Cajun String Bands 1930's: Cajun Breakdown available on March 01 2016 from Amazon for 10.43
Various Artists - Cajun String Bands (The 1930's Cajun Breakdown) available on December 31 2014 from Base for 11.09
UPC bar code 096297701423 ξ1 registered March 01 2016
UPC bar code 096297701423 ξ2 registered September 27 2014
Product category is MUSIC CD - CD - Folk Audio
Manufacturered by Arhoolie Records
Product weight is 0.21 lbs.
While there are better overviews of Cajun music available, there is still great historical value in this set from Folklyric Records. Cajun Breakdown focuses on the 1930s, an era when the fiddle was beginning to overshadow the button accordion as the premier instrument of the region. While there are some fine examples of the 1930s Louisiana style, not all is directly Cajun, with some songs clearly coming from the popular southeastern country music. Another big influence was southwestern string bands and The Hackberry Ramblers with fiddler Luderin Darbone are the prime exponents on this recording. Other fiddlers represented include Leo Soileau, Clifford Breaux, J.B. Fuselier, and Hector Dubon. --Louis Gibson
