Early American Cajun Music

Delma Lachney, John Bertrand, Blind Uncle Gaspard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 19, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yazoo
• ASIN: B00000G4NR
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,624 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Cajun & Zydeco
  • #23 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > North America
  • #42 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Cajun & Creole

Track Listings

1. The Baby And The Gambler - Delma Lachney

2. On The Water's Edge - Blind Uncle Gaspard

3. Cousinne Lilly - John Bertrand

4. Baoille - Delma Lachney

5. French Town - Blind Uncle Gaspard

6. Miserable - John Bertand

7. The Dancer - Delma Lachney

8. Sitting In The Window Of My Room - Blind Uncle Gaspard

9. The Swallows - John Bertrand

10. Going Down The Road - Delma Lachney

11. The Rabbit Stole The Pumpkin - John Bertrand

12. Parish Name - Delma Lachney

13. Upstairs - John Bertrand

14. Dear Friend My Life Is Ruined - Delma Lachney

15. Valse De Gueydan - John Bertrand

16. Louisiana - Delma Lachney

17. The Jailor's Daughter - John Bertrand

18. Red River - Delma Lachney

19. The Tired Soldier - John Bertrand

20. Last Wednesday Night - Blind Uncle Gaspard

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worth a listen, April 10, 2004

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This review is from: Early American Cajun Music (Audio CD)

Don't let Amazon's editorial review above by Louis Gibson dissuade you, this is a good, very listenable compilation. It's contemplative and gentle but has a lot of the earmarks one would associate with the genre. My favorite so far has been "Sur Le Borde De L'Eau (On The Water's Edge)" sung by Blind Uncle Gaspard, one of those remote ballads of singing sailors, young girls on the water's edge, a lost ring and tragic death, all of which seems to spring straight from the psyche. Beautiful piece. There are a lot of stand-outs though and in particular "La Danseuse" is one of the select tracks to make it onto Harry Smith's Anthology.

Yep, I liked it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blind Uncle Gaspard Is Wonderfull, March 15, 2005

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Zachary Cregger (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Early American Cajun Music (Audio CD)

I have not heard this compilation but I have heard the Blind Uncle Gaspard songs on it. They are amazing. Completely unique and beautiful. I disagree with the Amazon review.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great old favorite, June 15, 2011

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Phil - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early American Cajun Music (Audio CD)

This is one of my favorite pieces of recorded music. It's true that this is extremely "simple" music in the actual composition but the chords and singing are very strong and the immediate effect, if you can listen beyond the unfortunately awful recording quality I think you'll find a real treat here. This is lonely, haunting, distant sound. And yes, I will admit that the quality of the recording for me enhances a feeling of lostness that could be mistaken for nostalgia. One answer is no, that it enhances the certainty that no music quite like this will be heard ever again, -- even if that certainty is mistaken.

As for the "this is strickly for collector iceholes who should be ashamed of themselves," etc.-spouting schmuck-head, where's the option to click on a tomato or two to toss his way? Come on, Amazon, I shouldn't have to invent these things for you (gratis).