Interviews with Gene Terry (cont.), Van Broussard, and Jay Randall

Accession No.: 
BE1-050

00:15 - The emotion in cajun music is evident in Swamp Pop;
00:40 - Rod Bernard's - "Colinda"
01:00 - Diatonic accordion use in Swamp Pop - Cant play minor chords on it. Its limitations kept it from being used;
02:00 - Blackie Forestier's attempt at a Swamp Pop song;
02:45 - Belton Richard - Harry says he gets as close to "Swamp Pop" on the accordion as anyone;
04:15 - The accordions inability to convey emotion. Harry says the accordion always sounds the same no matter how you are feeling;
05:10 - Born in Galiano, LA on July 7, 1936;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana; Folk Music; Swamp Pop; Recording Industry, Cajun Music
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Harry Simoneaux (Swamp Pop Sax Player)
Recording date: 
Tuesday, April 28, 1992
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
06:14
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, February 5, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore