Podcast 13 – 19th April 2022
Three Cajun legends turn my kitchen into a Louisiana hayride. A vintage session from guitarist D.L.Menard with accordionist Eddie Lejeune and fiddler Ken Smith, recorded during their first UK tour in April 1990.
Plus the usual A to Z of delights, from Dr Alimantado to Warren Zevon.

Playlist
(Artist – Song Title – Album – Label)
Earl Hooker – Two Bugs & A Roach – Two Bugs & A Roach – Arhoolie
Los Lobos – Will The Wolf Survive? – How Will The Wolf Survive? – Warner Bros
Rev Ruben Willingham – Sleep On Mother – The Best Of Reverend Willingham – Nashboro
The Swanee Quintet – One More River To Cross – What About Me? – Ace
Dr Alimantado & Raphael Green – Rasta Train – Trojan Roots & Culture – Trojan
Johnny Cash – A Backstage Pass – Boom Chicka Boom – Mercury
Willie Nelson – Till I Gain Control Again – Willie & Family Live – Columbia
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – Wildwood Flower – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – J;Etais Au Bal – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – Love Bridge Waltz – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – The Mistake I Made – Kitchen session
The Carter Family – Wildwood Flower – Keep On The Sunny Side – Proper
Gonora Sounds – Kuna Mambo – Hard Times Never Kill – Vital
The Jairos Jiri Band – Chando Chinouraya – 45 – Kumusha
George Lewis – Ice Cream – Ice Cream – Delmark
Jonathan Richman – Ice Cream Man – Rock & Roll With The Modern Lovers – Rev-Ola
Richard Thompson – Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song) – Two Letter Words – Flypaper
Satellites – Olurmu Dersin – Satellites – Bazov
Kate Rusby – The Drowned Lovers – Hourglass – Pure
Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians) – Coffee In The Morning, Kisses In The Night – The Genial Hawaiians – Grass Skirt
Half Man Half Biscuit – Beneath This Broken Headstone – The Voltarol Years – RM Qualtrough
Ivor Cutler – The Surly Buddy – Jammy Smears – Virgin
Ihashi Elimhlophe – Kulukhuni – A Taste Of The Indestuctible Beat Of Soweto – Earthworks
Rev Ruben Willingham – Sweep Around Your Own Door – The Best Of Reverend Willingham – Nashboro
Snooks Eaglin – The Cheetah – Out Of Nowhere – Black Top
Dave Bartholomew – The Monkey – The Monkey – EMI
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – Eunice 2-Step – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – Tit Galop Pour Mamou – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – La Valse De Grand Mer – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – Allons A Lafayette – Kitchen session
DL Menard, Eddie Lejeune & Ken Smith – La Valse De Kaplan – Kitchen session
Loudon Wainwright III – Heaven – So Damn Happy – Sanctuary
Warren Zevon – Mr Bad Example – Mr Bad Example – Giant
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