Daughter (disambiguation)

A daughter is a female offspring.

Daughter may also refer to:

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Music

The Daughter (2015 film)

The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film directed by Simon Stone. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

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The Daughter (2012 film)

The Daughter (Greek: Η Κόρη, translit. I Kori) is a 2012 Greek drama film directed by Thanos Anastopoulos. It was screened in the City to City section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Jole Blon

Jolie Blonde is a traditional cajun waltz, often called "the cajun national anthem" because of the popularity it had in cajun culture. The song was then later popularized on a nationwide scale by a series of renditions and references in late '40s country songs. It has been the subject of occasional cover later in the 20th century by cajun and classic country revival bands. Becoming a part of the band's repertoire in 1951, "Joli Blon" became the official fight song of McNeese State University in 1970, and it is played by the "Pride of McNeese" band upon scoring at athletic events.

Music

Origins

The original cajun version is a brief address to a "pretty blonde" who had left the singer and moved back in with her family, and is also now in the arms of another man. The singer concludes that there are plenty of other pretty blonde women. The fiddle-based melody dates to before the 1900s.

The earliest recording of the song is believed to be a 1929 version by the family trio Breaux Brothers entitled "Ma blonde est partie", recorded in Atlanta. There is some mystery to its origin. While Amede Breaux is credited with writing the song, it was his sister Cleoma who actually wrote the lyrics and Amede sang the song. Dennis McGee claims the original song was written by Angelas Lejeune as "La Fille De La Veuve (The Widows Daughter)" during WWI and Cleoma rewrote the lyrics, allegedly about Amede's first wife. Lejeune and Ernest Fruge would eventually record this song on November 19, 1929 in New Orleans (Brunswick 558, Melotone M18052). In 1934, Alan Lomax traveled to Louisiana recording artists including the Segura Brothers and their version of "La Fille De La Veuve". Eventually, in 1951, Amede Breaux would form the band Acadian Aces and record the song with the title "Jole Blonde" for J. D. "Jay" Miller's Feature Records (F-1023).

The Balham Alligators

The Balham Alligators were a band from London that mixed rock 'n' roll, cajun, country and R&B. The band centred on singer and instrumentalist Geraint Watkins.

Career

The band came together by chance at a London pub in 1983. The original line-up consisted of Geraint Watkins, Robin McKidd, Kieran O'Connor, Arthur Kitchener, and Gary Rickard. The Alligators played a hybrid blend of musical styles, including Rock 'n' Roll', Blues, R&B, Celtic Folk, Swamp-Pop, Country, Swing, Cajun & Zydeco.

The Balham Alligators performed in venues around Europe. Early albums included The Balham Alligators and Life In A Bus Lane. The pressure of constant touring began to take its toll with the continued ill-health and eventual death of Kieran O'Connor (d. 1991), the departure of Kitchener and Ron Kavana, and despite the recruitment of Pete Dennis to replace Kitchener convinced the remaining members it was time to call it a day.

The following years were spent pursuing individual projects with Watkins and Rickard working with Charlie Hart as, Rickard, Watkins & Hart, with Watkins eventually leading his own outfit, The Wobblers, in 1992. Robin McKidd formed The Companions of The Rosy Hours a western-swing band. Despite the four years since the original band's demise, McKidd was still receiving offers of work for the Alligators, persuading Watkins and Rickard to try out a few gigs with The Wobblers as a backing band, it became apparent that the Alligators were still a viable concern. Bolstered with morale and momentum they recruited session musician, Bobby Irwin on drums and ex-Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers' bass guitarist Paul Riley and by the latter half of 1995 they recorded Gateway To The South (1996) and followed by Cajun Dance Party (1997).