Dewey Balfa - In-school Cajun music presentation with Rodney Balfa and Freeman Fontenot

Accession No.: 
PR1-001

00:00 - Artists in Schools program origins;
01:30 - Newport Folk Festival;
04:00 - Dewey explains how the grant program works;
08:00 - Dewey say's the Acadians came down to Louisiana with fiddles and percussion instruments;
09:49 - Chère Tout Tout;
12:15 - Explaining Cajun seconding on fiddle; Band Introductions;
16:25 - Example of Cajun seconding on fiddle;
18:30 - Dewey talks about the origins of the diatonic accordion;
19:58 - Demonstrating a waltz on the accordion;
22:20 - Eunice two step on Accordion;
30:55 - French in Louisiana;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Proschan, Frank
Subject: 
Louisiana; French; Cajun; Creole; Folk Music; Educational Program;
Creator: 
Frank Proschan
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
36:41
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4