Country Gentlemen

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H6 1H1H1H6
Also known as	Couche-Couche Apres Bruler, Couche-Couche is Burning, Don't Get Married, Jeunes Gens de la Compagne (1)
Composer/Core Source
Region	United States
Genre/Style	Cajun/Creole
Meter/Rhythm	Two-Step
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	USA(Deep South)
Structure
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Raymond François
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ye Yaille Chere!
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 89-91
Year of publication/Date of MS	1990
Artist	Biography:Iry LeJeune
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Goldband Records GB-LP7740
Year recorded
Media
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COUNTRY GENTLEMEN. AKA - "Couche-Couche Apres Bruler" (Couche-Couche is Burning), "Don't Get Married," "Jeunes Gens de la Compagne (1)." Cajun, Two-Step? USA, Louisiana. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). BB(Vocal)BBBB(Vocal)BBB(Vocal)BB. The alternate title is an old version of the tune. Couche-Couche derives from the Arabic word couscous, a concotion of salt, water and durum wheat semolina popular in France. Since wheat was not a Louisiana staple, cornmeal was substituted as the main ingredient (Francois, 1990). Related songs, identified by Raymond Francois (1990) are Jimmie Venable's "Jeunes Gens de la Compagne (2)," and Iry LeJeune's "Don't Get Married."

Source for notated version: Iry LeJeune (La.) [Francois].

Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pp. 89-91.

Recorded souce: Goldband Records GB-LP7740, Iry LeJeune.

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