Annotation:Devillier Two-Step

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 DEVILLIER('S) TWO-STEP. Cajun, Two-Step. USA, La. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Sing-Out): BB(Vocal)BBAAB(Vocal). A traditional Cajun dance tune. Devillier is a family rather than a place name, notes Raymond Francois (1990), who says related tunes include "Don't Bury Me," "Cemetary (The)," "Enterre-moi Pas" and "Enterre-moi Pas dans l'Cimetiere."  Source for notated version: Michael Doucet (La.) [Sing Out]; Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois].  Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille), 1990; pp. 114-115. Sing Out, vol. 35, No. 3, Fall 1990; p. 9.  Recorded sources: Swallow Records SW-6030, Dennis McGee.

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