00:20 Miner introduces David Doucet, founding member and lead guitarist of Beau Soleil; has a new new album on Rounder Records 01:30 Demonstration Doucet opens with the classic song “Dedans Le Sud De La Louisiane” written by Alex Broussard for the 1958 Crawfish Festival in Beaux Bridge, LA, which he describes as full of cliches. Then plays “J’ai Passe Devant Ta Porte,” a classic Cajun waltz. 10:15 Demonstration Retunes his guitar to a modified or “lazy G” tuning. Plays a classic Creole zydeco song from Canray Fontenot, a Creole fiddler who played with accordionist Bois-Sec Ardoin, called “La Coulee Rodair;” about a guy who gets drunk and goes to see his girlfriend and falls into a ditch and drowns. Next he plays a waltz from the Balfa Brothers. 20:30 Demonstration a flatpicking song off his most recent album, Quand Jai Partie, called “J’Etais au Bal.” 24:30 Explains that Cajun fiddle is often tuned down a step to play with the accordion which is usually in the key of C. 26:30 Demonstration ends with a medley of three songs in the key of F.
