Interview with Felix Richard, Sterling Richard, Barry Ancelet, Lula Landry, et al.
Interview with Felix Richard et al:
0:00 - Felix Richard talks about Cajuns being of mixed blood
2:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the "melting pot" of Cajun culture; Acadian interaction with Native Americans
4:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the influence of different cultures on Cajun music and cuisine
5:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about the influence of the blues on Cajun music
6:00 - Felix Richard talks about Bois Sec Ardoin, Creole music, Zydeco music, accordion playing
7:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the differences between Cajun and Creole music, dancing
10:30 - Alan Lomax talks about dancing in New Orleans
11:40 - Felix Richard talks about dance halls giving away a cake to the best dancers
13:25 - Felix Richard and his son play "Les flammes d'enfer"
16:30 - Felix Richard and his son play "Les flammes d'enfer"
18:20 - Felix Richard talks about accordion playing
20:50 - Felix Richard plays "Chère Toute Toute"
21:40 - Felix Richard talks about growing up playing accordion, his father playing accordion
-passing accordion down to his son, how accordions work
24:45 - Felix Richard talks about songwriting
25:37 - Felix Richard talks about Lawrence Walker writing "Chère Alyce"
27:30 - Felix Richard and Sterling Richard play "Chère Alyce"
30:00 - Sterling Richard talks about the meaning of the lyrics of "Chère Alyce"
31:00 - Felix Richard and Sterling Richard talk the theme of women bringing sorry to men in Cajun music
32:40 - Sterling Richard talks about the song "J'ai été au bal", joy in Cajun music
33:47 - footage starts over
53:54 - St John Berchmans Church in Cankton, Barry Ancelet talks about Cankton being a frontier town
-the church being an example of the arrival of civilization on the Louisiana prairies, isolation
55:45 - Barry Ancelet tells a story about men on horseback shooting out the kerosene lamps at St John Berchmans Church on its dedication day
56:00 - footage of the town of Cankton, Jay’s Famous Lounge and Cock Pit
59:00 - Scott Bar & Grill
59:30 - Barry Ancelet outside at his home
1:00:30 - Lula Landry talks about growing up in Vermilion Parish
1:01:53 - Lula Landry talks about what it means to be a Cajun, growing up speaking French with her family
1:03:10 - Lula Landry talks about her father farming and raising animals, living off of the land
1:04:45 - Lula Landry tells a story about the first time she saw someone play the accordion
1:06:09 - Lula Landry sings "Petit Ozenne Meaux"
1:07:10 - Lula Landry talks about the meaning of the song "Petit Ozenne Meaux"
1:08:37 - Lula Landry talks about hearing bands at weddings and house dances
1:10:37 - Lula Landry talks about her husband's band and how she learned music
1:11:30 - Lula Landry talks about the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"
1:12:00 - Lula Landry sings the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"
1:18:30 - Barry Ancelet and Lula Landry talk about the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"
1:19:55 - Lula Landry sings the song "Le premier jour de janvier"
1:21:09 - Lula Landry talks about round dances during Lent, sings a "danse ronde"
1:23:00 - Lula Landry sings "Papillon"
1:23:56 - Lula Landry talks about what dating was like when she was young, what happened when a young women became pregnant
1:26:40 - Lula Landry talks about "La fleur de la jeunesse", wedding dances
1:27:46 - Lula Landry sings "La fleur de la jeunesse"
1:31:00 - Lula Landry talks about what it was like for a woman after she got married
