Interview by Michel Tisserand with Morris Ardoin

Accession No.: 
TI1-009

Morris Ardoin was the oldest son of Bois Sec and Lawrence Ardoin's brother.  

In this interview he talks about his childhood, his family and the mardis gras celebrations.

0:46-The interview took place the day after the Centennial Olympic Park bombing

Morris Ardoin worked in a farm where he felt exploited by his boss, he struggled to feed his family.

12:40-Morris Ardoin's father (bois sec) worked in the cotton field.

17:40-He had five brother and nine sisters

18:19-Morris opened a music club, called the cowboy club

26:17-Bois Sec had a club at his house for two years

30:30-Morris talks about how people lost interest in Cajun music when 

36:10-Morris talks about his mardi gras celebrations

54:05-Morris explain what the mardi gras dances were like at his time

1:08:00-Morris started playing music with the guitar but moved to accordion soon after.

1:11:40-Morris talks about Amede Ardoin's incident in Eunice

He says that Amede Ardoin never got married but he had an affair with a woman. Officialy, Amede does not have any children.

1:19:35-Morris Ardoin tells Michael TIsserand about Milton Ardoin (the last nephew of Amede Ardoin at the time) and where to find him.

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
tisserand
Subject: 
ballrooms accodrion
Creator: 
michel tisserand
Recording date: 
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:30:11
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Original Format: 
cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
896 KHZ
Storage Location: 
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