Annotation:Ossun Two-Step
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OSSUN TWO-STEP. AKA - "Ossun One-Step." Cajun, Two-Step. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). BBAA (in this tune the 'B' part, or turn, is played first). Ossun was once a small country village north of Scott, Louisiana, nearby the location of the only two dance halls between Lafayette and Carencro.
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The tune was recorded (as "Ossun") in 1929 at Atlanta, Georgia, by accordion player Joseph Falcon with Cléoma Falcon (née Breaux) (1906-1941), a guitarist and vocalist born in southwest Crowley, Louisiana. Lawrence Walker also recorded an early version of this melody. A related song is "Opelousas Two-Step," according to Raymond Francois (1990).
Source for notated version: Aldus Roger (La.) [Francois].
Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; p. 239.
Recorded sources: Arhoolie OT128, Falcon & Breaux - "Pioneers of the Cajun Accordion" (1989). Cajun Classics Records CC-1001, Aldus Roger. Columbia 40506 (78 RPM), Joseph Falcon (accord.) & Cleoma Breaux, 1929. Old Timey Records OT-100, Joseph Falcon - "Old-Time Southern Dance Music - The String Bands, Vol. 1" (196?).