Varise Connor (Violin), Eric Benoit (Guitar), Michael Doucet (Violin)

0:00 - Story of visit with Bascom Mouton and tuning high. Ulysse Fontenot was the best rhythm man Varise ever had
-'Creole Waltz'. '7th fret in B'. Lionel wrote to his son in the army and said there's something he's never heard before
-Just figured out lately how it was tuned. Easier to tune guitar up (2nd fret)
-'American Two-Step'
-'Sawmill Two-Step'. Varise never names tunes, just makes up tunes

5:30 - Lionel's visit with Varise and drinking whiskey out of teacups so ladies wouldn't know
-Lionel left with Barry but left his keys and everything at Varise's. By the time he got back to Lake Arthur, it was almost daylight
-Lionel wouldn't find his way back until he had another drink
-'Old Cajun Waltz'

9:20 - Old guitar Eric played when he was younger. Back of guitar had different colors of wood
-Hummingbirds, butterflies, flowers. From Mrs. Henry Rupert. Andy learned on that guitar
-Schexnyder from Crowley makes arch top guitars/fiddles
-He makes everything except the strings and pegs. Like LeLeux making fiddles

11:48 - 'Kentucky in G'
-'La valse du soûlard'

16:43 - 'Westphalia Waltz'
-Last dance was just as energetic/lively as the first one. Didn't have to drink to be like that. Very likable fellow
-He might not have won contests, but Varise liked his style. Cajun and Spanish music was livelier than any other music
-But Cajuns break rules by playing one tune, then taking parts of other tunes to make a new one
-Bascom's wife backed him up on guitar, "but she only knew one note" according to Varise
-He would dance in his chair and would break factory chairs. Only homemade chairs could handle him

22:26 - Bascom told Lionel about the first time he saw Varise
-There's a Connor in Lake Arthur who plays real well, but not very loud
-Big fingers on guitar look like hammerhead. Ulysse Fontenot as rhythm man

23:17 - Bascom Mouton tune - 'The Rabbit Stole the Pumpkin'

25:25 - Bascom Mouton would sing. Use of kazoo in his songs. Tuning fiddle so high and singing so high. Excited
-'You'd Better See Your Mama Every Night' (like Bascom in D/Varise plays it in G)