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VALSE DE SAMEDI SOIR (Saturday Night Waltz). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. Joseph Falcon made the original recording, though Francois gives the modern version, with no turn or 'B' part.

Source for notated version: Dallas Roy (La.) [Francois].

Printed sources: Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pp. 463-464.

Recorded sources: La Louisianne Cassette LLT-C-1002, Blackie Forestier – "Un Cajun Est Ça Musique." Crazy Cajun Records Cr-Cj-506, Dallas Roy.

See also listing at:
Hear Sheryl Cormier [1] and Joe Simon [2] play the song on youtube.com




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