Amédé Ardoin - "Tostape de Jennings"
Accordion is not the most popular musical instrument, nor waltz the best-loved musical form. People do like rhythmic rigour, but tend not to like temporal sloppiness. It's safe to say, therefore, that the introduction to this song, which sounds like a broken eighteenth-century Viennese musical box, will probably not please the majority of you, and may in fact deeply displease tout le monde. Stay with it, though, and you'll hear a voice that transcends time (historical and musical) and proves the Hapsburgs had no hand in it. In an obscure Creole, M. Ardoin wails blue notes that never quite coalesce into a coherent melody. What results is an implied blues more vivid than Muddy. I've read that this is music for parties, a theory I reject. Any party that ends with attendees stumbling away, emotional wrecks after a thorough gut-wrenching, is most assuredly a perverse failure.
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Posted by Jordan at October 29, 2008 4:32 PMThank you Jordan. This is enchanting and what I could discover about the artist himself is equally so. Keep teaching us.
Posted by Julia at October 30, 2008 6:55 PMI loved the song. I wouldn't expect to hear it at a party however.
Posted by Susanna at November 3, 2008 9:48 PMWow!! I'm so glad I'm not the only person out there who has heard of Amédé Ardoin. Thanks for sharing this with everyone!
Posted by Radio Flyer Review at November 12, 2008 10:08 AM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
