I came across this wonderful film by Yasha Aginski the other day. I had seen excerpts from this in the past. It’s all about Cajun fiddling great Dewey Balfa, his family and friends and includes great clips of Rockin’ Dopsie and Nathan Abshire as well.… Read More
Tonight’s Daily Dose features the late Dewey Balfa.
The word dulcimer derives from the Latin dulcis, meaning sweet and the Greek melos meaning song. Yesterday I featured the mountain or Appalachian dulcimer, but that isn’t the only kind of dulcimer around. The hammered dulcimer has been around a number of different musical traditions… Read More
I’ve posted this video before and I’ll likely post it again at some point down the road. I think Dewey Balfa was such a wonderful player and fiddlesticks is really something special to witness. I hope you enjoy watching this again as much as I… Read More
27th Street 