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This is a rich and historic collection of rare French ballads sung a cappella by Cajun and Creole women in the 1950s through the 1970s. These field recordings were made by folklorists Barry Ancelet, Catherine Blanchet, Elizabeth Brandon, Harry Oster, Ralph Rinzler, Claudie Marcel-Dubois, and Nicholas Spitzer on mediums ranging from lacquer discs to reel-to-reel tape. Restored by Origin Jazz Library, the recordings reflect the captivating and often humorous songs of love, infidelity, war, and murder, some of them centuries old. Album Tracks 1. C'est la Sainte Marguerite [It's Saint Margaret] 2. Vaillante Catherine [Valliant Catherine] 3. Cadet Rousselle 4. Quand Renaud Reviendra de Guerre [When Renaud Returns from War] 5. Mon Petit Page [My Little Page] 6. Marlbrough S'en Va-T-En Guerre [Marlbrough Has Gone to War] 7. Au 28èMe Du Mois D'avril [On the 28th of April] 8. Par Derriã¨Re Chez Mon Pã¨Re [Behind My Father's House] 9. Je Vais à la Fontaine 10. Les Filles de Vermilion [Vermilion Girls] 11. Alouette 12. La Fleur de la Jenesse 13. Quel Petit Homme [What a Little Man] 14. A Boire, À Boire [Drink, Drink] 15. 'Tite Poule Grise [Little Gray Hen] 16. Isabeau 17. Jean Grand Galet 18. Le Soir en Se Couchant [At Night While Sleeping] 19. Par Un Samedi Au Soir [On a Saturday Night] 20. Je Suis Un Homme D'une Grande Famille [I Am a Man from a Big Family] 21. Elle Est Malade [She Is Ill] 22. Au Pont de Nantes [On the Bridge of Nantes 23. Goodbye, Ma Chã¨Re Amie [Goodbye, My Dear Friend] 24. Moi Je L'aime Une Petit Fille [I Love a Little Girl] 25. Y a Trois Petits Tambours [There Are Three Little Drummers] 26. La Belle Allait Au Moulin [The Beautiful Girl Went to the Mill] 27. O Oui Grand Dieu [Oh Yes Dear Lord] 28. Dessus Le Premier Jour [On the First Day of Marriage] 29. Mon Nouveau Beau [My New Boyfriend] 30.
