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Thread #8407   Message #52834
Posted By: Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca
08-Jan-99 - 03:10 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Tune Req: Rosalie de Bon Matin
Subject: RE: Good morning Rosa lee
On one of the lists to which I belong, I was sent this information:

My guess is that this person is referring to "Rosalie du Bon Matin" (I'm not sure of the spelling, I'm not a French speaker), which is indeed a French waltz. It was recorded in the thirties (or thereabouts) by a band led by an Auvergne musician named Martin Cayla who made numerous 78's. These may be avaliable in reissue. My copies are from dubbed cassettes of friends. This band became quite popular in Paris I'm told, because of the "country" style they employed, which was unlike the more refined style in vogue at the time. (Not unlike today) Cayla was a flamboyant character who whooped and hollered while they played, and the recordings are quite enjoyable, although many of the tune titles are hard to figure out because of the regional dialect.

For more information about trad. French music, contacts, etc., you might contact Dorothy Hawkinson who puts out a French Music newsletter called Pacific Bourree. She is at 4550 Del Rio Rd. Sacramento, Ca. 95822-1128