Acadian Music
The Traditional Music of Acadia
Top 5 Acadian Albums
| Artist |
Title of Item |
Type |
Province |
Library |
Call # |
| Anges de Géraldine, Les |
A Celebration of Acadian Women and Song |
CD |
Nova Scotia |
Odegaard |
CD CBC 002 |
| Arsenault, Eddy |
Party Acadien |
CD |
PEI |
MLLC |
CD 9057 |
| Borlico |
Appel à la Tradition |
CD |
New Brunswick |
Odegaard |
CD DPLAG 003 |
| Butler, Edith |
Chansons d'Acadie |
LP |
New Brunswick |
MLLC |
Phonodisc NJ 1 .1 |
| Cormier, J.P. |
Looking Back vols 1 + 2 |
2 CDs |
New Brunswick |
Odegaard |
CD CANMUS 002 V. 1+2 |
| Cormier, Joseph |
Old time wedding reels, and other favorite Scottish fiddle tunes |
CD |
Nova Scotia |
Odegaard |
Cd ROUN 026 |
| Cormier, Joseph |
The Dances Down Home |
CD |
Nova Scotia |
MLLC |
CD 9045 |
| Cotchineux, Les |
Traînes-poches |
CD |
New Brunswick |
Odegaard |
In Process |
| Deraspe, Patrice & Bertrand |
Vent'arriere |
CD |
Iles-de-la-Madeleine |
Odegaard |
In Process |
| Dupuis, Janelle |
Encore |
CD |
New Brunswick |
Odegaard |
CD DPLAG 002 |
| Famille Arseneault, La |
Ça Swing Encore! |
CD |
PEI |
Odegaard |
Cd DPLAG 001 |
| Leblanc, Tess |
Tess |
CD |
New Brunswick |
Odegaard |
In Process |
| Losier, Gilles/Frank Ferrell |
Down East - Out West |
LP |
New Brunswick |
MLLC |
Phonodisc NR 1 .26 |
| Rivière, Sylvain |
Têtes de Violon: 64 violoneux des Iles-de-la-Madeleine |
Book |
Iles-de-la-Madeleine |
MLLC |
ML87.R62 2005 |
| Robichaud Brothers, The |
The Slippery Stick: traditional fiddling from New Brunswick |
CD |
New Brunswick |
MLLC |
CD 9041 |
| Robichaud, Gerry |
Down East Fiddling |
LP |
New Brunswick |
MLLC |
Phonodisc NJ 1 .2 |
| Various |
The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island: Celtic & Acadian Tunes in Living Tradition |
Book |
PEI |
MLLC |
M1678 .F53 1996/ Cd 9112 |
| Various. |
The Prince Edward Island Style of Fiddling: East PEI |
CD |
PEI |
MLLC |
CD 9047 |
| Various. |
The Prince Edward Island Style of Fiddling: West PEI |
CD |
PEI |
MLLC |
CD 9050 |
| Vishten |
Vishten |
CD |
PEI |
Odegaard |
In Process |
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Top 5 Acadian Albums
1. Eddy Arsenault and Family: “Party Acadien”
An excellent introduction to the infectious spirit of Acadian dance music. This recording is also a near-perfect capture of the traditional kitchen parties famed throughout the Maritime Provinces. A group of family and friends gather to make great music and express their heritage. It’s easy to hear how much lift and energy was borrowed by Cape Breton fiddlers from Acadian sources.
2. The Robichaud Brothers: “The Slippery Stick”
Gerry Robichaud actually lived much of his life in New England, and his Down East fiddle style influenced contra dance fiddlers and other fiddlers in America. This CD captures his lively fiddling as well as a geographically unique repertoire of family tunes. Though the Cape Breton and Don Messer influences are audible, the repertoire is so special that it makes you wonder how many tunes have been lost to the invading forces of bluegrass and country-western music in New Brunswick.
3. Joseph Cormier: “The Dances Down Home”
Joe Cormier’s fiddling is Cape Breton through and through. He’s a great fiddler, knows many tunes and plays them quite well on this recording. It goes to show how influential the Cape Breton style was and is in Nova Scotia.
4. Vishten: “Vishten”
A young super group of Acadian musicians from PEI. The fiddler, Pascal Miousse, hails from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and brings a unique sound to the group.
5. Various Artists: “The Prince Edward Island Style of Fiddling, Volume 1 & 2”
Recorded by American banjo whiz Ken Perlman, this two volume set of CDs with accompanying book of transcription does an excellent job of providing an overview of the PEI fiddle scene. One CD focuses on the Western PEI fiddle style, derived from Acadian sources and featuring swingy, uplifting rhythms and Acadian tunes. The other CD focuses on Easter PEI and the Scottish influence tunes of this region.
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