Cajun Champs is an excellent sampler that explores traditional Louisiana music lovingly compiled by two well-known scholars of the genre, Chris Strachwitz, the president of Arhoolie Records, and Beausoleil fiddler Michael Doucet. The 22 tracks cover five decades of music dominated by the finest traditional fiddlers, accordionists, and vocalists, including Joe Falcon, Dewey Balfa, the Hackberry Ramblers, and Harry Choates. While all of this material has been previously released, the disc sounds great and is highly recommended as a starting point for the novice.
Cajun Champs
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Cajun Champs Review
by Al Campbell
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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| 1 | Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band | 05:29 | Amazon | ||||
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Papa Cairo / Chuck Guillory | 03:39 | Amazon | |||
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Wade Frugé | 03:06 | Amazon | |||
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Wallace Cheese Read | 02:23 | Amazon | |||
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Joseph Falcon | 04:53 | Amazon | |||
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Hackberry Ramblers | 02:13 | Amazon | |||
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Lawrence Walker | 03:16 | Amazon | |||
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D.L. Menard | 04:17 | Amazon | |||
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Harry Choates | 02:42 | Amazon | |||
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Jerry Devillier / Jerry Devilllier / Cyp & Adam Landreneau / Cyprien Landreneau | 02:32 | Amazon | |||
| 11 |
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Isom Fontenot | 01:33 | Amazon | |||
| 12 |
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Octa Clark | 03:00 | Amazon | |||
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Floyd le Blanc | 02:47 | Amazon | |||
| 14 |
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Breaux Brothers | 02:28 | Amazon | |||
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Nathan Abshire | 04:16 | Amazon | |||
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Dewey Balfa | 02:50 | Amazon | |||
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Austin Pitre | 02:04 | Amazon | |||
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Nathan Abshire | 02:17 | Amazon | |||
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Austin Pitre | 04:01 | Amazon | |||
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Wallace Cheese Read | 03:17 | Amazon | |||
| 21 |
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Wade Frugé | 03:08 | Amazon | |||
| 22 | Savoy Family Band | 04:19 | Amazon |
