Traditional Cajun Accordion: An Instruction Record

This instructional album in the performance of the traditional Cajun accordion was recorded by Gérard Dôle at his home in Paris, France, in 1977. Dôle, an early aficionado of Cajun music, often performed in clubs in the Paris area and elsewhere in Europe, to enthusiastic response. The liner notes contain detailed written instructions and musical notations for the various styles of playing. Dôle compares and contrasts the traditional accordion and melodeon, a small diatonic accordion. The liner notes include several Cajun songs in their original French followed by their respective English translations.

Track Listing

101	Octaves	Gérard Dôle	01:02
102	Scale of C	Gérard Dôle	01:34
103	Bass acc. Two Step in C	Gérard Dôle	01:10
104	Right and Left Hands	Gérard Dôle	01:28
105	Right Hand Chord C	Gérard Dôle	01:09
106	Right Hand Chord G	Gérard Dôle	00:11
107	Right Hand Chord G7	Gérard Dôle	00:39
108	Two-Step in C: Colinda	Gérard Dôle	03:20
109	Two-Step C: Bayou Pompon	Gérard Dôle	04:24
110	Bass acc. Waltz in C	Gérard Dôle	00:45
111	Exercises: Right and Left Hands	Gérard Dôle	01:09
112	Waltz in C: Gabriel	Gérard Dôle	02:06
113	Waltz in C: Grand Marais	Gérard Dôle	05:22
201	Scale in G	Gérard Dôle	01:17
202	Right Hand Chords in D	Gérard Dôle	00:18
203	Two-Step in G: La Queue de Tortue	Gérard Dôle	03:40
204	Two-Step in G: Madam Bosso	Gérard Dôle	04:22
205	Two-Step in G: Allons a Lafayette	Gérard Dôle	04:42
206	Two-Step in G: J'Etais au Bal Hier au Soir	Gérard Dôle	04:51
207	Waltz in G: Jolie Blonde	Gérard Dôle	05:55
208	Appendix: Dance de Mardi Gras in A Minor and D Minor / Two-Step in F: Cocodrie Stomp	Gérard Dôle	01:55