Interview with and musical perfomance by Dennis McGee

Accession No.: 
AN1-016

Dennis McGee:

0:00 - Les filles de Benglaise (fragment; Rye Whiskey); Informal discussion on rosin and bows

2:04 - La reel du sauvage; Dennis retuning his fiddle
-Fragment of "La valse qui me fait du mal"
-Tante Aline. Iry LeJeune did "Viens me chercher."

4:47 - La valse des orphelins/La valse des musiciens/Trop jeune pour te marier; Eunice Two-Step
8:05 - Evangeline/Saturday Night Special? (originally cataloged as "One-step de chameau")

11:23 - Valse des Frugé (Louisiana Waltz/Mon papa by Robert Bertrand)
-origins of Tante Aline. Aline was an old black lady

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajun; Folk music; violin; Dennis McGee personal narrative; song origins
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Dennis McGee
Recording date: 
Sunday, April 3, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
13:09
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, June 5, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--5"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 2