Breaux Frères – Cleoma & Joe Falcon – Vas Y Carrément

• LES BREAUX FRÈRES, from Crowley, Louisiana, were three musical brothers, Amédée (who played accordion), Clifford (guitar) and Cleopha, known as Ophy (fiddle).
• Their sister Cléoma, who also played guitar and sang, was married to the finest, most famous accordionist of the era, JOSEPH FALCON, with whom she played and recorded as a duo.
• This unique compilation is comprised of seriously historic music, featuring some of the earliest Cajun recordings, notably Falcon’s ‘Lafayette (Allons A Lafayette)’, believed to have been the very first Cajun record to be issued, by Columbia, in 1928.
• ‘Ma Blonde Est Partié’, by Amédée, Ophy and Cleoma, was the original version of the song that would subsequently evolve into the Cajun anthem, ‘Jole Blon’, later popularised by Harry Choates.
• These recordings, from 1928-37, appeared on Columbia, OKeh, Decca, Bluebird and/or Vocalion.

Track Listing

1. AMÉDÉE BREAUX WITH CLEOMA & OPHY BREAUX - VAS Y CARRÉMENT
2. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - LES BLUES DU PETIT CHIEN
3. CLIFFORD BREAUX - CONTINUEZ DE SONNER
4. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - FAIS DO-DO NEGRE
5. CLEOMA BREAUX AND JOE FALCON - LE VIEUX SOULARD ET SA FEMME
6. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - TIGER RAG BLUES
7. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - HOME SWEET HOME
8. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - LA VALSE DU BAYOU PLAQUEMINE
9. JOE FALCON WITH CLEOMA & OPHY BREAUX - POCHE-TOWN
10. CLEOMA BREAUX WITH JOE FALCON & OPHY BREAUX - QUAND JE SUIS PARTIS POUR LE TEXAS
11. JOE FALCON - AIMER ET PERDRE
12. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - EGAN ONE STEP
13. AMÉDÉE BREAUX, OPHY BREAUX AND CLEOMA BREAUX - MA BLONDE EST PARTIÉ
14. CLEOMA BREAUX - MARIE BULLER
15. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - MAZURKA DE LA LOUISIANE
16. AMÉDÉE BREAUX - LES TRACAS DU HOBO
17. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - LE ONE STEP À MARTIN
18. CLIFFORD BREAUX - POURQUOI QUE TU LAISE MOI
19. CLEOMA BREAUX - ILS ONT VOLE MON TRAINEAU
20. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - LA VALSE DU VIEUX TEMPS
21. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - ONE STEP À MARIE
22. CLEOMA FALCON - LULU REV'NUE DANS LE VILLAGE
23. LES BREAUX FRÈRES - T'AS VOLÉ MON CHAPEAU
24. CLEOMA BREAUX WITH JOE FALCON & OPHY BREAUX - PRENEZ COURAGE
25. CLEOMA BREAUX - J'AI PASSÉ DEVANT TA PORTE
26. JOSEPH F. FALCON - LAFAYETTE (Allons À Lafayette)