Cajun House Party

Although not a household name outside of his native Louisiana, Wallace “Cheese” Read (1914 – 1981) was recognized among his peers as a precise and knowledgeable Cajun fiddle player in the style of the Cajun fiddlers of the 1930s. The first 17 songs in this collection were recorded in 1979 in Eunice, Louisiana, with Marc Savoy sitting in on a number of tracks playing accordion and fiddle. The remaining tracks include “field” recordings made by Dr. Harry Oster in the late 1950s.

Track Listing

101	Bayou Pom Pom	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:10
102	One Step A Chaumont	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:17
103	Les Veuves De La Coulee	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:06
104	Read's Two-Step	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:09
105	Tolan Waltz	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:11
106	Grand Texas	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:26
107	Bosco Stomp	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:15
108	Chere Mama Creole	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:51
109	Le Pays De L'acadien	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:15
110	Keep A Knocking	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:33
111	Tu M'as Quitte Dans La Louisiane	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:57
112	Perrodin Two-Step	Wallace "Cheese" Read	01:20
113	Cankton Waltz	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:29
114	J'ai Laisse De La Maison	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:23
115	'Tit Canard Mulet	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:49
116	Mamou Two-Step	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:20
117	Louisiana Two-Step	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:18
118	Parting Waltz	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:15
119	Saute Crapeau	Wallace "Cheese" Read	01:39
120	La Branche Du Murier	Wallace "Cheese" Read	01:44
121	Chere Meon	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:01
122	Madame Sosthene	Wallace "Cheese" Read	01:36
123	Chere Tout-Toute	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:00
124	Mamou Breakdown (Perrodin Two-Step)	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:02
125	La Valse De Mauvaise Penchant (Drunkard's Waltz)	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:32
126	Mon Coer (Est Barre) Dans L'armoire	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:37
127	Battle Of New Orleans	Wallace "Cheese" Read	01:58
128	Chere Bebe	Wallace "Cheese" Read	03:21
129	Valse De L'anse Maigre (Mauvaise / Evil One)	Wallace "Cheese" Read	02:28