Amede Ardoin - Mama I'll Be Long Gone, 1929-1934

Amede Ardoin, along with his long-time musical friend Dennis McGee, waxed some of the earliest authentic Creole and Cajun songs. Here, along with McGee, the father of Cajun and Zydeco is celebrated for the first time with his complete 34 recordings, all in one deluxe 2CD package. Rare Afro-Creole rhythms are heard alongside blues and breakdowns in this exquisitely remastered and produced volume, the first in the series of Long Gone Sounds for Tompkins Square. Released in March 2011, 34 tracks on 2 CDs, including:

DISC ONE
01- Madam Atchen (Ardoin & McGee)
02- One Step des Chameaux (Ardoin & McGee)
03- Valse de mon vieux village (Ardoin)
04- Les blues de voyages (Ardoin & McGee)
05- Taunt Aline (Ardoin & McGee)
06- One Step d'Oberlin (Ardoin & McGee)
07- Valse de Ballard (Ardoin)
08- Aimez moi ce soir (Ardoin)
09- Amadie Two Step (Ardoin & McGee)
10- Valse Brunette (Ardoin)
11- Sunset (Ardoin & McGee)
12- Blues de Basile (Ardoin & McGee)
13- Valse des Chantiers (Ardoin)
14- Les blues de Crowley (Ardoin & McGee)
15- Valse de Gueydan (Ardoin & McGee)
16- La turtape de saroied (Ardoin)
17- Two Step de Eunice (Ardoin & McGee)

DISC TWO
01- Two Step de Prairie Soileau (Ardoin & McGee)
02- Valse des Opelousas (Ardoin & McGee)
03- Le Midland Two-Step (Ardoin)
04- La valse de amites (Ardoin & McGee)
05- Two Step de Mama (Ardoin & McGee)
06- Valse a Alcee Poulard (Ardoin & McGee)
07- Les blues prison (Ardoin)
08- Si dur d'etre seul (Ardoin)
09- La valse a Austin Ardoin (Ardoin & McGee)
10- Tortope d'Osrun (Ardoin)
11- Tout que rest c'est mon linge (Ardoin & McGee)
12- La valse a Thomas (Ardoin & McGee)
13- Tostape de Jennings (Ardoin)
14- Oberlin (Ardoin & McGee)
15- Two Step d'Elton (Ardoin & McGee)
16- Valse de la Point d'Eglise (Ardoin)
17- La valse ah Abe (Ardoin & McGee)