Interviews of French teachers and Calvin Carrier Delton Broussard

Accession No.: 
LO2-033

Interviews of French teachers and Calvin Carrier Delton Broussard:

1. Tape 1522-1523 - Accordion and Scrubboard, Two French teachers (Amanda LaFleur & Phoebe Trotter)
-Noise in background - Parts of interview are still audible

2. Tape 1524 - Calvin Carrier - Noise in background for first few minutes; House dances
-Back to New Orleans; Les flammes d'enfer
-Delton Broussard on accordion - La robe a parasol
-Michael Doucet joins on fiddle - Baisse Bas (Bonsoir Moreau)
-Midland two step

3. Tape 1525 - Story of the Old Cock

4. Tape 1526 - Gerrard Sellers

0:00 - Band is playing accordion and scrubboard
8:57 - Amanda LaFleur & Phoebe Trotter who are French teachers are speaking about the play they wrote
17:51 - The two teachers qre speaking about the preservation of French language
18:48 - They are saying that people considered themselves as American and not Cajun anymore
21:46 - Amanda LaFleur say that it's important for the kids to learn French so they can bound wit their grandparent in a different way
27:15 - The teachers said that Cajun French should be considered as a real language
31:26 - Amanda LaFleur & Phoebe Trotter said that little kids speak Cajun French and they don't even know they are speaking French
34:56 - Amanda LaFleur say that French will never be the first language of Louisiana but need to stay as the second one
40:00 - Calvin Carrier is playing violon and Delton Broussard on accordion
45:34 - Calvin and Delton speak about few years ago when they was playing in a band
50:19 - Calvin's wife speaks about how they met
55:32 - Calvin Carrier Delton Broussard are playing Back to New Orleans
57:40 - Calvin Carrier Delton Broussard are playing Les flammes d'enfer
1:14:35 - Calvin Carrier Delton Broussard are playing La robe a parasol
1:21:26 - Calvin Carrier Delton Broussard are playing Baisse Bas (Bonsoir Moreau)
1:23:20 - Gerrard Sellers is speaking about hunting and fishing season
1:36:12 - Gerrard Sellers is speaking mosquitos

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Lomax Video
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:44:29
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Original Format: 
dvd
Digital Format: 
mp4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore