The Edge Of AmericanaAnd So We Take on Mardi Gras!

No, we are not Talia and this is not Louisiana Dance Hall, but we will nonetheless take a stab at music from and related to Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, and things Cajun and fun.  

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Enjoy!

JB&OK

Artist / Song Title / Album / Label

Dennis McGee / Reel Cajun / The Complete Early Recordings Of Dennis McGee / Field Recorders Collective
Foghorn Duo / New Orleans/Rock Andy / Lonesome Song / Self
John Jackson / Louisiana Blues / Front Porch Blues / Alligator
Jimmie Rodgers / My Little Old Home Down In New Orleans – 1928 / The Singing Brakeman / ASV Living Era

Spirits Of Rhythm / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans / Spirits Of Rhythm 1933-34 / JSP
Hank Williams / Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / The Complete Hank Williams / Mercury
Blind Uncle Gaspard / La Danseuse / 1926-33 Harry Smith – Anthology of American Folk Music / Folkways
Louisiana Sugar Babes / 'Sippi / If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It! / RCA Victor
Milton Brown / Sadie Green (The Vamp of New Orleans) / Essential Western Swing / Goldenlane
Jelly Roll Morton and His New Orleans Jazzmen / I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say / Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans / Shout Factory

Varise Conner / Lake Arthur Two-Step / Louisiana Folk Masters / Louisiana Crossroads
Dewey Balfa / Acadian Two-Step / With Friends & Family / Swallow
Snooks Eaglin / Saint James Infirmary / New Orleans Street Singer [Reissue] / Folkways
Lead Belly / Jean Harlow / Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs / Smithsonian Folkways
Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers / The Lakes Of Ponchartrain / Bayou Bluegrass / Arhoolie

Ellis Evans And Jimmy Lewis / Cajun Negro Fais Do Dos Tune / Boll Weevil Here, Boll Weevil Everywhere – Field Recordings Vol. 16 (1934-1940) / Document
Emmitt Miller / I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll / Minstrel Man From Georgia / Legacy
Louis Armstrong / New Orleans Stomp / Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings/2 / SBME Special Markets
Ralph Mitchel / Lundi-Mardi / Caribbean Voyage: Grenada / Rounder Select

Joe Thompson / Georgia Buck / Family Tradition / Rounder
Joe Thompson / Little Brown Jug / Classic Old-Time Fiddle / Smithsonian Folkways
Joe Thompson / Oil In My Vessel / Family Tradition / Rounder
Joe Thompson and Odell Thompson / John Henry / Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina & Virginia / Smithsonian Folkways
Joe Thompson and Tommy Thompson / Love Somebody / Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina & Virginia / Smithsonian Folkways

Slavin' Chain (Wilson Jones) and String Band / (Little) Liza Jane / Louisiana : Catch That Train And Testify! / Rounder Select
J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers / My Home's in Louisiana / Run Mountain / Arhoolie
Otis Taylor / My Soul's in Louisiana / White African / Northern Blues
Roscoe Holcomb / House In New Orleans / The High Lonesome Sound / Folkways
Mississippi John Hurt / My Creole Belle / Friends Of Old Time Music / Smithsonian Folkways

Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers / J’ai Passé Devant Ta Porte / Art Of Field Recording (Volume 2) – Survey / Dust To Digital
Canray Fontenot / Shoo, Black / Louisiana Hot Sauce, Creole Sauce / Arhoolie
Jimmy Peters and Ring Dance Singers / J'ai Fait Tout Le Tour Du Pays / Louisiana : Catch That Train And Testify! / Rounder Select
Balfa Bros. and Nathan Abshire / About Mardi Gras And Fais Do Do / The Balfa Bros.& Nathan Abshire / Field Recorders Collective
Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers / Colinda / Art Of Field Recording (Volume 2) – Survey / Dust To Digital
Varise Conner / Rabbit Stole The Pumpkin / Louisiana Folk Masters / Louisiana Crossroads

Joe Harris / Baton Rouge Rag / Interview / Louisiana : Catch That Train And Testify! / Rounder Select
Bill Johnson/Louisiana Jug Band / Get the "L" on Down the Road / 1926-37 Joe Bussard – Down in the Basement / Old Hat
Joe Thompson and Odell Thompson / Pumpkin Pie / Family Tradition / Rounder