Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music
Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music is an album of Cajun music by various pop and rock musical artists, released in 2002. It reached number 6 on the Billboard Top World Music chart and was nominated for Best Traditional Folk Album at the 45th Grammy Awards.
Producer Ann Savoy's goal for Evangeline Made was to demonstrate the affection of popular artists for Cajun music. She enlisted various pop performers along with members of BeauSoleil, her own group with her husband accordionist Marc Savoy and fiddler Michael Doucet of the Savoy Doucet Cajun Band, as well as other musicians to "renew and extend Cajun tradition rather than simply re-create it".
Vocal performances include two duets by Linda Ronstadt and Savoy, John Fogerty, Rodney Crowell, Patty Griffin, Nick Lowe, Maria McKee, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson and David Johansen. Each song is sung in French even though most of the artists do not speak the language. The two instrumental tracks do not identify the musicians performing. Savoy later reunited with Ronstadt to record the album Adieu False Heart; released in 2006, it would be Ronstadt's final album before her retirement
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This is a great album. Unfortunately, it is not on Spotify nor Youtube except for a few tracks.
Here are two of the most familiar songs which I was able to find. My favorite track is by Patty Griffin, but was not available.
This is probably the best version of Jolie Blon I have ever heard. Maria McKee is just superb:
John Fogerty is, well, John Fogerty. What else can you say?
If you like Cajun music, you should hear the whole album.
