe Savage also play cajun harmonica.
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Tin Lizzie
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nacoran
3872 posts
Mar 09, 2011
1:24 PM
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Try the forum search with the word zydeco. There have been a couple threads on it. :)
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Hondo
133 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:20 PM
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nacoran-uhhh sometimes I feel dumb. thanks and thanks to the rest of you for the replies.
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