Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers: Amédée's Waltz
Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers: Amédée's Waltz
Released in 2022
Featuring 11 new songs in the Cajun French language, Kyle Huval & The Dixie Club Rambler’s new album “Amédée’s Waltz” is an inspiring union of originality and tradition. Huval, one of the top accordionists of his generation, began playing French music at the age of 11 with the goal of becoming a songwriter in order to perpetuate the Cajun language and the Cajun sentiment by creating new songs for the Cajun music repertoire. With a variety of musical arrangements from an acoustic trio to a full dancehall band, “Amédée’s Waltz” is a refreshing collection of seemingly timeless new two-steps and waltzes rich with emotion and poetry straight from the heart of Cajun country.
Just listened to the new cd "Amédé's Waltz," by Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers. The musicianship, arrangements and lyrics are masterful. The eleven original songs sound like they could have been around for a century and yet they sound new and fresh at the same time. Great example of creation within the tradition.
- Barry Ancelet, Professor Emeritus of Francophone Studies and Center for Louisiana Studies Research Fellow at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
In the wake of the pandemic, which has hit musicians very hard (as it has many others), we are offering the option – but not the obligation – for you to add a donation on top of your download purchase to further support production of this release.
Sample Tracks
Tracks
Bal de Cajun
Amedee’s Waltz
The Way Things Used to Be
Separation Two-Step
It’s You Who Will Cry
Old Farmer Two-Step
La Robe
Veuve de Lac Bleu
Montana Two-Step
Dernière Danse
The Woman in My Arms
Mardi Gras 1952
Credits
Kyle Huval – Accordion and Vocals
Mitch Schexnyder – Fiddle
Joel Savoy – Guitar, fiddle
Joe Vidrine – Bass, guitar
Chris Stafford – Pedal steel, guitar, organ, fiddle, vocals
Cody Lafleur – Drums, vocals
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Joel Savoy at Valcour Records in Eunice, Louisiana
All songs written by Kyle Huval and published by Down Dixie Publishing International except Veuve de Lac Bleu
Produced by Joel Savoy
Photography by Jo Vidrine
Design by Kelli Jones