Old Cookbook

Cajun two step

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If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Cajun music is relatively catchy with an infectious beat and a lot of forward drive, placing the accordion at the center. The accordionist gives the vocal melody greater energy by repeating most notes. Besides the voices, only two melodic instruments are heard, the accordion and fiddle, but usually in the background can also be heard the high, clear tones of a metal triangle. It is unlikely that musical instruments were introduced to colonial Louisiana before around 1780.

Although originally there were no instruments, there were songs. Families sung traditional French songs called complaintes which the Cajuns adapted to their new ways of life. The first known record was of a violin in 1780 and a fiddle and clarinet player in 1785. The diatonic accordion was introduced to Cajun music in the mid- to late-1800s. An example of a popular Cajun Waltz. This style comprises the roots of Cajun dance music, involving only a few instruments such as the Cajun accordion, fiddle, and triangle. This style draws from Texas country music and moves away from the traditional accordion sound.

It has more of a swing style popularized by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. In Cajun Louisiana, public dancehalls are known as fais do-dos. This expression may have evolved from a practice of bringing children to dance halls to lull them to sleep. In French, fais do-do means “go to sleep”.