Live!

by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

Overview

This is the Cajun music of the dance halls, as this was recorded at the VFW Post 8971 and Ladies Auxiliary Hall, in Eunice, LA, on September 18, 1993. If you want to stay sharp then there is no better place to play your chops than at home because you want to appear good to the folks that helped make you, and because they are less forgiving and want more from you. This band makes no bones about drawing on and preserving the traditional music of Dewey Balfa (his daughter Christine is playing with them), and they at times try to stretch the boundaries, just as Balfa attempts to extend and recreate the music when he is playing. Listen to the crowd and try to keep your feet from dancing while they whip on the music. If you really want to hear the band at its best go see them when they tour near you; you won't leave the hall dry or disappointed. Until then put this in the player and pretend. ~ Bob Gottlieb

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/1994
Label:	Rounder
UPC:	0011661605824

Tracks

1. Les Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames of Hell)
2. Tout les Temps en Temps
3. J'Amerais Te Pardonner
4. 1755
5. La Pointe aux Pins
6. Elle Savit Pas J'Etais Marie
7. Perrodin Two-Step
8. Evangeline Special
9. La Valse de Marie
10. Quelle Etoile (Which Star)
11. La Valse de Prairie Ronde
12. Reel de Joie
13. Medley

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys   Primary Artist
Steve Riley   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Steve Riley   Producer
Adam Hebert   Composer
Aldus Roger   Composer
Mamou Playboys   Producer
Vernon Bergeron   Composer
Adam Landreneau   Composer
Cyprien Landreneau   Composer
Doris Leon Menard   Composer
Levence Lavergne   Composer
Austin Pitre   Composer
Iry LeJeune   Composer
Lawrence Walker   Composer
D.L. Menard   Composer
Greg Hartman   Engineer
Clifton Chenier   Composer
Ed Eastridge   Engineer
Lee Lavergne   Composer
Dewey Balfa   Composer
Ronnie Freeland   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Shirley Bergeron   Composer