TRAVAILLER C'EST TROP DUR
Created on 15/01/2008Latest update on 22/11/2023
Artist: Caesar Vincent
Author: Caesar Vincent
Label: LFS (Louisiana Folksong Society)
Year: 1957
Field recording by Dr. Harry Oster, first released on lp A Sampler Of Louisiana Folksongs (Swallow) and reissued on sampler Travailler c'est trôp dur - The Legacy Of Caesar Vincent, a project of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles produced by Barry Jean Ancelet. All Caesar Vincent recordings, collected by Catherine Blanchet ('53) and Harry Oster ('57), are available through the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Center for Louisiana Studies, Archive of Cajun and Créole Folklore.
Covers:
- 1974:
Grandmère Funibus Folk [French folk group inspiring Zachary Richard]
- 1976:
BeauSoleil [for Swallow]
- 1977:
Zachary Richard [nephew of Beausoleil's Michael Doucet who is featured on this recording; Zachary is a major supporter of the 2018 Caesar Vincent project]
- 1978:
Julien Clerc [B-side of Ma préférence a moi, co-crediting Z. Richard]
- 1985:
Erik Van Neygen [as Al Dat Werk]
- 1986:
