Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee

Accession No.: 
SP2-004-1

00:00 - La reel des Frugés;
00:52 - La valse à pop;
03:00 - Nobody’s Baby;
04:33 - Adieu Rosa;
05:33 - La Reel Courtilienne (Cotillion);
06::30 - Tuning;
08:00 - Reel Faché / Mad Reel (Dennis Solo);
09:29 - Reel Faché / Mad Reel (With Will);
10:20 - Dennis says he never recorded that one because Sady couldn't play it well enough;
11:00 - Reel Sauvage;
12:00 - Dennis says his dad was Johnny McGee;
12:25 - Rire pas à moi! Ma chemise est déchirée! (Don’t Laugh at me because my shirt is torn!);
14:00 - Reel des Deshotels / La valse de la point du bois;
15:22 - La valse de la point maigre (L’anse Maigre);
17:00 - Dennis tells Will about where he got his fiddle - bought it from Cyprien Landreneaux;
17:31 - Dennis says that he uses “Black Diamond” Violin Strings; Explains why he likes "hard" strings;
18:00 - Irene, Gotta See Big Joe;
19:30 - Dennis talks about Amédé Ardoin - says he was a great singer, Iry LeJeune comes close;
20:20 - Plays "Jolie Catin" then talks about playing with Amédé Ardoin. Says they made some records together in San Antonio and New Orleans. The record companies stiffed Amédé out of his cut of the records;
22:20 - La valse d'orphelin;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Will Spires and Delilah Lee Lewis Collection
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Folk Music, Live Performance, Fiddle
Creator: 
Will Spires and Delilah Lee Lewis
Informants: 
Will Spires, Delilah Lee Lewis
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 23, 1976
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Will Spires, Delilah Lee Lewis
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:26
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
ACCF - Room A Drawer 21 Row 3