Dewey Balfa
American Cajun singer and fiddler, born March 20, 1927 in Grand Louis, Louisiana; died June 17, 1992 in Eunice, Louisiana.
Dewey and his brothers were born and raised on the sharecropper's farm of their father Charles on Bayou Grand Louis near Mamou. In the late 40s Dewey formed 'The Musical Brothers' and cut his first 78's in 1951.
Brother of Will Balfa, Harry Balfa, Rodney Balfa and Burke Balfa. Father of Christine Balfa and Nelda Balfa.
Dewey Balfa with Friends & Family
Dewey Balfa
2007
Field Recorders' Collective
CD, Album
Cajun Legend
Dewey Balfa And Friends*
1991
Swallow Records
CD, Album
Under A Green Oak Tree
Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy & D. L. Menard
1989
Quand J'etais Pauvre (When I Was Poor)
Dewey Balfa
1986
Swallow Records
7", Single
Souvenirs
Dewey Balfa
1985
Swallow Records
LP, Album
Les Quatre Vieux Garçons
Dewey Balfa, Tony Balfa, Tracy Schwarz, Peter Schwarz (2)
1984
Folkways Records
LP
A Couple Of Cajuns
The Ardoin Family Orchestra With Dewie Balfa*
1981
Louisiana Cajun Music: Underneath The Green Oak Tree
Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy & D. L. Menard
1977
Cajun Fiddle Old & New With Dewey Balfa
Dewey Balfa
1977
Made In Louisiana (Cajun Accordion Music)
Marc Savoy With Dewey Balfa & D.L. Menard*
1976
Traditional Cajun Fiddle (Instruction By Dewey Balfa & Tracy Schwarz)
Dewey Balfa & Tracy Schwarz
1976
Uncle Adam's Banana
Dewey Balfa And Rodney Balfa
1973
Le Chant Du Monde
7"
'Tit Galop Pour Mamou / Two Step De L'anse A Paille
Dewey Balfa & The Balfa Bros.*
Swallow Records
7", Single
La Chanson De Les Mardi Gras / Dying In Misery
Dewey Balfa & The Balfa Bros.*
La Vie De Riley
Riley Family Band
2022
Valcour Records
CD, Album
La Musique Traditionnelle Débranchée = Traditional Music Unplugged
Kevin Naquin & Cajun Preservation
2022
Swallow Records, Swallow Records
CD, Album
Le Tour Du Grand Bois
Edith Butler
2021
30 Years Live!
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
2019
Valcour Records
CD, Album
Starday Custom Series #500-675 (Rockabilly, Country, Hillbilly, And Gospel 1953 - 1957)
Various
2017
Be! Sharp Records
10xCD, Comp
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou - Nights Of Sin, Dirty Deals And Love Sick Souls
Various
2016
Ace
CD, Comp
Valse de Noël: An Acadian-Cajun Christmas Revels
The Revels (5), George Emlen
2016
Revels Records, Revels Inc.
CD, Album
Live At Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles 1992-2014
Walter Mouton And The Scott Playboys
2016
Swallow Records, Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles, Center For Louisiana Studies
CD, Album
Voyageurs
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
2015
Not On Label (Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys Self-released)
CD, Album
Love's Lies
The Magnolia Sisters*
2014
Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records
CD, Album
Rhythm 'N' Bluesin' By The Bayou - Rompin' & Stompin'
Various
2014
Ace
CD, Comp
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes....
