Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet

Accession No.: 
BE1-093

00:45 - Cajun revival - Bernard says there are two concurrent movements - Genteel Acadian movement, parallel grassroots movement in the mid 60s;
05:45 - James Domengeaux/CODOFIL;
07:20 - Balfa Brothers at Newport Folk Fest. Barry talks about how he, Zachary Richard, and their peers were involved in the revival;
09:00 - He was a student aid at CODOFIL for a while. Mentions that he and Zachary were sometimes militant, would refuse to speak English at times;
10:30 - Other leaders of the revival - David Marcantel, Warren Perrin, Richard Guidry;
11:20 - Dudley LeBlanc;
12:50 - Domengeaux's efforts;
15:00 - French language revival in Canada
17:00 - Discussing how early French education in Louisiana did not work;
18:20 - More on Domengeaux's approach and personal opinions;
20:45 - 1950s - people from rural areas moved to the city for work, intensified the notion of what their culture was;
22:00 - America's interest in folk music in the early 60s; Pete Seeger's influence;
23:20 - Civil Rights Movement;
25:00 - Discusses his studies at Indiana University;
29:00 - Quebec's role in the revival in Louisiana;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
CODOFIL; French language, Louisiana
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Recording date: 
Friday, February 27, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:09
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, April 8, 2024
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
AIFF
Bit Depth: 
16
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore