THE BLEND #20: CAJUN/ZYDECO PARTY

The Blend #20

Broadcast 12-6-2016

Host/Engineer: Ira

For: ex-patradio.fr

Listen to archived show on Mixcloud HERE.

Allons a Lafayette – Harry Choates with Jimmy Foster and His Swingsters

Cajun Reel – Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and D.L. Menard

Popcorn Blues – Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys

Chere Toute-Toute – Jimmy C. Newman

Cajun Love – Link Davis

Jole Blon – Harry Choates with Jimmy Foster and His Swingsters

Dreamer’s Waltz – Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys

Port Arthur Blues – Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and D.L. Menard

The Gravel Road – Ivy Dugas with Jackie Calliers and the Cajun Cousins

Big Mamou – Link Davis

Les Grand Bois – Mamou Prairie Band

La Valse des Chere Bebe – Jo-El Sonnier

Evangeline Waltz – Mamou Prairie Band

T’en As Eu – David Doucet

Le Danse de Mardi Gras – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

Malini – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

La Toussaint – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

La Valse D’Amitie – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

ALL TUNES ABOVE CAJUN. ALL TUNES BELOW ZYDECO

Bon Ton Roulet – Clifton Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

Snap Bean – L’il Brian and the Zydeco Travelers

Jack Rabbit – Zydeco Joe

Give Him Cornbread – Beau Joque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers

My Toot Toot – Rockin’ Sidney

Black Gal – Clifton Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

Crying in the Streets – John Delafose

Think It Over One More Time – Buckwheat Zydeco

I’m Going to the Country to Get Me a Mojo Hand – Boozoo Chavis & the Majic Sounds

Je Suis en Recolteur (I Am a Farmer) – Clifton Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

Old Time Two Step – John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys

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