Ambrose Thibodeaux:

AN1.255.i

-First accordion "Lester Brand"; Father; Monarch and Sterling accordions; His current accordion; 38 years without playing
-Courtship practices; Raising a family
-La vie d'un musicien; Jouer des bals dans le temps; Leaving music for marriage and starting again 38 years later
-First record with La Louisianne; Popularity of Cajun music at festivals
-Appreciation of style and timing and the importance for dancing; Tour de force in young musicians; The current state of music--festivals
-difference between music of the old days and now
-difference of singing in English or French
-the story of "Kaplan Waltz"; plays Kaplan Waltz; differences of other songs
-songwriting

AN1.255.ii

-differences of other songs
-Two-step des platins
-songwriting
-La valse d'Independence

Ambrose Thibodeaux (72)

***Possible Copy of AN1-118 + AN1-121?***