Interview by Michel Tisserand with Morris Ardoin side 3

Accession No.: 
TI1-010

0:15-The Ardoin brothers started a band in 1966 when morris came back from Mississipi.  They got together to increase their chances to all suceed in music without their father (Bois Sec). They played in Lake Charles, Lafayette and New Orleans. They named themselves the Ardoin Brothers aftert the Balfa Brothers. Morris talks about the formation of the band.

11:08-Michael Tisserands asks why Bois Sec Ardoin did not play at the Jazzfest. Morris says it's because he did not give an awnser to the Jazzfest organisation  . As he got old, Bois Sec always used to say he would stop playing but kept playing anyway.

16:50-Morris Ardoin starts to talk about when Amede got beat up and the racial segregation in Louisiana. People worked together but did not dance together. Black people could only enter white people parties as performing musicians.

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
tisserand
Subject: 
Ardoin
Creator: 
michel tisserand
Recording date: 
Monday, June 27, 2022
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
27:21
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, June 27, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, June 27, 2022
Original Format: 
cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
896 KHZ
Storage Location: 
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