Interview with Ambrose Thibodeaux

Accession No.: 
CR1-004

Tape print-through is audible for the first few minutes;

00:30 - In the early days, dances were typically once per week;
01:45 - At the dancehall that Ambrose grew up playing, dances were usually Sunday afternoons. They would usually start at 1 in the afternoon and they'd go until dark;
03:34 - Dances that happened at night time usually went until 11 pm;
04:45 - Talking about crowd sizes - house dances might have 20 couples;
06:55 - Dancehalls became more popular when more automobiles were used;
09:30 - Ambrose talking about modern life vs. old days. Talks about how people used to save more money, today people spend money they shouldn't spend;
16:45 - Ambrose says that most of the old songs he plays are still popular these days. Talks about jigs, mazurkas, polkas. Square dances were danced as a group, other types of dances were only danced as couples;
20:45 - Talking about current popular songs;
23:45 - More about old songs that are still played - La valse des Cajuns (Angelas LeJeune), La valse de Grand Marais, Chère tout tout, Kaplan Waltz;
29:45 - Talking about Belton Richard - Ambrose says Belton ruined his career because he mixed other influences into his music

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Cravey, Keith and Mark Granger
Subject: 
French, Cajun, Louisiana, Folk Music, Oral History, Accordion
Creator: 
Keith Cravey and Mark Granger
Recording date: 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies and Keith Cravey
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:49
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Original Format: 
Reel to Reel 7 inch
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4