Dewey Balfa
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About Dewey Balfa
Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana. He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an enthusiastic response from over seventeen thousand audience members. He sang the song "Parlez Nous à Boire" in the 1981 cult film Southern Comfort, in which he had a small role.
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Top Tracks
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Port Arthur Blues
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Pine Grove Blues
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La Jolie Blonde
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La Danse De Mardi Gras
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Petite Fille De La Campagne
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Grand Mamou
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J'ai Ete Au Bal (I Went to the Dance)
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Jolie Blonde du Bayou (Pretty Blonde of the Bayou)
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My Old Wagon
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Blues in Cajun Fiddling "Les Bars de la Prison"
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Equand J'etais Petit
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J'ai Eté au Bal (I Went to the Dance)
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Ma Chère Maman Créole
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Mardi Gras Jig
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Jolie Blonde
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Blues in Cajun Fiddling: Les Bars de la Prison
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La Porte Dans Arriere (The Back Door)
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Interview On Cajun Dances: "Jolie Blon"
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J'ai passé devant ta porte (I Passed in Front of Your Door)
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Point Arthur Blues
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Chameaux One-Step
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Cajun Reel
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Sliding Notes: "The Port Arthur Blues" (Leo Soileau)
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Indian on a Stump (Arr. D. Balfa, Flat Town Music)
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Lacassine Special
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La Valse de Gran Bois (Arr. D. Balfa, Flat Town Music)
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Mes Petits Yeux Noirs (My Little Dark Eyes)
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Johnny Can't Dance
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Lake Arthur Stomp
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99 Years Waltz
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Ma Chére Maman Créole (My Dear Creole Mama)
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Rolling Notes: "Ma Chere Maman Creole" (Dennis McGee)
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Description of Mardi Gras Ceremony: Mardi Gras Song
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Allons a Lafayette
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Liberty
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La Valse De Gran Bois
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Indian on a Stump
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Drone Sound: "Grand Mamou" (Arr. D. Balfa, Flat Town Music)
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Open Strings of Standard A 440 tuning
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The Trill: "My Pretty Little Christine" (D. Balfa, Flat Town
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Cajun Fiddlesticks - Instrumental
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Doubling The Strings In The D Chord
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Doubling The Strings In The A Chord
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Grandpa's Waltz (Arr. D. Balfa, Flat Town Music)
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Line A1, "J'etais au bal hier (au) soir"
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La Valse De Deux Familles
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Petite Fille de la Campagne (My Little Country Girl)
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Unisons and Octaves in the A chord
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Les Bars de la Prison
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Quand J'étais Pauvre
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