Cajun Fais Do-Do

The music in “Cajun Fais Do-Do” is representative of music heard on radio station KEUN in Eunice, LA on Saturday mornings in the 1960s. Composed of Cajun two-step and waltz dance music, Cajun fais do-dos were first performed in the 1940s. Primarily performed by local musicians, the music is filled with vim and vigor and spiced with good humor and a little bourbon. Several important musicians emerged from these early performers including Nathan Abshire and Dewey Balfa. These performances were captured in field recordings made by Chris Strachwitz in May 1966.

Track Listing

101	Cajun Two-Step	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	01:26
102	Ma Negresse	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	04:15
103	Calcasieu Waltz	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	03:29
104	Bayou Pon Pon	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	03:10
105	Old Folks Polka	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	01:37
106	Hayes' Waltz	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	01:51
107	Hicks Wagon Wheel Special	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	02:28
108	La Valse a Ray	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	03:01
109	Grande Nuit Special	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	02:50
110	Gabrielle Waltz	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	02:45
111	Paper in My Shoe	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	03:01
112	Basile Breakdown	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	03:20
113	Le Temps est Apres Finir	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	02:07
114	French Blues	Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers	02:37
115	La Talle d'Eronces	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	01:55
116	Treville est Pas Pecheur	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:21
117	Prairie Ronde	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:37
118	N'Onc 'Dam et Tante Bassette	Isom J. Fontenot & Jerry Devillier	01:10
119	La Valse de Denus McGee	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:48
120	Valse de Minuit	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:33
121	Piney Woods Waltz	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:36
122	La Betaille	Isom J. Fontenot	01:34
123	Madeleine	Isom J. Fontenot	01:34
124	La Valse de Misere	Isom J. Fontenot	01:39
125	Crowley Two-Step (1)	Isom J. Fontenot	01:18
126	La Cherokee	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:12
127	Grand Mamou	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:25
128	Lake Charles Two-Step	Cyp And Adam Landreneau	02:16
129	Hey Mom	The Breaux Brothers	02:01
130	Breaux’s Blues (Blues for Amede)	The Breaux Brothers	02:49
131	Crowley Two-Step (2)	The Breaux Brothers	01:21
132	La Branche de Murier	The Breaux Brothers	02:25