Gathering and Jam Session at Varise Conner's House

Accession No.: 
CO8-001

Jam Session with George Conner, Varise Conner, Ken Smith, Buford Smith, Raymond Benoit

00:01:10 - Varise talks about Lionel Leleux's violins - says that he has a Stradivari and Guarneri - Purchased at an auction of an old doctor;
00:02:30 - Varise talks about his fiddle and a Maggini fiddle;
00:07:12 - Chère tout tout
00:09:50 - Mulberry Branch (fragment)
00:11:25 - Turkey in the Straw;
00:14:07 - Madame Etienne;
00:16:45 - Perrodin Two Step
00:19:00 - Introducing people in the Jam Session
00:21:15 - Beaumont Rag (fragment)
00:23:45 - Over the Waves (fragment)
00:25:20 - Grand Night Special;
00:27:00 - Joke told about a Cajun named Pierre;
00:28:32 - Lafayette Playboy's Waltz;
00:32:15 - Varise talks about a musician named F.P. Smith - Says that he owned a couple of violins that he liked. One had rounded ribs (russian style);
00:35:35 - J'ai étais au bal;
00:40:05 - Pine Grove Blues;
00:44:06 - Jolie Blonde;
00:47:18 - La valse de Bayou Teche;
00:51:00 - Lacassine Special;
00:53:20 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
00:56:50 - Westphalia Waltz;
01:01:15 - 99 Year Waltz;
01:07:07 - Lake Arthur Stomp;
01:10:50 - Unnamed fiddler joins the jam;
01:14:25 - Blues tune;
01:17:18 - Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain;
01:21:15 - Allons à Lafayette
01:25:30 - Roly Poly;
01:27:55 - Westphalia Waltz;
01:32:45 - Madame Sosthaine;
01:35:15 - Unnamed tune;
01:39:10 - Over the Waves
01:42:12 - Varise Conner joins the jam session, he's frustrated by his playing since his bow arm is shaking;
01:43:20 - Drunkard's Waltz;
01:45:15 - Chère Bébé Creole;
01:46:00 - Varise tells a story about having a stroke and the surgery that he had after the stroke;
01:48:50 - Reno Waltz;
01:51:00 - Chère Bébé Creole;
01:54:40 - Lake Arthur Stomp;
01:56:15 - Joe Turner Blues

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Conner Family
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Folk Music, Live Performance, Fiddle
Creator: 
George Conner
Informants: 
George Conner, Ken Smith
Recording date: 
Friday, November 17, 1989
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Arthur, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies and George Conner
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
02:00:28
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Original Format: 
VHS
Digital Format: 
mp4
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor