Barres d' la Prison (Les)

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Theme code Index	3H3H1H 1H56
Also known as	Bars de la Prison (Les), Prison Bars
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Douglas Bellard
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Cajun/Creole
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 (fiddle). 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 (Ye Yaille Chere), 1990; pp. 31-32. Greenblatt (Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; p. 36.

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

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