Interview by Michel Tisserand with Christine Balfa

Accession No.: 
TI1-014

0:53-At that time Christine Balfa was planning to do a record with Bois Sec (the album "Allons Danser" Released in 98), the interview is mostly about this project.

3:30-Her father (Dewey Balfa of the Bafla Brothers) already played with the Ardoin Family.

9:42-The Balfa and the Ardoin have always been close to each other, they often played together. Christine danced to Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot songs when she was little. The families often played together at festivals.

19:05-Michael Tisserand and Christine talks about how Cajun and Creole music compare to mainstream genres such as country music and RnB

27:10-Christine explains the song "fond d'culotte" two step to Michael TIsserand. It's an instrumental song that Christine plans to record with Bois Sec.

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
tisserand
Subject: 
Balfa borthers
Creator: 
michel tisserand
Informants: 
Christine Balfa
Recording date: 
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Coverage Spatial: 
phone conversation
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:10
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Original Format: 
cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
896 KHZ
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore-Drawer-111