An eclectic collection of tunes a (and a song) featuring mandolin and fiddle, spanning a variety of styles, and played by some stellar musicians. Comes in a 6-panel card case, with artwork by Marie Stier.
Includes unlimited streaming of Four and Eight String Favorites
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 3 days
Purchasable with gift card
$10USDor more
about
Cajun music is a large chunk of what I’ve played over the last decades. The Bone Tones and the New Riverside Ramblers recorded 7 albums of Cajun music, so I didn’t feel compelled to include a lot more in this collection. But I did want to include this tune, a personal anthem, from a treasured Balfa Brothers’ 45 rpm record. The 2020 pandemic scuttled recording it in a studio, so in quarantine-style, everyone recorded his part at home. There is a video of this recording on YouTube. (Search on Eric Mohring Cowboy Waltz)
lyrics
Attrape-moi mon chapeau et mon capot
Moi j’vas met’ mes bottes et mes ép’rons
Là j’vas seller mon vieux cheval
J’suis parti dedans les bois voir à mes vaches
Le soleil après s’coucher
Mon vieux cheval ressemble bien fatigué
Mon j’su’s là, j’ai faim et puis j’ai soif
J’connais pas si on va s’rendre à la maison, bébé
Si je peux m’rendre à la maison
Moi j’veux boire un ou deux bons filets d’vin
J’veux manger du couche-couche et du caillé
C’est comme ça, la vie d’un vieux vacher
The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024
Percussionist and sound artist Riccardo La Foresta joins musician and producer James Ginzburg for a fluid collaborative experiment. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 4, 2024
Stirring Americana set to acoustic arrangements and topped by the legendary Alice Gerrard’s lovely, world-wise voice. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2023
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023