The cabrette is a bagpipe from Auvergne, probably originated in Paris at the end of the last century from a cross between a musette and a cornemuse brought by migrants from Auvergne. After these returned to the Auvergne, the cabrette quickly spread across the Massif Central. The cabrette enjoyed great popularity until the Second World War. After that, interest waned. Recently, however, the cabrette
… has enjoyed a revival. Dominique Paris plays various polkas, waltzes and bourrees on this CD. (GO) _more
