Varise Conner (October 21, 1906 – June 19, 1994) was a Cajun fiddler born in Lake Arthur, Louisiana. His works and personality has inspired many prominent Cajun musicians. He was the son of Arsen and Emma Granger Conner. He was a third generation fiddler: his grandfather, Octave Conner, was also a fiddler.
Profile: Cajun fiddler, born October 21, 1906 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana; died June 19, 1994. Louisiana Folk Masters: Varise Conner (CD). Louisiana Crossroads Records.
Van Conner (born March 17, 1967 in Apple Valley, California) is an American rock musician. In 1984 he co-founded the band Screaming Trees with his brother Gary Lee Conner and close friends Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel. On the 25 June 2000 Screaming Trees announced their official breakup. Conner would start a low key band under the name Gardener which released its only album in the 1990s under the name New Dawning Time.
October 21, 1906 (age 87). Lake Arthur, Louisiana. His ancestry can be traced to Ireland, when William Conner immigrated to Louisiana in the mid 18th century and to the French Acadians who arrived in Louisiana in the 1750s from what is now Nova Scotia. He started to play the fiddle at the age of 9. His father bought him a copy of a 1713 Stradivarius violin. Soon after forming a family string band known as The Conner Boys, they were playing local dance halls. Conner is known for the Lake Arthur Stomp, which was originally called Lake Arthur Two-Step.
Varise Conner on the cover of "Louisiana Folk Masters - Varise Conner". Background information. Varise Conner (October 21, 1906 – June 19, 1994) was a Cajun fiddler born in Lake Arthur, Louisiana Contents.
Varise Conner (1906-1994) has been called the "greatest unrecorded Cajun musician.
Louisiana Folk Masters - Varise Conner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Crossroads Records. Louisiana Folk Masters - Varise Conner, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Crossroads Records. Varise Conner (October 21, 1906 – June 19, 1994) was a Cajun fiddler born in Lake Arthur, Louisiana. His works an. arise Conner on the cover of "Louisiana Folk Masters - Varise Conner".
This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
1 | Valse À MiltonArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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2 | Polka À VariseArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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3 | Drunkard's WaltzArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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4 | KentuckyWritten-By – Karl Davis |
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5 | La CarolineArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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6 | Lake Arthur ShuffleWritten-By, Arranged By – Varise Conner |
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7 | Jimmy Bryant's WaltzArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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8 | Aguillard Two-stepArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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9 | Andy's WaltzArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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10 | L'histoire Du Violon De Varise | 2:20 |
11 | St. Louis BluesWritten-By – W.C. Handy* |
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12 | You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)Written-By – Billy Rose, Con Conrad |
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13 | Creole WaltzArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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14 | Chère BoucletteArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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15 | La Mazurka D'Eugene MichonArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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16 | Rêve Du DiableArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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17 | HobsonArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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18 | Down SouthArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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19 | Lake Arthur StompArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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20 | Sawmill Two-stepArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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21 | Lake Arthur Two-stepArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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22 | Valse À AbeArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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23 | Valse À Elise MalletArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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24 | La MalheureuseArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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25 | Sabine BluesArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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26 | Perrodin Two-stepArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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27 | Old Cajun WaltzArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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28 | Rabbit Stole The PumpkinArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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29 | Bascom Mouton Remembered | 2:11 |
30 | J'ai Été Au BalWritten-By – Iry LeJeune |
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31 | Grand MamouArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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32 | Grand BasileArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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33 | Chère BassetteArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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34 | Goodnight WaltzArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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35 | Sawmill RagArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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36 | Varise Conner RagArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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37 | Memphis BluesWritten-By – W.C. Handy* |
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38 | ChacoterArranged By – Varise ConnerWritten-By – Traditional |
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39 | Varise Remembers | 8:13 |