00:44 - Reel de Cajun by Beausoleil
03:10 - Interview
- Three of his aunts were ballad singers
- Uncle played the fiddle
- Cousin played accordion
- Talks about how the accordion sound came from brass bands
- First instrument was a banjo
- Started playing guitar
12:05 - Blues de Basile by Amédé Ardoin
15:10 - Interview
- Was interested in the blues influence in Cajun music
- Became friends with Irene Woodfield, who wrote a thesis entitled “Cajun and Creole Folk Songs” and who gave him some 78 records of Amédé Ardoin
- Took an elective class of Anglo-Saxon Folk Songs and George Fauss was the professor
- Started researching about French music in Southwest Louisiana
- Grew up speaking French
25:15 - Zydeco Gris Gris by Beausoleil
28:50 - Interview
- David Marcantel translated the lyrics for Beausoleil's song “Zydeco Gris Gris”
- Started playing trumpet jazz
- Formed a folk rock band called Salacks Alba with Tommy Alesi
- Started playing fiddle at twenty-one years old
- Talks about visiting with Lionel Leleux
- Went to France with his cousin Zachary Richard, and discovered that the French loved Cajun music
- Came back to Louisiana and got a grant to do a network survey of Cajun and Creole fiddle styles, and met and learned from many legendary fiddle players
- Started playing shows at public schools to get young people inspired
44:14 - Shoo, Black by Canray Fontenot and Beausoleil
48:00 - Interview
- Talks about how getting the grant was very important to him
54:11 - Danse de la Misere by Freeman Fontenot and Michael Doucet
55:56 - Interview
- Briefly talks about how Beausoliel started and how it evolved
57:50 - Madame Young by Michael Doucet