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Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana . He is perhaps best known for his 1964 performance at the Newport Folk Festival with Gladius Thibodeaux and Vinus LeJeune, where the group received an ...
The Balfa Brothers, performing with Marc Savoy, made notable film appearances in two Hollywood productions: the 1981 Walter Hill film Southern Comfort, where they perform "Parlez-nous à Boire", and the 1986 film The Big Easy, where Dewey Balfa appears in an uncredited role performing "La valse de Balfa" during a backyard barbecue scene.
"Tit Galop Pour Mamou" (English: either Canter to Mamou or Giddy-Yap to Mamou) is a Cajun folk song with words and music by Dewey Balfa. The tune behind Joe South's "Games People Play" resembles the tune of "Tit Galop Pour Mamou" to some extent. A recording of the song by Mamou Master was used on the soundtrack of the 1991 film Scorchers. [1]
Christine Balfa; Lee Benoit; Joe Hall; Hunter Hayes; The Lost Bayou Ramblers; Kevin Naquin; Pine Leaf Boys; The Red Stick Ramblers; The Revelers; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; Joel Savoy, fiddler, music producer; Wilson Savoy, accordion; Wayne Toups and his legendary roadie Johnny Opelousas
He appeared with Dewey Balfa and The Balfa Brothers at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964. [4] Abshire's music became more well known outside of Louisiana at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival. [ 11 ] Along with Balfa, Abshire devoted much of his time in the 1960s and 70s to promoting Cajun music through appearances at festivals, colleges, and ...
He has performed with Robert Bertrand, Dennis McGee, Rodney Balfa, Sady Courville, Dewey Balfa, D. L. Menard, and Michael Doucet, the latter of whom he plays with in the Savoy-Doucet Band. He also plays in the Savoy Family Band with his wife Ann and their sons Joel and Wilson.
Dewey Balfa; Joanie Bartels; Germaine Bazzle; BeauSoleil; Beethoven's Wig; Béla Fleck and the Flecktones; Pierre Bensusan; Blackberry Smoke; Norman Blake (American musician) Rory Block; Blue Highway; Roy Book Binder; Monk Boudreaux; Brave Old World; Pearly Brown
Christine Balfa Christine Balfa (born 1968), musician Dewey Balfa Dewey Balfa (1927–1992), fiddler George Ballas (1925–2011), inventor of the string trimmer