Best Cajunsteel again! No 2!

Andy Zahnd · Post by **Andy Zahnd** » 24 Jan 2010 11:03 am

watch out for this guy... he's the Master of cajunsteel...Murnel Babineaux and his brandnew red Rittenberry! I really love this stoff!!!!!! Watch it and get frustrated.... try it to play... it's only easy when you watch it from the Master....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yegkv6guAI4

if you like it... watch this:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=175397

Ricky Thibodeaux · Post by **Ricky Thibodeaux** » 25 Jan 2010 4:15 pm

Bad to da bone.... Thanks bro

Gregg Laiben · Post by **Gregg Laiben** » 25 Jan 2010 5:02 pm

Thanks for a great link!!

Andy Zahnd · Post by **Andy Zahnd** » 28 Jan 2010 8:00 am

why so many steelplayers missing this one?

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 28 Jan 2010 8:19 am

Yep ! il est bon le cousin !

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 28 Jan 2010 11:58 am

Hey Crowbear!!

The cousin is good??? You make me laugh, man !

How is it going in Pyrenees?

I spent a year playing in Germany and never made it back to the homeland. My ancestors are from Poitou, France. Know where that is?

Murnel

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 28 Jan 2010 12:57 pm

Poitou is a region Murnel
La Rochelle is it's main port
a lot of French shipped out of there on their way to Canada

http://www.europa-pages.com/france/maps ... entes.html

Manfred Schall · Post by **Manfred Schall** » 28 Jan 2010 1:30 pm

Excellent. WOW
I like things like that.

Thanks and cheers,
Manfred

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 28 Jan 2010 2:18 pm

Crowbear. That's all of the info I have about their geographical origin. 40 miles inland of New Rochelle.

Nicolas Babineau 18 years of age when boarding New Rochelle. Nicolas had 5 boys. His son Clement is on my branch of ancestry.

His brother Jean also went to Acadie, but had 2 girls.

Ricky Thibodeaux · Post by **Ricky Thibodeaux** » 28 Jan 2010 6:14 pm

Murnel, my ancestors are from around Church Point, Bosco and Lafayette hehe. You might know my dad Geno Thibodeaux. He told me your dad played fiddle with him many many moons ago. They called him T-Bab I think. Take care bro

David Higginbotham · Post by **David Higginbotham** » 28 Jan 2010 6:27 pm

Ricky, I think everyone around here know about both you and Murnel's Dads! Awesome singer/accordionist and an awesome fiddler...

Ricky Thibodeaux · Post by **Ricky Thibodeaux** » 29 Jan 2010 3:39 am

Hey David, I watched a youtube clip the other day of you playing steel at Randol's. Sounds great bro. How's Jimmy doing. Tell him I said hello. Take care...Ricky

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 31 Jan 2010 7:33 pm

This type of steel guitar playing is very important to me. Pedal steel guitar's involvement in cajun music for the last 70 years will be carried on by the younger generations coming up. Any young player can count on me to share this style of steel playing with them.

Murnel

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 31 Jan 2010 9:39 pm

Younger players? Us old codgers love that stuff too!

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 31 Jan 2010 11:46 pm

Clyde, sorry about that - I didn't mean it that way. If you would like to learn more about this particular style, I would be more than happy to share all of it.

Murnel

Ricky Thibodeaux · Post by **Ricky Thibodeaux** » 1 Feb 2010 2:42 pm

It's ashame that more and more cajun bands are doing away with steel. Guess its hard to find someone now days to play that style.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 2 Feb 2010 12:55 am

come on steelers, get it on the cajun 2 step
just think of all that good ol' down home cajun food that comes w: the job
c'est la bonne place !

Andy Zahnd · Post by **Andy Zahnd** » 7 Feb 2010 12:22 pm

same thing on C 6th... is he something???!!!

Murnel Babineaux is the best!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ccwN0S9km4

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 15 Feb 2010 1:49 am

Andy, you are a CheeseBall™ !

Jim Lindsey (Louisiana) · Post by **Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)** » 17 Feb 2010 10:52 am

Man, I really enjoy seeing Murnel play on these videos. You're right, Andy, he is something!

Seeing all this Cajun music also brings back a lot of memories for me, too. Some of those memories are a little humorous. Here's a quick one for you.

When I was in my earlier years of playing steel, I was playing in Louisiana (in Alexandria) and there were times when the band I was playing with jumped off into some Cajun tunes. One thing I always found interesting was that at the end of every single Cajun song we played, regardless of what key it may have been in, after we hit the last note the whole band would strike a resounding "C" chord.

It was fun trying to adapt my country styled picking into these songs that, if I remember correctly, the singer called Zydeco. Most of them were songs that I could hear the chord progressions on and follow, but there were a few that I couldn't discern the chord structure on at all and didn't have a clue.

Sometimes the singer, who had a great sense of humor, would do this to me on purpose. He'd suddenly call off a tune saying, "We're gonna play (name of the song in French)" and they'd just kick it off without ever telling me what key it was in and from the very first note I was completely lost. A few times the singer was so tickled at my dilemma that he'd laugh so hard he could barely sing.

When I train-wrecked trying chords, I tried single string passages and still train-wrecked. Seeing my frustration, the lead guitarist asked me what was wrong and I told him I didn't have a clue on these songs they were playing. He just laughed and said, "Aw, man, that's no problem. When in doubt, go to 'C' and wait."

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 18 Feb 2010 9:17 pm

Thanks, Jim. Some of the Cajun songs have split bars. Sometimes before, sometimes after a normal bar would begin and end.

If the Lord is willing, I'll be performing at the Dallas Steel Guitar Show on March 11th. Come by and say hello, Jim. I'll be at the Rittenberry both, as well.

Murnel

Steve Palousek · Post by **Steve Palousek** » 20 Feb 2010 2:00 pm

I've had the honor of a visit from Murnel and I've never heard anything like this. He educated me on the style of Cajun steel guitar. The open string thing is amazing! I have a few open string licks but nothing like this.I also have to mention the jam session we had in my studio a few months back. Murnel brought along Joe Rogers and Richard Comeaux. these guys are all amazing players! They also brought all the makin's to make me and my family one hell of a pot of gumbo. I miss you guys, come see me! Also Murnel, that Rittenberry looks and sounds awesome!

Marcel Parijs · Post by **Marcel Parijs** » 20 Feb 2010 4:07 pm

That's great stuff from Murnel. Different style to play also with the open strings. Great job.

Thanks for the story Steve. I have a old tape from a past convention with Rishard Comeaux. He plays at that time on a Dekley Steel. Man he is amazing. But don't forget your self Steve. Your my hero too. I hope one day to record some songs in your studio.

Marcel

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 20 Feb 2010 4:27 pm

Thanks, Steve. You've been a very good friend to me!

Marcel,

Richard Comeaux will be performing with me at the Dallas Steel Guitar Jamboree.

Come by and see us.

Murnel

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 20 Feb 2010 4:32 pm

Steve,

Believe me, the pleasure was all ours!! If I had a 10th of the musical knowledge in your head I would be elated. Gonna have to do gumbo AND BBQ the next trip.

Joe Rogers

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