jasonl
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It has buttons and my name is on it.
Here's a funny contraption.
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golittlesport
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does it make music?
jasonl
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Does it ever!
It's a handmade Cajun accordion! And it makes beautiful music.
It's made out of 100 year old planks of red pine. So I could say it's "vintage" even though all the parts in it are brand new. And the sound is very vintage.
It's a handmade Cajun accordion! And it makes beautiful music.
It's made out of 100 year old planks of red pine. So I could say it's "vintage" even though all the parts in it are brand new. And the sound is very vintage.
It's beautiful.
Daddy's gotta squeeze box, momma never sleeps at night!
Well the kids don't eat, and the dog don't sleep, there's no escape from the music in the whole dam street! Cuz he's playing all night! And the music's all right!!
He goes in and out and in and out..
...A quick modification of that famous song by the Who!
What a nice instrument...the woodwork is amazing!
Well the kids don't eat, and the dog don't sleep, there's no escape from the music in the whole dam street! Cuz he's playing all night! And the music's all right!!
He goes in and out and in and out..
...A quick modification of that famous song by the Who!
What a nice instrument...the woodwork is amazing!
My first thought was:
"It's either an accordion, or an encryption device."
Enjoy it, it is a beautiful thing.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
"It's either an accordion, or an encryption device."
Enjoy it, it is a beautiful thing.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Very cool, Jason. That really is a work of art. Do you play? We'd love to hear a sampling...I love Cajun music!
jasonl
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OK
I'm not great but I'm learning. MP3 coming soon.
I'm not great but I'm learning. MP3 coming soon.
buffalo-joe
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Love Cajun Music Too!
Jason,
I can't help but notice the town you live in. You are in KBON country. 101.1 FM. I listen to that on the internet and wish I could do so in my car and anywhere else I have a radio. You are lucky to have a great radio station like that. Up north, not many know what cajun music is.
Joe
Jason,
I can't help but notice the town you live in. You are in KBON country. 101.1 FM. I listen to that on the internet and wish I could do so in my car and anywhere else I have a radio. You are lucky to have a great radio station like that. Up north, not many know what cajun music is.
Joe
Oh Jason
I like cajun tooo!
Beautiful instrument, I was going to guess a hand held caliope!
I like cajun tooo!
Beautiful instrument, I was going to guess a hand held caliope!
jasonl
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KBON
Yep, I pickup KBON on my FM radio. They're in Eunice, which is about 10-15 miles west of here. I listen to them everyday, especially Saturday and Sunday mornings when they play all Cajun music and speak in French. I'd love to see their record collection.
Yep, I pickup KBON on my FM radio. They're in Eunice, which is about 10-15 miles west of here. I listen to them everyday, especially Saturday and Sunday mornings when they play all Cajun music and speak in French. I'd love to see their record collection.
buffalo-joe
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Cajun Saturdays
Yes, I "tune" into KBON via Roadrunner on Saturdays and Sundays too. You are an hour behind us and that keeps the cajun music on later up here. I don't speak French, but love the sound of the cajun accordian. We have Polish music up here and their version of the accordian is the concertina. Some of that music sounds great too. I have some polish blood in me and that might be the reason I like the cajun music. Its got to be the accordians.
I have KBON on at work all day. They got me into the Swamp Pop too. I heard Danny James Boogie In The Mud and finally snagged a copy of it on CD. You can't get that stuff up here!
Take care,
Joe
Yes, I "tune" into KBON via Roadrunner on Saturdays and Sundays too. You are an hour behind us and that keeps the cajun music on later up here. I don't speak French, but love the sound of the cajun accordian. We have Polish music up here and their version of the accordian is the concertina. Some of that music sounds great too. I have some polish blood in me and that might be the reason I like the cajun music. Its got to be the accordians.
I have KBON on at work all day. They got me into the Swamp Pop too. I heard Danny James Boogie In The Mud and finally snagged a copy of it on CD. You can't get that stuff up here!
Take care,
Joe
Ou est Le boeuf?
Where is the beef?
.HOW COOL IS THAT INSTRUMENT!
Where is the beef?
.HOW COOL IS THAT INSTRUMENT!
jasonl
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LeBouef
LeBouef in the Cajun french means The Bull... Moo...
There was a guy from Alaska a few weeks ago at a jam session. He played his concertina and it rocked playing Cajun songs. All those dang buttons on those little accordions. The Cajun box is "simple" diatonic instrument. No sharps or flats. Each button has 2 notes depending on push or pull. Like a big harmonica, pushing any 3 buttons and pushing the bellows will yield a C major chord (on a C box). On the pulls you get different chords depending on which buttons you press. Once you learn Cajun music it just comes natural.
LeBouef in the Cajun french means The Bull... Moo...
There was a guy from Alaska a few weeks ago at a jam session. He played his concertina and it rocked playing Cajun songs. All those dang buttons on those little accordions. The Cajun box is "simple" diatonic instrument. No sharps or flats. Each button has 2 notes depending on push or pull. Like a big harmonica, pushing any 3 buttons and pushing the bellows will yield a C major chord (on a C box). On the pulls you get different chords depending on which buttons you press. Once you learn Cajun music it just comes natural.
Jason, has anyone ever traced back your family roots from when they left Acadia heading south? My histories bad without looking it up but I believe Acadia was the region encompassing what is now New Brunswick and parts of Quebec, that was all long before those places were the provinces they are today. BTW New Brunswick is like Quebec one of the two officially bi-lingual provinces, the others are not.
jasonl
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THAT I would love to do. I thought Acadia was also what is now Nova Scotia. I met some people from Quebec last week when I picked up my accordion. Their accents are very close to our Cajun accents and the French is about the same.
Actually, ACADIAN music is played on the fiddle, not the accordion. The accordion came from the french-speaking Creole blacks in Lousiana, and the cajuns picked it up, and called it their own. It's FUN to play and it makes you wanna get up and dance.
Actually, ACADIAN music is played on the fiddle, not the accordion. The accordion came from the french-speaking Creole blacks in Lousiana, and the cajuns picked it up, and called it their own. It's FUN to play and it makes you wanna get up and dance.
