Creole Royalty

“Creole Royalty”
Mary Jane Broussard & Sweet La La
2011

One of the few elder women Louisiana Creole accordionist and fiddle players, Mary Jane Broussard is directly related to two great Louisiana Creole families who have greatly influence Louisiana Creole and Zydeco music (the Ardoins on her father’s side and the Franks on her mother’s side) and later married into the Broussards (another Louisiana Creole musical family). Her uncle, Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin had a great influence on her style of accordion playing and creole fiddler, Carlton Frank influence her style of fiddle playing. She eventually passed this knowledge to her son, Zydeco Musician, T-Broussard. This is Mary Jane Broussard’s first formal recording and she holds true to the traditional Louisiana Creole “La La” music sound.

1 • 2:18 “Mary Jane Hop”- Traditional up-temp creole 2 step – Sang in English.
2 • 3:19 “La Robe Barree” – Classic Creole waltz made famous by Bois Sec Ardoin – Sand in Creole French
3 • 3:28 “Get Down” – Old style creole 2 step with fiddle – Sang in English.
4 • 3:01 “Tu Peut Cogner” Traditional mid temp creole waltz, classic back porch music – Sang in Creole French & English.
5 • 2:48 “Fais Pas Tout Ca” – Up-tempo Creole 2 step. Great traditional dance music (Instrumental).
6 • 2:05 “Sundown Special” – Up-tempo Creole 2 step with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle) (Instrumental).
7 • 4:16 “J’ai Passe Devante Ta Porte” – Classic Traditional Creole waltz. Old style accordion playing with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle). Sang in Creole French
8 • 3:21 “Petite ou la Grosse” – Up-tempo Creole 2 step with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle). Sang in Creole French.
9 • 3:34 “Jolie Bassette” – Creative Creole Accordion playing- up tempo Creole 2 step with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle). Sang in Creole French.
10 • 3:12 “Dimanche Apres Midi” – Old style creole Waltz with fiddle – Sang in Creole French.
11 • 3:36 “Allons Danser” – Up-Tempo Creole 2 Step. Great dance song. Sang in Creole French.
12 • 3:29 “Chere Toute Toute”- Surprise of the CD Moving Creole waltz. Passionate accordion playing with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle). Sang in Creole French.
13 • 3:15 “Choupique Special” – Another Surprise of CD Up temp Creole 2 step. Great Dance song with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle). Sang in Creole French.
14 • 3:56 “Choupique Special” – Hot accordion playing. Great Dance song with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle). Sang in Creole French.
15 • 2:23 “Home Sweet Home” – Creole Waltz that picks up into a Creole 2 step. Great change of pace dance song with traditional Creole instruments-fiddle and “tifer” (triangle).