Annotation:Lafayette Two-Step

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LAFAYETTE TWO-STEP (Two-Step de Lafayette). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA(Vocal)AAAABB(Vocal)BB. Related songs include Dennis McGee's "Jeunes Gens de la Campagne" and Joseph Falcon's "Allons a Lafayette."

Source for notated version: Aldus Roger, Fernest "Man" Abshire (La.) [Francois].

Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pp. 398-399.

Recorded sources: La Louisiane Records LL-LP107, Aldus Roger.