La Récolte
2014
Lost 45 Productions
CDr, Album, RE
Danser
Pine Leaf Boys
2013
Valcour Records
CD, Album, Enh
Master Of The Cajun Accordion - The Classic Swallow Recordings
Nathan Abshire With His Pine Grove Boys* And The Balfa Brothers
2013
Ace
CD, Comp
Leopard Skin Coat
Swamperella
2013
Cattail Records
CD, Album
Bill Boelens Presents: Festivals Acadiens 1991-1997
Various
2012
Center For Louisiana Studies, Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles
CD, Album
Cajun Honky Tonk (The Khoury Recordings Volume 2)
Various
2012
Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
A Retrospective - Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles 1977-2010
The Balfa Family
2012
Valcour Records, Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles, Center For Louisiana Studies
CD, Comp
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Music From The Motion Picture)
Dan Romer And Benh Zeitlin
2012
Mélange
Tony Truant & Ses 2 Solutions
2011
Nova Express, Poussinet
CD, Album
Live In NYC
Holshouser*, Bennink* & Moore*
2011
Ramboy Recordings, Ramboy Recordings
CD, Album
Best Of Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles 2002
Various
2011
Valcour Records, Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles, CCET
CD
Back Home
Pine Leaf Boys
2010
Valcour Records
CD, Album
The Newport Field Recordings, 1964-1967 - Louisiana Cajun + Creole
Various
2010
Rounder Records
CD, Comp, RE
Collection Souvenir Volume 6 - Extraits des éditions 2007, 2008 et 2009
Festival Mémoire et Racines
2010
Lanaudiére Mémoire & Racines
CD, Comp
Taste Of Louisiana
Arve Håland's Cajun Gumbo Special Guest: Al Berard
2009
Baluba Records
CD, Album
The Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire
The Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire
2008
Field Recorders' Collective
CD, Album
Homage Au Passé
Pine Leaf Boys
2008
Lionsgate
CD, Album
Mes Racines Cadien Sont Creux = My Cajun Roots Are Deep
Ray Landry And Friends
2008
Swallow Records
CD, Album
Festivals Acadiens Live 1981
Various
2008
Le Poteau De Coin = The Corner Post
Kyle Huval And The Dixie Club Ramblers
2007
Swallow Records, Swallow Records
CD, Album
Allons Boire Un Coup (A Collection Of Cajun And Creole Drinking Songs)
Various
2006
Valcour Records
CD
Racines
Racines (2)
2006
Swallow Records, Swallow Records
CD, Album
Mercredi Soir Passé
Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys*
2006
Swallow Records, Swallow Records, Bayou Groove Productions, Inc.
CD
A Trip To The Holiday Lounge
Charivari (2)
2005
Rounder Records
CD, Album
Après Faire Le Boogie Woogie
Magnolia Sisters
2004
Rounder Select, Rounder Select
CD, Album
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans
Various
2004
Shout! Factory
4xCD, Comp + Box
At This Stage...30 Years At The Wheatland Music Festival
Various
2004
White Pine Music
CD, Album, Enh
T-Salé
T-Salé
2004
Swallow Records, Swallow Records
CD, Album
Do You Know How It Feels?
John Leger & Débris Cajun Band
2004
Swallow Records, Swallow Records
CD, Album
Cajun Champs
Various
2004
Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
The Rough Guide To American Roots
Various
2003
Pilette Breakdown
Lost Bayou Ramblers
2003
Legends Of Cajun Music
The Balfa Brothers
2002
Music Catalogue Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
CD, Album
Jolie Coeur
Magnolia Cajun Band
2002
R&M Records (5)
CD
Cajun Du Nord On The Bayou
Cajun Du Nord
2002
Fais Do Do Records
CD, Album
Belle Louisiane
Feufollet
2001
Feufollet Records
CD, Album
Cajun Music
Kermit Venable & Beaubassin Cajun Band
2001
Lil' Band O' Gold
Lil' Band O' Gold
2000
Shanachie
CD, Album
Cajun Du Nord In Louisiana
Cajun Du Nord
2000
Swallow Records
CD, Album
Tanz & Folkfest Rudolstadt 2000
Various
2000
Heideck
CD, Comp
Feet Off The Ground (Old And New Cajun Tunes)
Al Berard & Karen England (2)
2000
Swallow Records
CD, Album
Le 'Tit Coeur Cajin = The Little Cajun Heart
Kira Viator And Liquid Lace
1999
Fais Do Do Records
CD, Album
Calcasieu Cajun Style
Shawn P. Saucier* - E.J. Rogers And Calcasieu Cajuns*
1999
Lanor Records
CD
Cajun Collection
Various
1998
Summit (4)
CD, Comp
Bayou Ruler
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys*
1998
Deep Water
The Hackberry Ramblers*
1997
Hot Biscuits Recording Company
CD, Album
The Best Of Beausoleil
Beausoleil
1997
Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records
CD, Album, Comp
Louisiane = Louisiana
Gérard Dôle
1997
Air Mail Music
CD, Comp
Le Blues Du Voyageur (Musique De Louisiane)
Cajun Express
1997
Not On Label
CD, Album
Lâchez-Les !
