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Courtney Granger
Un Bal Chez Balfa
Genres: Blues, Folk

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Two-Step des Festivals Acadiens - Courtney Granger, Granger, Courtney
2. Depuis l'ãge de Quinze Ans [Since the Age of Fifteen] - Courtney Granger,
3. Casey Jones - Courtney Granger,
4. The Newport Waltz - Courtney Granger, Balfa, Dewey
5. Domino Two-Step - Courtney Granger,
6. Les Barres de la Prison [The Prison Bars] - Courtney Granger, Fontenot, Canray
7. Le Two-Step de Richet - Courtney Granger,
8. Les Blues de Cadien [The Cajun Blues] - Courtney Granger, Balfa, Will
9. The Drunkard's Waltz - Courtney Granger,
10. Allons au Bal de Balfa [Let's Go to the Balfa Dance] - Courtney Granger, Richard, Kenneth
11. La Belle de la Louisiane [The Belle of Louisiana] - Courtney Granger,
12. Texas Two-Step - Courtney Granger, Balfa, Dewey
13. La Valse des Grands Misères [The Big Misery Waltz] - Courtney Granger, Granger, Courtney
14. La Vieille Danse à Balfa/Tréville Est Pas Pécheur [The Old Dance of ...] - Courtney Granger,
15. Merci, Noc Dewey [Thank You, Uncle DeWey] - Courtney Granger, Huval, Annette

CD Details

All Artists: Courtney Granger
Title: Un Bal Chez Balfa
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rounder
Original Release Date: 7/13/1999
Re-Release Date: 9/22/2009
Genres: Blues, Folk
Styles: Regional Blues, Cajun & Zydeco, Contemporary Folk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 018964608927, 018964608941

Synopsis

Album Description

Courtney Granger is reaffirming the importance of the fiddle in the Cajun musical heritage. With an all-star cast of players, including Christine Balfa, Steve Riley and producer Dirk Powell, he both sheds new light on the ancient traditions left to him by his great-uncle Dewey Balfa and stakes his own claim as a vibrant young master musician. He sings with soulful abandon, fiddles with a seemingly impossible combination of ancient wisdom and youthful vigor, and leaves the listener both rhythmically and emotionally moved. This, his debut, is a must for any fan of the Cajun style or traditional music in general.

CD Reviews

Simply wonderful

G. Wisniewski | 12/15/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is simply wonderful music, from robust dancing to the plaintive blues. Definitely a part of the permanent collection."