Joseph Larade
Louis Leger
Joseph Athanase Larade was a fiddler, singer and brawler from Chéticamp Nova Scotia. He had a unique style of singing while playing the fiddle and was a contemporary of Placide Odo, also from Chéticamp. There are several recordings available of his playing at the Centre D'études Acadiennes Anselme Chisasson at the University of Moncton, as well as a cassette that is sold through the cultural center of Les Trois Pignons in Chéticamp.
Photo of a young Joseph Larade playing for a dance
There are more songs and tunes with sheet music and words by Joseph Larade at the Beaton Institute.
Devon & Dejah Leger on fiddle and DADGAD guitar. This is a tune from the great, though little-known, Acadian fiddler Joseph Larade. He grew up in the French-speaking community of Cheticamp in Nova Scotia . The tune doesnt have a name, but its a beautiful piece.
