Shirley Givens plays Fiddlesticks with Kevin Wimmer Live

[see17]

sounds nothing like fiddlesticks.

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[brainofju]

J'ai ete au bal and black mountain rag

[Rdezo]

That's wonderful ! Kevin is now a "Mamou Playboy" and THAT'S even more wonderful.

[neywa402]

This is absolutely AWESOM. Big thumb up.

[jeremyhurst54]

this is great ha ha i wish i could do that

[knackjife]

zydeco?

c'est beau

[OfirBeck]

what song is that?

[rhniraq]

@OfirBeck It's called "J'ai été au bal" and is a Cajun standard, known most commonly as part of the Balfa Brosthers repertoire.

[OfirBeck]

@rhniraq does anybody know where I can find the lyrics to that?

(is he singing in english or french?)

[rhniraq]

@OfirBeck It's Cajun French. Like many Cajun songs, lyrics are fungible depending on the artist, but most versions run along these lines:

"J'ai été au bal hier soir, tout habillé en noir;

C'est ca l'habille que moi j'aime",

pour courtiser ma belle"

In English,

"I went to the dance last night,

Dressed all in black;

That's what I like to wear,

to court my beautiful girl."

Black is often replaced by blue the second time the verse is sung, and sometimes "ma belle" with "les veuves" (widows).

[OfirBeck]

@rhniraq thanks (:

[vibratingstring]

Love it!

[blagger56]

Absolutely bloody awesome, I LOVE this style of playing. My dad always used to say "oh, fiddlesticks" when something went wrong. Is this where it comes from?

[1zzzzzz11]

very impressive, I have never seen this befor, But I think I have seen kevin wimmer make an apperance on HBO's DEADWOOD! season 2, episoed 12, ending seen with dancing in the thourofare! lots of fun!

[hussar01]

Awesome.....love it

[champaignunderground]

Hope you enjoy the fiddlesticks in' Wild Irish Fiddle'. Your teamwork of playing fiddlesticks here is amazing - never even heard of fiddlesticks until I went to WEFT Radio Fest & filmed this. Now looking for another chance to see this little known skill - I found yours!

[casand06]

Amazing, it's beautiful to see the two of you playing together!