Acadia North and South - Zachary Richard interviewing Charlo Guilbeau

Accession No.: 
AC3-019

Episode 19: Charlo Guilbeau - In the Sea of Cajun Love - Narrated by Zachary Richard

00:52 - Acadians in Louisiana have a hard time because they have to balance between being American and being Acadian;
02:23 - Origin of "Carencro" Zach talks about how so many cultures in Louisiana are mixed together and how it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins;
04:27 - Charlo was born in Carencro, he talks about the first Guilbeau's to come to the area;
05:27 - Charlo and Red Ardoin meet at original Evangeline Downs Racetrack, they talk about riding and raising horses and working at the track;
06:20 - Talking about Cajuns' love for horse racing - Discussion about horse jockies, payouts for races;
09:21 - Zachay and Charlo talk about speaking English and French growing up. Charlo discusses how it made him feel to not be able to speak French in school;
11:24 - Charlo singing an original song;
12:54 - Charlo talks about singing and his approach to songwriting;
14:11 - Charlo and Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite talk about playing music - Hypolite speaking in Creole French;
15:35 - They talk about speaking French and growing up in the country
16:57 - Charlo and Harry singing "Lucille"
17:19 - Rearranging songs so that they can be sung in French;
18:05 - Description of a "fais-do-do." "La porte d'en arrière" being played in the background
20:55 - Charlo, Charles Mann, and Warren Storm talk about their music careers;
22:52 - Charlo shows his granddaughter where he grew up;
23:06 - Zachary talks about the importance of passing down stories to the young members of the family;

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Acadia North and South Collection
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Horse Racing, Creole French, Evangeline Downs, Swamp Pop, Folk Music
Creator: 
Charles Laroque
Recording date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Carencro, LA
Publisher: 
Charles Larroque / Louisiane à la carte
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:48
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Original Format: 
DVD
Digital Format: 
MP4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 3