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'''PERRODIN TWO STEP.''' AKA and see â[[Ardoin Two-Step]],â "[[Two-Step des Perrodins]]." Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Francois): AA'BB' (Reiner & Anick). The song is named for the Perrodin family; according to Marc Savoy the Perrodins were two brothers who requested the tune frequently at dances. It was first recorded in New Orleans in 1929 by AngĂ©las LeJeune (b.c. 1890-), Dennis McGee and Ernest FrugĂ©. As the story goes, LeJeune, accompanied by McGee and FrugĂ©, won an accordion contest sponsored by a weekly newspaper, the '''Opelousas Herald''', the grand prize of which was a trip to the city to record for Brunswick Records. John Lomax, working for the WPA, made a field recording [http://www.lomax1934.com/perrodin-two-step.html] of the tune played by Creole accordion player Oakdale CarriĂšre in the Angola State Prison, Louisiana, in July, 1934. A related tune is Merlin Fontenot's "[[Pas de Deux a Elia]]," according to Raymond Francois. See also versions of "Perrodin Two-Step" recorded under the titled "Round Up Hop" (1937, by Miller's Merrymakers) and "[[Jolly Boys' Breakdown]]" (by the Jolly Boys of Lafayette). Wallace "Cheese" Read's "[[Mamou Breakdown]]" is also considered a version. | |f_annotation='''PERRODIN TWO STEP.''' AKA and see â[[Ardoin Two-Step]],â "[[Two-Step des Perrodins]]." Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Francois): AA'BB' (Reiner & Anick). The song is named for the Perrodin family; according to Marc Savoy the Perrodins were two brothers who requested the tune frequently at dances. It was first recorded in New Orleans in 1929 by AngĂ©las LeJeune (b.c. 1890-), Dennis McGee and Ernest FrugĂ©. As the story goes, LeJeune, accompanied by McGee and FrugĂ©, won an accordion contest sponsored by a weekly newspaper, the '''Opelousas Herald''', the grand prize of which was a trip to the city to record for Brunswick Records. John Lomax, working for the WPA, made a field recording [http://www.lomax1934.com/perrodin-two-step.html] of the tune played by Creole accordion player Oakdale CarriĂšre in the Angola State Prison, Louisiana, in July, 1934. A related tune is Merlin Fontenot's "[[Pas de Deux a Elia]]," according to Raymond Francois. See also versions of "Perrodin Two-Step" recorded under the titled "Round Up Hop" (1937, by Miller's Merrymakers) and "[[Jolly Boys' Breakdown]]" (by the Jolly Boys of Lafayette). Wallace "Cheese" Read's "[[Mamou Breakdown]]" is also considered a version. | ||
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According to Raymond François (1990), the beat and rhythm are extremely important (and confusing in the 'A' part), so that among Cajuns anyone who can play this song well is considered a good musician. It is a favorite in southwest Louisiana accordion contests. | |||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Cajun fiddler Wallace "Cheese" Read (b. Eunice, La., 1924) [Reiner & Anick]; Raymond François (La.) [François]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=François ('''Yé Yaille ChÚre!'''), 1990; pp. 248-249. Reiner & Anick ('''Old Time Fiddling across America'''), 1989; p. 155. | |||
|f_recorded_sources=Arhoolie 5021, Wallace "Cheese" Read - "Cajun House Party" (1979). Brunswick 369 (78 RPM), Angelas LeJeune, Dennis McGee and Ernest Frugé (1929). Folkways Records FW08361, "Traditional Cajun Fiddle: Instruction by Dewey Balfa and Tracy Schwarz" (1978). La Louisianne Records, LLCD-1003, Jimmy Breaux - "Un Tit Peu Plus Cajun." Yazoo Records, Angélas LeJeune - "Times Ain't Like They Used to be: Early American Rural Music, vol. 4" (2006). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=See/hear the tune played by Kevin Wimmer, Steve Riley & Chris Stafford on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULF4JucVPE]<br> | |||
See/hear the tune played by Kevin Wimmer, Steve Riley & Chris Stafford on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULF4JucVPE]<br> | |||
Hear the Balfa/Schwartz recording on dailymotion.com [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2s48sw]<br> | Hear the Balfa/Schwartz recording on dailymotion.com [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2s48sw]<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:07, 2 March 2025
PERRODIN TWO STEP. AKA and see âArdoin Two-Step,â "Two-Step des Perrodins." Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Francois): AA'BB' (Reiner & Anick). The song is named for the Perrodin family; according to Marc Savoy the Perrodins were two brothers who requested the tune frequently at dances. It was first recorded in New Orleans in 1929 by AngĂ©las LeJeune (b.c. 1890-), Dennis McGee and Ernest FrugĂ©. As the story goes, LeJeune, accompanied by McGee and FrugĂ©, won an accordion contest sponsored by a weekly newspaper, the Opelousas Herald, the grand prize of which was a trip to the city to record for Brunswick Records. John Lomax, working for the WPA, made a field recording [1] of the tune played by Creole accordion player Oakdale CarriĂšre in the Angola State Prison, Louisiana, in July, 1934. A related tune is Merlin Fontenot's "Pas de Deux a Elia," according to Raymond Francois. See also versions of "Perrodin Two-Step" recorded under the titled "Round Up Hop" (1937, by Miller's Merrymakers) and "Jolly Boys' Breakdown" (by the Jolly Boys of Lafayette). Wallace "Cheese" Read's "Mamou Breakdown" is also considered a version.
According to Raymond François (1990), the beat and rhythm are extremely important (and confusing in the 'A' part), so that among Cajuns anyone who can play this song well is considered a good musician. It is a favorite in southwest Louisiana accordion contests.
