Cajun - Doug Kershaw - Diggy Liggy Lo - Live

[3crocodilejim3]

omg its Ray!!

[Canoe571]

A showman extraordinaire! Wow! Keep on fiddlin' DK. I've liked this guy since I can remember.

[lylo2012]

I saw him at a festival in Manitoba, Canada.....Man we certainly done lots of dancing....he was awesome

[bradlaypamp]

Cool, man!!

[shadowman2192]

DISCO RULES!

[34mta]

Doug could really sing the new Norman Wade song Cajun Fiddling Joe on youtube

[arsalbu]

This is a great song.

[cchavezjr7]

It's actually the audio track from his other live cd. When they were starting to record this they audio engineer forgot to unmute the fiddle for the first 2 or 3 songs. To fix it they just dubbed the audio track from the live cd recorded a few years earlier.

[VideoSmrt]

ebay.com/itm/SPECIAL-violin-DO­UG-KERSHAW-/170700161893

lol he's selling his violin on ebay!

[fyrexplasse]

Fan va BRA ! welkom to Sweden :-)

[bcberryfarm]

fiddle sounds great, especially for being played from the armpit!! i'd eat crawfish with that man anyday...

[coptafiel]

this holds great memories for me..the first time my late wife and me had relations was to this very song

[imaStonesFan]

@MountainDewBerlin No Thanks ,I prefer Dougs version much better!

[imaStonesFan]

doug is so awesome!

[MAHARDWAY]

A Legend ! Show some respect for the man . I loves me some DK ... JKM&SLM

[vettech77]

Three people must be seriously stupid to not like this man and his music!!!!!

[itsmyownfault]

@vettech77 Four people now.... apparently they have a stupid friend!

[rondakay1000]

Kershaw is amazing!!

[27pjmurphy]

Dat belle musique de bayou!

[74horseman]

Having a bad day? Watch Doug perform...he is a happy performer and it is contagious to watch. Cant help but feel good when he throws down.

[imaRoLLingStonzFan]

Great!!! I love his early shows!!NO ONE WILL EVER COMPARE In Fiddle music!!

[Bill437]

Last September I was in Italy (Venus) and there was a couple of small orchestras playing at the front of some of the restaurants there was one that was a stand out to me because the violinist was a bit of a comedian of sorts because from time to time he would just hold the bow vertical and still and move the violin up and down while playing, it was his ability to make light of playing the classics that captivated the audience....I think he may have been a Doug Kershaw fan as well:-)

[182BEVERLEI]

Well Hot Diggity Doug... L'ache pas la patate man....

[sleepytimegalz]

The best of the Cajun artists, till we get Chris going. LOL

[182BEVERLEI]

@sleepytimegalz

Thanks for sharing. Too much honour you gave me , although our Big Bayou Bandits have it also in the repertoire.Chris.

[sleepytimegalz]

@182BEVERLEI nah nah!! smile! accept gracefully Chris....phyl. xoxo

[MeMakeSparks]

The LOOOSAANA WILDMAN!!!!. He's a fiddle shreddin SOB. I know that the fiddle was dubbed but that's still him on the fiddle track (I hope, anyway). I just hope I live long enough to see him in concert.

[MeMakeSparks]

The LOOOSAANA WILDMAN!!!!. He's a fiddle shreddin SOB

[Bill437]

Once asked a concert violinist what was the difference between a violin and a fiddle..he told me that it was the way you hold the instrument....violins have to be held in a classic way..Fiddles can be held anyway you like and referred me to Doug Kershaw and lamented he wished he could play like him.

[sleepytimegalz]

@Bill437 I learned this from my musician father. A violin was used to play softer quieter music and the chin rested on it,. BUT a fiddle was used for jigs and reels and the not so quiet songs and was just held any way at all, usually just like Doug Kershaw plays it. A good lesson learned huh? The very same instrument used to play different ways and was given a whole new name, depending on the style of music played. LOL phyllis..

[sleepytimegalz]

@Bill437 Also I would like to add..you never saw a violin with broken strings flying in the air, but with a good fiddle player, that was the crème de la crème. LOL

[gondor2500]

he's the best here in Sondrio (IT). I always plays his songs with my guitar!!

