From: Will Fly - PM
Date: 09 Dec 08 - 04:49 PM

"All suggestions for Cajun listening will be very welcome. I also found out that there's a thriving Cajun scene in Kent - I might have to indulge..."

I bought a two-CD set of Cajun some months ago in the "As Good As It Gets" series (at least, I think that's what it's called). It contains mostly historical recordings taken from 78s. It is excellent and well worth the few euros I paid for it.

The CD store where I live used to have CDs from this series, but I haven't seen them for a while. The other one I bought is "Country Blues" with mostly guitarists, and was also a bargain.

I also have the CD for "Cajun and Zydeco" from the "Rough Guide To" series, but I don't like it as much. For that matter, I don't like this series that much, although there are always a couple of songs I like on each of the CDs I've bought. I tend to prefer older and more traditional recordings and I don't like much "ethno-pop" or "ethno-kitsch".