Barres d' la Prison (Les)

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Theme code Index	3H3H1H 1H56
Also known as	Prison Bars
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Cajun"Cajun" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
Meter/Rhythm	Blues
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History	USA(Deep South)
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Raymond François
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ye Yaille Chere!
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 31-32
Year of publication/Date of MS	1990
Artist	Biography:Canray Fontenot
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Arhoolie Records AR-1070
Year recorded
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BARRES D' LA PRISON, LES (Prison Bars). Cajun, Country Blues (3/4 time). USA, Louisiana. G Major (Francois): D Major (Greenblatt). Standard tuning. One part (Francois): AABB (Greenblatt). An earlier version of this song, a blues tune from the black community between Eunice and Basile, Louisiana, is attributed to Douglas Bellard, according to Raymond Francois (1990).

Source for notated version: Canray Fontenot (La.) [Francois].

Printed sources: R. Francois, 1990; pgs. 31-32. Greenblatt, 1985; pg. 36.

Recorded sources: Arhoolie Records AR-1070, Canray Fontenot.

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