Acadia North and South - Zachary Richard interviewing Louis Michot

Accession No.: 
AC3-001

00:44 - Welcome to "La Roue qui pend" (The Hanging Wheel)
00:55 - Speaking about the survival of Louisiana's French language and how Louis Michot is helping to keep it alive
01:55 - The Louis Michot Regeneration (The Lost Bayou Ramblers playing "High Society")
03:00 - Zachary meets Louis and friends/family (Jon Bertrand, Andre Michot, Ashlee Michot)
04:42 - Zachary, Louis, and others start playing music
05:40 - Zachary asks Louis how important it is for him and the younger generation to keep Cajun French and music alive
06:09 - Louis singing with others playing in the background - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special
06:25 - Louis talks about his past with Cajun music and seeing its growing popularity
06:39 - Talks about the lyrics of Cajun French songs and what they mean to him and for others of Cajun descent
07:27 - Traveling to "La Roue qui pend" (The Hanging Wheel); La valse de Balfa in the background
07:47 - Shows the hanging wheel and explains what it was used for
07:54 - Louis talks about stories he has heard of "Cajun Gypsies"
09:15 - Zachary and Louis arrive at Ethel Mae Bourque's house (the woman who inspired Louis)
10:45 - Ethel Mae Bourque starts singing a song she wrote about Hurricane Andrew at the dinner table as the others listen and eat gumbo
12:15 - Scenes of flooding in the area
12:35 - Zachary asks Louis if preserving a pure version of Cajun French is important to him
13:59 - Louis plays the fiddle while Ethel Mae Bourque sings "La valse de Holly Beach"
15:23 - Louis talks about having friends that speak French with him and how he has to convince older Cajuns to speak French with him
16:39 - Louis playing and singing in the Blue Moon Saloon
16:55 - Louis talks about the singers that want to learn French to understand what they are singing
17:29 - Playing music at a crawfish boil
18:40 - Louis and his girlfriend (Now wife, Ashlee) talking about how French brought them together
21:00 - Georgette LeBlanc talking about life in Louisiana

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Acadia North and South Collection
Subject: 
Cajun, French, Louisiana, Folk Music, Ballads
Creator: 
Charles Larroque
Recording date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Broussard, LA
Publisher: 
Charles Larroque / Louisiane à la carte
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:58
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