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L'Autre Diatoniste

by Gary Chapin

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La Souflette 03:28
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FRLO Anthem 04:53
There is power in the bellows Power in the reeds Power in the squeeze Of the Accordion But it all amounts to nothing If our mothers we don't please We are the Free Reed Liberation Orchestra Accordions forever! We're fleet and we're light! Harmony on the left hand Melody on the Right But it all amounts to nothing If our mothers we don't please We are the Free Reed Liberation Orchestra lyrics by Gary Chapin, 2010
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Two Mazurkas 02:34
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Hanter dro 03:16
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The Ballad of the Bachelor, by Ellis Parker Butler (this is the full poem, the song excises a few verses) Listen, ladies, while I sing The ballad of John Henry King. John Henry was a bachelor, His age was thirty-three or four. Two maids for his affection vied, And each desired to be his bride, And bravely did they strive to bring Unto their feet John Henry King. John Henry liked them both so well, To save his life he could not tell Which he most wished to be his bride, Nor was he able to decide. Fair Kate was jolly, bright, and gay, And sunny as a summer day; Marie was kind, sedate, and sweet, With gentle ways and manners neat. Each was so dear that John confessed He could not tell which he liked best. He studied them for quite a year, And still found no solution near, And might have studied two years more Had he not, walking on the shore, Conceived a very simple way Of ending his prolonged delay-- A way in which he might decide Which of the maids should be his bride. He said, "I'll toss into the air A dollar, and I'll toss it fair; If heads come up, I'll wed Marie; If tails, fair Kate my bride shall be." Then from his leather pocket-book A dollar bright and new he took; He kissed one side for fair Marie, The other side for Kate kissed he. Then in a manner free and fair He tossed the dollar in the air. "Ye fates," he cried, "pray let this be A lucky throw indeed for me!" The dollar rose, the dollar fell; He watched its whirling transit well, And off some twenty yards or more The dollar fell upon the shore. John Henry ran to where it struck To see which maiden was in luck. But, oh, the irony of fate! Upon its edge the coin stood straight! And there, embedded in the sand, John Henry let the dollar stand! And he will tempt his fate no more, But live and die a bachelor. Thus, ladies, you have heard me sing The ballad of John Henry King.

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Music of Centre France, Brittany, Alsace, and other places ... played on diatonic button accordéons with some touches of guitar, tenor guitar, recorder, clarinet, spoons, voice and bombarde.

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released July 12, 2013

Tracks

I. La Souflette 3:29
II. FRLO Anthem 4:53
III. Polka Piquee & Polka de l'Aveyron 2:42
IV. L'intermittent 2:29
V. Les Filles de Saint Nicholas 2:57
VI. Catherine's Psaltery 3:15
VII. Two Mazurkas 2:34
VIII. Hanter Dro 3:16
IX. Not That Guy's Gavotte 2:00
X. Two Scottishes 2:55
XI. Twentieth Century Rondeau 3:41
XII. Ballad Of The Bachelor 4:40

Players

Gary Chapin, accordions, guitar, tenor guitar, recorders, voice
Steve Gruverman, clarinet, saxophone, bombarde
Will Leavitt, spoons
Caleb Orion, guitar (on the Polkas and the Hanter Dro)

Landscape photo: Bethany Chapin
Inset photo: Brigid Chapin


Caleb Orion: producer and recording engineer.

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Gary Chapin plays music from centre France, Brittany, Alsace, and other places on diatonic accordéon.

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