Interview with Zachary Richard by Michael Tisserand at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - Music Heritage Stage

Accession No.: 
RI10-010

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Discussion about his new CD "Cap Enragé" and his upcoming career retrospective on Rhino Records;
Brief discussion about Acadian deportation, the French language in Louisiana;
Discussion about Zachary's upbringing - typical American upbringing in English, but notes that his grandparents only spoke French
French not allowed in schools after 1921 - speaking about assimilation of Cajuns into the American mainstream;
Zach says that there are still pockets of French speaking people;
Relationship between Cajuns and Creoles - Amede Ardoin
Russians studying "ethnic tolerance" in South LA
Zach's early musical tastes, talks about buying his first accordion from Marc Savoy;
Opression of French people in Quebec in the 1970s
Performance - Réveille;
Explaination of the use of "les goddamns" in the song;
Beausoleil Broussard - Guerilla campaign against the British;
Les aboiteaux - British didn't understand how to use the levee system, Acadian prisoners were forced to show British how to use them;
Congrés Mondial Acadien 1999;
Performance - Aux Natchitoches

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Zachary Richard Audio
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Folk Music, Interview, Oral History, Jazz Festival
Creator: 
Zachary Richard
Informants: 
Zachary Ricahrd
Recording date: 
Saturday, May 1, 1999
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Zachary Richard / Bayou des Mystères
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:48:28
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Original Format: 
Cassette - 120
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
ACCF - Drawer 73 Row 1