Les Amis Creole – Les Amis Creole / Arhoolie CD-529

Description

CD 529

1. Fais Pas Tout Ca!
2. Lake Charles Waltz
3. Shoe Fly
4. Tit Monde
5. The Poullard Special
6. Valse A Alcee Poullard
7. Tout Le Monde
8. La Femme Qui M’as Fait Braille
9. L’Hobo De Breaux Bridge
10. La Valse De Duralde
11. The Long Point Two Step
12. Oh Bye
13. The Cowboy Waltz
14. La Reel De Joie
15. Personne ‘Pole Daner Avec Mon
16. Bonsoir Moreau
17. La Reel DesHotels
18. Si Dur D’etre Seul

REVIEW

“Les Amis Creole have passionately absorbed and invigorated the homespun music of their ethnic heritage.  In so doing they take us back to an era before the advent of zydeco – to a time when their people first propagated a danceable folk idiom at ‘la-la’ house parties across southwest Louisiana.

Embracing the acoustic purity of that tradition these three friends perform the old songs with uncommon dexterity and grace.  As Edward relates ‘We recorded this one just like my father and my grandfather used to play seated in chairs right there in the kitchen.’”

– Roger Wood System Records