Louisiana Hot Sauce Creole Style

Canray Fontenot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arhoolie Records
• ASIN: B0000001IY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,288 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #58 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Cajun & Zydeco

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Sweet Sounds of a Creole Fiddle, February 10, 2004

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K. Fontenot "Prairie Cajun Lives!" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana Hot Sauce Creole Style (Audio CD)

Mr. Canray Fontenot was a true gem. Every song on this album is a beautiful little piece of Creole history. Mr. Fontenot's music is simple and uncomplicated, but don't let that fool you. It is in simplicity that the complexities of Mr. Fontenot's music really shine through.
You will not hear this music on radio stations outside of Louisiana, unless someone on NPR hears it and decides that they've uncovered a diamond in the rough. Please take a chance on this album if you want real music to listen to.
Mr. Canray's songs pull at all of your emotions and it truly is a shame that we lost this man just a few years ago. "Bernadette" will ring in the heart of this listener forever.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for fans of Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco music., June 19, 2000

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Just Another Linguist (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Louisiana Hot Sauce Creole Style (Audio CD)

I can't imagine Cajun and Zydeco music nowadays without the influence of Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot. But I won't suggest that you listen to it because it's important. Listen to it because it's terrific music.

Fontenot sounds like he's been singing these songs for decades without getting tired of them. I don't get tired of them, either. There are better-known versions of some of these songs (John Delafose had a huge Zydeco hit with "Joe Pitre a Deux Femmes", and Beausoleil does a wonderful "Grand Mallet") but never better-played ones.

Bois-Sec Ardoin and Beausoleil show up for some of these sessions, but Fontenot's sweet, sly, spontaneous singing and fiddling is always up front, as it should be. Twenty-seven tracks of fiddle and rusty voice may sound like a bit much, but Fontenot's built up an astounding repertoire, and every song has a particular mood and personality that sets it apart from the rest. There's not a bad one in the bunch.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, November 2, 2000

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This review is from: Louisiana Hot Sauce Creole Style (Audio CD)

If you like fiddle, this is a must have. Canray Fontenot (R.I.P.) was fantastic.

The liner notes, which explain how he built his first fiddle out of a cigar box, are quite touching.