Allons Danser

Amazon.com
Ardoin is from one of the two royal families of Creole-Cajun music (the other being the Balfas). He has recorded only sporadically over the years (this is his first studio gig in over 20 years!), and usually as a sideman rather than the star. He is a full-time farmer, a father to 13 kids, and yet manages to be a legendary musician as well, with a 50-year relationship with fiddler Canray Fontenot and the Duralde Ramblers (until Fontenot's death in 1995) and a longtime musical friendship with the Balfa family. It is this latter friendship that brought this album to fruition. Christine Balfa, daughter of Dewey, is a regular house party guest at the Ardoin's, and she and her band Balfa Toujour offered to be the band for this album. They are the perfect choice, with their deep traditional heritage but also a youthful sense of adventure, so this is no easy revival, but a great, lively album of new and old tunes that bring the talent of Ardoin to the forefront. His instantly recognized style is one of substance over flash, with even the simplest of lines jumping right out of the CD with free-spirited fun. The tunes include both Creole and Cajun favorites, a few more recent tunes, and a terrific "Duralde Ramble" as a bit of a tribute to Fontenot. --Louis Gibson

New York Times
The album is a heartfelt cry redolent of a time before radio and television, traditional French music from South Louisiana powered by Ardoin's bluesy, black Creole singing and accordion playing.

Tracks:

Allons Danser (Let's Dance)
Dimanche Apres-Midi (Sunday Afternoon)
Quoi Faire (Why?)
La Valse A Austin Pitre (Austin Pitre's Waltz)
Fais Pas Tout Ca (Don't Do All That)
La Valse Des Meches (The Waltz Of The Swamps)
Sundown Special
La Valse De 'Tit Maurice (The Waltz Of 'Tit Maurice)
Lacassine Special
Chere Toutoute
Duralde Ramble
La Valse De Quatre-Vingt-Dix-Neuf Ans (The Ninety-Nine Year Waltz)
Le Fond De Culottes (The Seat Of The Pants)
La Valse De Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie Waltz)
Jongle A Moi (Think Of Me)
La Robe Barree (The Striped Dress)
Allons Danser (Un Autre Petit Bout)

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Ardoin is from one of the two royal families of Creole-Cajun music (the other being the Balfas). He has recorded only sporadically over the years (this is his first studio gig in over 20 years!), and usually as a sideman rather than the star. He is a full-time farmer, a father to 13 kids, and yet manages to be a legendary musician as well, with a 50-year relationship with fiddler Canray Fontenot and the Duralde Ramblers (until Fontenot's death in 1995) and a longtime musical friendship with the Balfa family. It is this latter friendship that brought this album to fruition. Christine Balfa, daughter of Dewey, is a regular house party guest at the Ardoin's, and she and her band Balfa Toujour offered to be the band for this album. They are the perfect choice, with their deep traditional heritage but also a youthful sense of adventure, so this is no easy revival, but a great, lively album of new and old tunes that bring the talent of Ardoin to the forefront. His instantly recognized style is one of substance over flash, with even the simplest of lines jumping right out of the CD with free-spirited fun. The tunes include both Creole and Cajun favorites, a few more recent tunes, and a terrific "Duralde Ramble" as a bit of a tribute to Fontenot. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Much needed connections.......2006-02-21

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have ripped the seams and threads from the fabric of the lives and many cultures of Southern Louisiana. The food and music, both of astounding variety and abundance, are needed to carry us through, and connect all of us from all our roots to our futures. Allons Danser, by Bois Sec Ardoin, more than ably assisted by Balfa Toujours, does all that. It brings out sadness, family and friends, good times, and hope. It is among the first of my CD's to re-obtain after my collection was ruined by flood waters, being in my office of the VAMC's basement, directly between the Superdome and Charity Hospital. All the major groups represented on the monumental work are here in South Louisiana by damnable treatment by fellow humans: African-Americans, French Acadians, and the Irish. But let's not dwell on the past. We have come this far by letting the good times roll.

Wonderful traditional Cajun music!.......2004-07-29

If you like the Balfa Brothers, or any other traditional-sounding Cajun music, you will likely love this album. It's a true find.

Average customer rating:

Allons Danser
Zachary Richard
Manufacturer: Arze'd Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WIQF
Release Date: 1996-01-17

Tracks:

Allons Danser
Flames d'Enfer (The Flames of Hell)
Veins Nous Rejoind'
Pauv' 'Tit Neg' (Poor Boy)
Colinda
Handa Wanda
Mama Rosin
Y'a Que'chose
Ton Ton Gris Gris
Antibon Legbo

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Allons Danser
Bobby Hachey
Manufacturer: Cammy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007WCFA4
Release Date: 2007-01-08

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