Title: La Musique De La Maison Artist: Various Artists Label: Origin Jazz Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 784554300129 Genre: Folk Release Date: 2008-11-11 Number of Discs: 1
This is a rich and historic collection of rare French ballads sung a cappella by Cajun and Creole women in the 1950s through the 1970s. These field recordings were made by folklorists Barry Ancelet, Catherine Blanchet, Elizabeth Brandon, Harry Oster, Ralph Rinzler, Claudie Marcel-Dubois, and Nicholas Spitzer on mediums ranging from lacquer discs to reel-to-reel tape. Restored by Origin Jazz Library, the recordings reflect the captivating and often humorous songs of love, infidelity, war, and murder, some of them centuries old.
Tracks: 1.1 C'est la Sainte Marguerite [It's Saint Margaret] 1.2 Vaillante Catherine [Valliant Catherine] 1.3 Cadet Rousselle 1.4 Quand Renaud Reviendra de Guerre [When Renaud Returns from War] 1.5 Mon Petit Page [My Little Page] 1.6 Marlbrough S'en Va-T-En Guerre [Marlbrough Has Gone to War] 1.7 Au 28èMe Du Mois D'avril [On the 28th of April] 1.8 Par Derriã¨Re Chez Mon Pã¨Re [Behind My Father's House] 1.9 Je Vais à la Fontaine 1.10 Les Filles de Vermilion [Vermilion Girls] 1.11 Alouette 1.12 La Fleur de la Jenesse 1.13 Quel Petit Homme [What a Little Man] 1.14 A Boire, À Boire [Drink, Drink] 1.15 'Tite Poule Grise [Little Gray Hen] 1.16 Isabeau 1.17 Jean Grand Galet 1.18 Le Soir en Se Couchant [At Night While Sleeping] 1.19 Par Un Samedi Au Soir [On a Saturday Night] 1.20 Je Suis Un Homme D'une Grande Famille [I Am a Man from a Big Family] 1.21 Elle Est Malade [She Is Ill] 1.22 Au Pont de Nantes [On the Bridge of Nantes 1.23 Goodbye, Ma Chã¨Re Amie [Goodbye, My Dear Friend] 1.24 Moi Je L'aime Une Petit Fille [I Love a Little Girl] 1.25 Y a Trois Petits Tambours [There Are Three Little Drummers] 1.26 La Belle Allait Au Moulin [The Beautiful Girl Went to the Mill] 1.27 O Oui Grand Dieu [Oh Yes Dear Lord] 1.28 Dessus Le Premier Jour [On the First Day of Marriage] 1.29 Mon Nouveau Beau [My New Boyfriend] 1.30 Dieu Laurent [God Laurent] 1.31 Sur Le Bord de la Riviã¨Re [On the Edge of the River] 1.32 En Voilã Tout [There It Is} 1.33 J' Tais la Fontaine [I Went to the Fountain] 1.34 En Voil Tout [There It Is}
