Interview with Daniel Coolik

Accession No.: 
QUI-015

00:57 – New Miner by One Leg Up
04:43 – Interview
- Grew up in Atlanta, Georgia
- Lived in Asheville, North Carolina
- Came to Louisiana for the Blackpot Festival
- Grew up listening to 60’s and 70’s rock n’ roll, and then got into Bill Monroe
- Started playing guitar
10:24 – Toy Heart by Bill Monroe
13:10 – Interview
- Talks about branching out in musical influences
- Majored in history
16:22 – Open Letter to Duke by Charles Mingus
21:17 – Interview
- Talks about Old Time music scene in Atlanta, Georgia
25:06 – Four Cent Cotton by Skillet Lickers
27:56 – Interview
- Talks about the story of the Skillet Lickers
- Got introduced to a lot of music from a high school teacher
- Went to bluegrass jams every week in Atlanta
- Started playing mandolin and banjo
33:08 – Bumblebee in the Gourd by Cary Fridley
37:22 – Interview
- Moved to Asheville, North Carolina right after high school
- Started playing lot of gigs with a lot of musicians
- Got fired from a country blues band for being “too avant-garde"
41:05 – Absinth I Drink You, Absinth I Eat You by Taraf de Haidouks
46:04 – Interview
- Took mandolin lessons with Andy Statman, who played traditional Jewish music on mandolin
50:00 - Unknown Song
53:25 – I'll See You in My Dreams by Django Reinhardt
55:55 – Interview
- Talks about first time playing with Kevin Wimmer
55:58 – Bernadette by Balfa Toujours

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Corey Porche - Quoi Ya Radio Show
Subject: 
Cajun Music, Old Time, Bluegrass
Creator: 
Corey Porche
Informants: 
Corey Porche, Daniel Coolik
Recording date: 
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies; Corey Porche; KRVS
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
59:45
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Original Format: 
Born Digital
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1 kHz