A rendez-vous in France with the Wild West (French C&W Festival)

International Herald Tribune ^ | 8/8/2007 | Ruth Ellen Gruber

[dfwgator]

Seems that foreigners like our old west lore.

I remember that Leonid Brezhnev would stay up late in the Kremlin watching Westerns.

Though I suspect he wasn't a fan of this "Western":

[Fiji Hill]

Perhaps the following vintage country western tunes by Louisiana groups will be heard:

• "Tu Peus Pas Me Fair Ce" by The Alley Boys of Abbeville (1938)
• "Va Veuvre de la Coulee" by Happy Fats & The Rayne-Bo Ramblers (1940)
• "Jolie Blon" by Harry Choates & His Melody Boys" (1946)

[mrsmel]

LOL His signature sound :) I love it.

[mrsmel]

There was a fantastic book that came out over 10 years ago, I think, about the West, a kind of humorous coffee table book on the history, lore, and kitcsh. It was written by a husband and wife, IIRC. I can’t remember the name of it, and it’s driving me crazy, because I didn’t buy it then (I worked in a bookstore too!), and I want to, and I don’t remember the title!

[The Great RJ]

We would welcome French visitors out here in the “real” west.