Bélisaire
1997
Production Bélisaire
CD, Album
Friday At Last
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys*
1997
15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
Various
1996
Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
Crossroads: Southern Routes
Various
1996
Smithsonian Folkways
CD, Comp, Enh
The American Fogies, Volume Two
Various
1996
Rounder Records
CD
Ossun Blues
Horace Trahan
1996
Swallow Records
CD, Album
Deux Voyages
Balfa Toujours
1996
Rounder Records
CD, Album
The Real Music Box (25 Years Of Rounder Records)
Various
1995
Rounder Records
9xCD, Comp + Box
More Cajun Music And Zydeco
Various
1995
Rounder Records
CD, Comp
Cajun Honky Tonk: The Khoury Recordings
Various
1995
Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
Hot Cajun Country
Various
1995
K-Tel
Cass, Comp
Louisiana Spice: 25 Years Of Louisiana Music On Rounder Records
Various
1995
New Cajun Tradition
Balfa Toujours
1995
Kings Of Cajun Vol III
Various
1994
Live!
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys*
1994
Trace Of Time
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys*
1993
Rounder Records
CD, Album
Catch My Hat
Mamou Prairie Band
1993
Swallow Records, Swallow Records
CD, Album
Cajun Sentiment Avec Le Band Passepartout
Le Band Passepartout
1993
Swallow Records
CD, Album
French Blues
Nathan Abshire And His Pine Grove Boys*
1993
Cajun Classics (Kings Of Cajun At Their Very Best)
Various
1993
Cajun Classics (The Kings Of Cajun – At Their Very Best)
Various
1993
Co Co Colinda
Gérard Dôle
1992
Playa Sound
CD, Album
Their Swallow Recordings
Beausoleil
1992
Ace
CD, Comp
Cajun & Zydeco Mardi Gras!
Various
1992
Maison De Soul, Maison De Soul
CD, Comp
Kings Of Cajun
Various
1992
'Tit Galop Pour Mamou
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
1992
Port Arthur Blues
Dewey Balfa
Pine Grove Blues
Dewey Balfa
Petite Fille De La Campagne
Dewey Balfa
La Danse De Mardi Gras
Dewey Balfa
La Jolie Blonde
Dewey Balfa
J'ai Ete Au Bal (I Went to the Dance)
Dewey Balfa
Ma Chère Maman Créole
Dewey Balfa
Equand J'etais Petit
Dewey Balfa
Blues in Cajun Fiddling "Les Bars de la Prison"
Dewey Balfa
Grand Mamou
Dewey Balfa
Jolie Blonde
Dewey Balfa
Mardi Gras Jig
Dewey Balfa
Interview On Cajun Dances: "Jolie Blon"
Dewey Balfa
Jolie Blonde du Bayou (Pretty Blonde of the Bayou)
Dewey Balfa
My Old Wagon
Dewey Balfa
Chameaux One-Step
Dewey Balfa
Sliding Notes: "The Port Arthur Blues" (Leo Soileau)
Dewey Balfa
Indian on a Stump (Arr. D. Balfa, Flat Town Music)
Dewey Balfa
Cajun Reel
Dewey Balfa
La Valse de Gran Bois (Arr. D. Balfa, Flat Town Music)
Dewey Balfa