Thanks for video. We wait for him in Europe.

[6969sho]

Love his stage attire... lol.

[TheTOROUNO]

It is another way of listening To Country, my I like much, it is very interesting to listen to this good musician, I have surprised it very much and very well well. is cool :), jejejeje J.A.M.

[Mrbluegold1]

The way he holds his violin! Ehahahahahahahahahahahah!

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

You gotta love this guy. I paid to see him several times about 20 years ago and every time I left feeling that I should have paid more. BRAVO. Long live Doug Kershaw...!

[BobDaniel56]

I bet he gives classical players a heart attack with his handling of the instrument!

[MrBobbyg01]

@BobDaniel56 WRONG! HE Gives INSPIRATION!

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

I wonder how often he wore out a fiddle...

[mullaghs]

super stuff WOW WOW if your from dublin and know the wilf brother in the lower

deck or cajun kings whealans wexford st sunday after noon i have a live recording of the cajun kings in whealans its on tape only found it unreal brought back some memoreys let me know if you where there and i will post it r what every you have do to get it on here ....go on the doug kershaw we love you xxxxx

[mossie2644]

go on the shot!!!

[FabianTrahan]

Way to go Dougie

[isisco60]

I was playin at the imperial club in whittier california and had the pleasure of playing with doug. he is a hell of a showman

[linkandcass]

I saw this amazing artist in the 70's in Portales New Mexico and he blew out the strings on at least 5 different fiddles. Because of him, I've been a lover of cajun music.

[jlbsr1959]

still has it!!!!!!

[Tigerpaws9097826]

Doug Kershaw is amazing. He makes it look as if fiddle playing takes about as much focus for him as chewing gum takes for me, but I know of no one who can create that same kind of dynamic sound. Terrific!

[TheJrhem]

Doug still has it. As a matter of fact, he's even better now than he has ever been. He's always had the talent and that special energy...but in the past the energy was mostly external and now it comes from within with a warmth and glow and a depth that comes from years of....becoming the music itself. What a character. He will live forever in the spirit that lives within his music. This particular video ...and this concert...is my all time favorite.

[gordharris]

love cajun doug, ok

[northendnorman]

this guy is a legend

[randance1]

Great to find him here...my all time favorite musical guest on Hee Haw! If any of those clips are available, you'll see him at his energetic youthful best! He does enough here, too. Long live the Ragin' Cajun!

[snattler]

Does this man ever age? Seems pretty much as he was thirty years ago. I hope to be that spry in my 70's.

[Exzeluke]

Doug is one of a kind - listen & get joyful :-D

[prophet708]

What happened with America we loved? What happened with spirit of freedom...what...?

[robbopaloobop]

I saw Doug back around 1976 ....awesome performer....

and he is still as good as he was then

thanks for posting!

[vladtepic]

My favorite doug song is Cajun Creole, which is a cajun version of Dixie. By chance does anyone have that on video.

Vladtepic

[HubertKern]

Tol.Klassee,gut,,,

[1feral1]

Seen him in about 1974 as a kid with my Dad in Regina Saskatchewan Canada. My Dad loved his 'swampgrass'. Kershaw is a classic and tallented musician.

[catmelodeon]

A great showman, and I truly believe he is a great musician and a real fiddler, but talking about dubbing, I clearly hear the fiddle(s) play when he stops bowing at 3:00 min. Nevertheless.. great fun!!

[songwriter77]

The Great Doug Kershaw, fantastic.

[Thewattsumccallum]

Saw him New Years Eve at Da Dunes he is good

[lommylom]

i love rednecks

[leapfroglilly]

That is another good tune!

[catnew100]

@lommylom  Not a redneck, he is Cajun

[Carycomic]

Incroyable! C'est magnifque!

[Lobsterlady2362]

Love your music. Love watching the way you play that fiddle. You got the moves. My favorite song of yours is from the 70's. Called Swamp Weed. The river is need of the swamp grass weed. Simply love cajun music.

[Pinchysandcrab]

What an alltime treasure!

[azitaliana]

No dubs......

Computer viewed music videos almost always have some mis-sync due to technical issues.

Doug Kershaw NEVER needs dubbing.

[TheCapeBretonStomp]

@azitaliana as much of a fan I am, this really IS dubbed. If not then he has another fiddle player playing. Check out 2:59 where he removes the bow from the fiddle. His lips seem to be synced properly, so why not the fiddle. I'm just saying, I'm not criticizing - it's dubbed.

[hectorsalina]

@TheCapeBretonStomp My wife and I were at the show where this was recorded, later released for CD and DVD. There was no extra fiddle player, just Doug. In this video, there is a delay in seconds. It is very hard to sync the audio with the video, even for the pros. Watch Doug's son on the drums, his movements in the video do not always match what he is playing.

[TheCapeBretonStomp]

@hectorsalina I'm no pro but I know video recording. When a performance is filmed the video and audio are automatically synced perfectly. If transfered together into a video editing suite the video and audio remains perfectly synced. In this video everything is synced, except for the fiddle. His bow leaves the strings and the fiddle is still playing. There is no missing it. Something was done with the fiddle track on the video. The fiddle track may have been re-recorded after the fact.

[steven11760]

@TheCapeBretonStomp I agree completely...I'm a fiddle player myself...and I just have to to tell you..the way he's playing that things...He would get no sound..and sound definitely would not be that clean.

[mmmerckx]

@TheCapeBretonStomp

Kershaw overdubbed his part in unison...you can hear the 2 fiddles...He plays this song almost always the same...with just a few places of improv...The original fiddle part remains, you can hear it if you listen closely...Reason being, on SO MANY recordings, his fiddle is lost in the mix of loud ELECTRIC guitar and bass, with the HUGE drum sound like his son playing here...Many fiddles will feed back is cranked up to over power the rest of the band...!!!!

[TheCapeBretonStomp]

@mmmerckx Hey bud! Finally an explanation I can embrace. I've been a Kershaw fan since Diggy Diggy Li. He's incredible! He has a reputation for being a bit of an ecentric as well. Another of my favorite tunes is "It Takes All Day". Thanks for explaining this and, yes, I DID hear two fiddles. Good stuff!!

[shaman683]

Laissez Les Bon Ton Roulette!

[blackhawk569]

doug kershaw is a great performer... Ive seen him in concert a couple time. and also met him. keep it up doug.

[TheSupremeGenius]

What an Artist!!!!!

[punxy53]

This is dubbed ??? There's a point, just before 3:00, where you can clearly see that he stops playing the fiddle for a few seconds, yet the fiddle music continues ...

[badjaycl]

You're right!! Not so LIVE after all eh?

[spnkybnky]

Not dubbed. Download it with a flash downloader, then play the file. The video gap is not there.

[rorygirl]

I love the energy in this. ;)

[acordn]

Correction 2009 at Festivals Acadiens et Creole

[acordn]

I get to see him at Festivals Acadiens et Creole in Lafayette, La Oct 9-10, 2008

I first heard him do this song in 1976 which hooked me on cajun music and me playing cajun fiddle and I am glad I did. I haven't seen him live in over 30 years.

I can't wait!!!!!!

[larry9247]

Still great! I do kind of miss those big sideburns though.

[lydashp]

I saw him in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the 70's and he is still one of my all time favourite artists! He is still great!

[bulbheadmyass]

Love it, Music is great and he is such a great entertainer.

[1girlblue]

one of my favorite (8 traks) lol ... *Swamp Grass* thank you Doug!

[tinyt54]

I saw him at a casino in Marksville, La. His energy blew me away. Also, I wasn't aware he could pound a piano the way he can and also the guitar until that night. This man gives a show and a half with every performance and sounds as good as ever.

[RandallParr]

This guy is fabulous. What a talent.

[pauulalanshook]

Fantastic

[some1special68]

Great show.. Thank you!!!

[musodata]

definitely miming.

go to about 3.00

[imaStonesFan]

@musodata He is NOT a Mime he is a musician!!

[fiddla2]

He's Miming.

[TripBoomLikeThat]

Hope I can do that when Im 70. Heck. wish I could do that now.

[WHISKEYFILLY]

GOOD JOB !  YOU DID IT JUST RIGHT !

[jpcfit]

In his younger days there was not a more dynamic, exciting performer. That stage would not have been nearly big enough to contain his manic energy.

