What music genres shaped the unique sound of fiddle player Dewey Balfa?
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Early in his life Balfa heard Cajun music in a purely traditional setting. "In my days … there were neighborhood house dances, and you only went by invitation," he told Sing Out! Even years later, though he was acutely aware of the differences in styles among Cajun musicians, the playing of Anglo-American fiddlers all sounded alike to him. Nevertheless, Balfa's own style was shaped by several influences. During World War II he left home for a shipbuilding job in Texas, where he learned to emulate the Texas swing music of fiddler band leader Bob Wills and his contemporaries. Balfa also admired the playing of Louisiana fiddler Harry Choates, who was himself heavily influenced by Texas swing.
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