Annotation:Valse de Kaplan (1)

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VALSE DE KAPLAN [1] (Kaplan Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). A(Vocal)AB(Vocal)ABA. The town of Kaplan is located near marshland in southwest Louisiana not far from the Gulf of Mexico. According to Raymond Francois (1990), related songs include Varise Connor's "Kaplan Waltz," Angelas LeJeune's "Valse de Pointe Noire" and Don Guillory's "Valse de Kaplan (2)."

Source for notated version: accordionist Nathan Abshire (Basile, La.) [Francois].

Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pp. 187-188.

Recorded sources: Swallow Records SW-LP6023, Nathan Abshire.

See also listing at:
Hear Cyp & Adam Landreneau's recording at Juneberry 78's [1]

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