[FAUSTORICCARDO]

Uproarious. No other word to tell.

[splat66]

I saw him back in the 70s, he's still got it!

[CadillacL]

does anyone know why the screen is upside down? or is it just me.

[Jonah6146]

Yeah, he's still got it. Just an amazing entertainer.

[topmjr]

I've seen him in a concert in 1977 and his talent on the fiddle still amazes me. I remember he went through 2 bowstrings in only a half an hour. His talent is still unmatched today.

[sammyntay]

that man is amazzing but he prob cant read a note of music!!! haha

[MrBobbyg01]

@sammyntay F-U, I play guitar and harmonica and am totally musically illiterate. I do it by ear.

[mmmerckx]

@sammyntay

The VAST MAJORITY my favorite musicians can't read music...they are free!

Gary Numan, Dickey Betts, Vassar Clements, Charlie Daniels, Kenny Baker, Johnny Cash, etc, etc, etc, etc,

[COMCHAMP]

My God, he is now 72 and still just blows my mind. I don't know when this was made, but he still tours. A truly amazing musician and an American icon.

[rabbitshirt]

That run right after 2:20 . . . woo hoo!!!

[arby5756]

can't hear him...no volume!!!!

[geiston]

Hi from France,

I'm a Cajun's Music fan.

I'm very enjoy with that video of Doug Kershaw probably the craziest Cajun country fiddler !!

Je vous remercie pour cette très bonne vidéo.

Lâchez pas la patate et laissez le bon temps rouler !!

[jamesdhuff]

If the devil went down to "Cajun Country" Doug Kershaw would kick his butt up around his shoulders!!!

[sjkalsc]

A real lively entertainer. Thanks for posting this video and greetings from Canada.

[DYNODRUM]

First time I saw DOUG K. on T.V. I, was a teenager , Blew my mind .. and I'M from N.Y. He has been admired and respected by musicians of al types of music worldwide .. I thought then HE was ROCK/Country/ etc. STAR STATUS Then and now .He is an ICON in AMERICAN history of MUSIC ..

[RoyFive]

Can anyone upload the record version of this? Thanks.

[ponty76]

He's OK, but he's no Jean-Luc Ponty. Listen to Jean-Luc's "New Country" and you'll hear the master.

[rabbitshirt]

Barf.

[rldavis1959]

I was really into this music back in the mid 1970's. It still sounds great. Thanks for the memories.

[bluzblowr]

Doug got me a long time ago...in the early 70's

he's unique...very cool

nothing like him

[karrachea]

Me too! Saw him on tv in the 70's and I was hooked. Saw him in Little Rock and I was in love. Took my kids to see him in the 80's and we danced like there was no tomorrow! I will always love this man for making amazing music, playing his fiddle like no one else can, and making me happy whenever I here him. Thanks to Doug and thanks for posting this!

[kaponimoi]

My big brother is the guy in the dark glasses. jz rocks! looby

[kenbob136]

In answer to the comment made one week ago about the person wanting to know how old Doug was, and who the drummer was...

1. Doug turned 72 on Jan 24, 2008

2. The drummer is one of Doug's five Sons, Tyler Kershaw, and if you ask me, he has all the talent and ability of his famous father.

Doug, you have done country/cajun music proud! God Bless You Doug!

[txstoryteller]

HAve never seen him in concert, but sure would love to! I love this song; great vid! Thanks, Scrambler! :) Added to faves! AAAAIIIEEE!! Laissez les bon temps rouler!

[zbestwun2001]

I worked for WB/Reprise records back in the late 60's early 70's and I remember shipping this LP.

So Doug is no spring chicken but he is sure awesome

[AncientBloodline]

He hasn't missed a beat! He's great!

[gkopit2003]

does anybody know:

1 - how old doug is now ?

2 - who the drummer is ?

thanx - just incredible !!

[mmmerckx]

Doug's fiddle sounds great, and listen closely many times......it sounds like 3 fiddles........believe me.....he is the best entertainer I've ever seen....PERIOD.

[karrachea]

No doubt about it!!!!

[mmmerckx]

Is not that Doug's son playing drums????

Awesome!!!!!

[kenbob136]

I WAS AT THHIS CONCERT...AWESOME!