Well, the Mardi Gras show really did turn out to be a “blast from the bayou,” as Wayne Toups might say! I made a lot of changes at the last minute and Johnette Downing, Dr.John, David Lindley, and “Firewater” were added, which I think made the show an even spicier gumbo!
I hope you got a kick out of the “Walkin’” theme. All of the songs are Fats Domino songs, and that one popped into my head the night before the show.
Beausoleil was picked the morning of the show, and it was so obvious I can’t figure out why I didn’t pick them sooner. Micharel Doucet and the rest of the band are staunch defenders of the Acadian culture. I luckily remembered “Acadian Driftwood when I added Beausoleil.
“Java” was a spur of the moment add. “Diggy Liggy Lo” was a phone request. “Obvious Child” was a last minute idea. I meant to play a different Weird Al medley, but I grabbed the wrong one.
It all worked splendidly!
#113 Mardi Gras
February 7, 2013
Prologue—Renaissance (Prologue—One Way Records)
It’s Time for Mardi Gras—Johnette Downing(Dixieland Jazz for Children-Wiggle Worm)
Revolution—Dr. John (Locked Down—Nonesuch)
Brother John—David Lindley (Win This Record!—Asylum)
(Big Chief Like Plenty of) Firewater—The Wild Magnolias (Mardi Gras in New Orleans—Mardi Gras Records)
Calliope Rag–Banjo Mike with Gary Cooper (How High Is the Moon?—Self Released)
Go to the Mardi Gras-Professor Longhair (Mardi Gras In New Orleans 1-Mardi Gras Records)
The Mardi Gras Song—Davell Crawford (Super Mardi Gras-Mardi Gras Records)
Mardi Gras Mambo—Hawketts (Mardi Gras In New Orleans—Mardi Gras Records)
Second Line, Pt. 2-Stop Inc. #12 (Mardi Gras In New Orleans 1-Mardi Gras Records)
Let’s Go for a Walk
Walking to New Orleans-Neil Young (Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino-Vanguard)
I Want to Walk You Home-Paul McCartney w/Allen Toussaint (Goin’ Home:A Tribute to Fats Domino-Vanguard)
I’m walkin’—Fats Domino (They Call Me the Fat Man—Imperial)
Acadian Driftwood-The Band (Greatest Hits-Capitol) (Acadian (“Cajun”) history song)
Beausoleil (“Theme Attic” Hall of Fame Inductee)
Awesome Ossun Two-Step (Bayou Deluxe-Rhino)
Le Jig Francais-Michael Doucet & Beausoleil (Bayou Deluxe-Rhino)
Zydeco Gris-Gris-Michael Doucet & Beausoleil (Bayou Deluxe-Rhino)
Down at the Twist & Shout-Mary Chapin Carpenter (Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter–Sony)
Java—Al Hirt (1964 Top Billboard Singles—Rhino)
Diggy Liggy Lo—Doug Kershaw (Cajun Greats—MCA) (Phone request)
Brazil (Carnival)
Obvious Child—Paul Simon (Rhythm of the Saints—Warner Bros.)
Brazil—Rich Ridenour (Piano Pops—GRS)
Hamtramck (Packzi Day)
Another Rockin’ Polka Weekend—Lenny Gomulka & The Chicago Push (Most Requested Hits—WRS)
There’s a Girl Polka Lenny Gomulka & The Chicago Push (Most Requested Hits—WRS)
Polkas on 45—Weird Al Yankovic (In 3D—Scotti Bros)
Dancin’ on the Bayou—Queen Ida (Cookin’ with the Queen—GNP Crescendo)
How Charming, a Finale—Uncle Deadly (Muppets Soundtrack—Walt Disney)
Finale
Two-Step mamou—Wayne Toups & Zydecajun (Blast from the Bayou—Polydor)
