Will Balfa


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Will Balfa (Born: October 31, 1917 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, USA) was a Cajun fiddler. He died with his brother Rodney Balfa in February 6, 1979 in Bunkie, Louisiana in a car crash.

He was taught to spell his last name Bolfa at school, a habit that stuck and that’s why he’s sometimes credited as Will Bolfa instead of Will Balfa.

APPEARANCES +


Lady Hardanger
Lost Country
2018,
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Kalenda
2017, ,
Cajun
La Récolte
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes....
2014, CDr, Album, RE, Lost 45 Productions
The Balfa Family
A Retrospective - Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles 1977-2010
2012, CD, Comp, Valcour Records, Festivals Acadiens Et Créoles, Center For Louisiana Studies, ,
Cajun
Dan Romer And Benh Zeitlin
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Music From The Motion Picture)
2012
Bayou Deville
See Sharp And Be Natural
2010, CD, New Range Records
Various
The Newport Field Recordings, 1964-1967 - Louisiana Cajun + Creole
2010, CD, Comp, RE, Rounder Records
The Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire
The Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire
2008, CD, Album, Field Recorders' Collective
Charivari
A Trip To The Holiday Lounge
2005, CD, Album, Rounder Records Corp., ,
Cajun
Cleoma's Ghost
Mon Coeur Est Avec Toi
2004, CD, Album, Swallow Records, Swallow Records
Various
Cajun Champs
2004, CD, Comp, Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records
The Red Stick Ramblers
The Red Stick Ramblers
2002, CD, Album, Louisiana Radio Records, Louisiana Radio Records
Various
Evangeline Made: A Tribute To Cajun Music
2002, ,
Cajun
Various
Cajun
2001, ,
Cajun/Zydeco/Folk/Honky Tonk
Kevin Naquin And The Ossun Playboys
Pour La Premiere Fois
1999, CD, Album, Swallow Records
Various
The Rough Guide Music Sampler
1999,
Austin Pitre And His Evangeline Playboys*
Opelousas Waltz
1997, CD, Album, Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records, ,
Cajun/Zydeco
Mack Manuel/Jesse Legé And The Lake Charles Ramblers*
Memoires Du Passé
1997, CD, Album, Swallow Records
Coteau
Highly Seasoned Cajun Music
1997
Various
The Rough Guide To Cajun & Zydeco
1997, ,
Cajun/Zydeco
Balfa Toujours
Deux Voyages
1996, CD, Album, Rounder Records
Balfa Toujours
New Cajun Tradition
1995
Steve Riley And The Mamou Playboys*
Trace Of Time
1993, CD, Album, Rounder Records, ,
Cajun
Beausoleil
Their Swallow Recordings
1992, CD, Comp, Ace, ,
Cajun
David Doucet
Quand J'ai Parti
1991
Beausoleil
Live! From The Left Coast
1990
Beausoleil
Déjà Vu
1990
Various
Cajun Spice: Dance Music From South Louisiana
1989
Beausoleil Avec Canray Fontenot
Allons A Lafayette
1986
Beausoleil
Zydeco Gris Gris
1985
Those Fabulous Legendary & Loveable Balfa Brothers*
Lâche Pas La Patate !
1976, LP, Expression Spontanée
Various
Louisiana Cajun French Music From The Southwest Prairies Vol. 1
1976
Various
J'étais Au Bal (Music From French Louisiana)
1974, ,
Cajun/Zydeco/Swamp Pop
Various
Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés - Musique Cajun De Louisiane
1974
Dewey Balfa & His Musical Brothers
Parlez Nous A Boire / Valse De Balfa
1967, 7", Single, Swallow Records, ,
Cajun
Les Frères Balfa*
Grand Basile
LP, Album, Discovale
Various
Français D'Amérique (Enregistrements Réalisés Entre 1928 Et 2004)
2009, CD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Field Recording/Cajun
Various
France : Une Anthologie Des Musiques Traditionnelles
2009, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Chanson/Musette/Occitan/Catalan Music/Basque Music/Maloya/Séga