Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
This searchable database provides information on images, documents, and audio and video recordings, made between 1934 and the present.
Steve Riley & Lil' Nate visit an Accordion Class
Anniversaries 40-50-80 - A.M. Symposium (pt. 1)
A.M. Symposium:
00:00:00 - Dr. Mark DeWitt opens the symposium and introduces U.L. Lafayette President: Dr. Joseph Savoie
00:00:46 - Dr. Barry Ancelet comments on the history of Festival Acadiens and its connection with ULL
-then plays a recording the Lomaxes made of the first school president Edwin L. Stevens singing
00:02:36 - Dr. Savoie continues on about the relationship between the University and the Festival, as well as the uniqueness of Lafayette culture
-comments on the connection the university has with traditional music and closes with final greetings
00:06:56 - Dr. Mark DeWitt introduces keynote speaker, Dr. Nick Spitzer of Tulane University
00:07:54 - Spitzer introduces himself and gives a personal account of his background with Cajun music, as well as how Dewey Balfa impacted his initial Cajun music experiences
00:12:03 - Impacts of music festivals and experience with musicians at festivals
00:12:53 - Encounters with Bois Sec Ardoin, and black creole music
00:16:38 - Alan Lomax's visions for traditional music and his mobile recording studio
00:20:02 - Lomax’s "most valuable" recordings in Louisiana. In 1938: the recordings of Jelly Roll Morton
00:22:23 - How Lomax chose who he'd record; the conversations Lomax and Jelly Roll shared
00:24:10 - Jelly Roll’s influence on Jazz, Lomax's opinion, and his work in New Orleans
00:27:06 - St. Cyr, the influence on Lomax, and his musical background
00:28:44 - Spitzer plays a recording of St. Cyr sharing his thoughts on music
00:31:04 - Breakdowns the recording
00:32:27 - Alan Lomax as a radio host
00:33:52 - Spitzer plays a clip from one of Lomax’s radio shows, featuring the classic Cajun waltz 'Jolie Blon'
00:37:32 - Lomax's shows throughout the U.S. compiled of many genres; and the shady reasons for his show in the U.K.
00:39:01 - Lomax’s work, and how it "defined documenting sound in America"
00:42:15 - The aspects of working with locals and scholars, who also produce and analyze music
00:44:05 - Spitzer plays an interview clip with Lomax and his thoughts on folk music to the public
00:46:45 - In the audio clip, Lomax shares his reasons of interest in Peter Seeger, and the relationship between them
00:48:15 - Further analysis of the Lomax/Seeger relationship
00:50:32 - How Lomax’s recording technology evolved; audio clip
00:52:03 - The morality of Alan Lomax
00:53:03 - Audio clip of Dewey Balfa and his Newport Waltz
00:54:03 - Early Cajuns being undocumented everywhere, even at festivals
00:55:08 - Lomax’s authenticity and motives behind his work
{end - Part 1}
Anniversaries 40-50-80 - A.M. Symposium (pt. 2)
A.M. Symposium:
00:00:00 - Lomax’s authenticity and motives behind his work. {cont.}
00:01:36 - Audio clip of the song 'Mr. McKinley' and Ralph Rinzler
00:03:30 - Dewey Balfa' going to the Newport Festival, how it affected Lomax's work, and American Music
00:05:30 - Audio clip of Dewey Balfa on Cajun Music
00:07:22 - Spitzer exits; Dr. DeWitt announces a short break
00:09:18 - Dr. DeWitt introduces the next speaker, Dr. Josh Caffrey
00:10:07 - Dr. Caffrey begins with Alan Lomax's impact on the festival and him personally
00:11:08 - Caffrey family origins, early life, and path into traditional music
00:13:30 - Caffery recollects the work of Marc Savoy, Mitch Reed, and others, when he was in college
-also the moment he became "hooked" into traditional, as well as Cajun music
00:16:34 - Interpretation of Lomax's intentions; stories pertaining to Lomax's work
00:24:35 - Dr. Josh Caffery concludes
00:26:21 - Dr. DeWitt introduces Nathan Salsburg
00:26:54 - Salsburg furthers his introduction, including his work as curator, and historian, of the Alan Lomax Archive
00:28:21 - Lomax’s journey with technology and his start with storing recordings
00:30:58 - Lomax's work inspiring "Folk Revivals" across the U.S. and Europe
00:32:19 - The passionate folk music views of Lomax
00:35:10 - 1959: the variety of styles recorded by Lomax in the rural U.S.
00:38:19 - Nathan Salsburg closes with, “If the industrial monoculture isn’t checked someday our descendants will despise us for throwing away the best of our culture when they’re lulled by mass produced video music.” - Alan Lomax, 1961
00:39:08 - Dr. DeWitt calls on the last guest speaker, Ben Sandmel
00:39:40 - Sandmel introduces himself and his perspective on Lomax as an outsider & journalist
00:40:28 - Personal background, and becoming interested in traditional music
00:43:10 - Sandmel's connection with Cajun music, and other styles (Blues and Motown); experiences in England
00:46:07 - Figuring out what Cajun music "really is"
00:49:25 - First playing with various Cajun bands
00:50:04 - Thoughts on the Lomax recordings, festival, and overall impact of the two
00:52:54 - Plays the first known recording that includes the phrase 'Zydeco Sont Pas Sale'
00:54:35 - Dr. Mark DeWitt takes the podium as the final speaker
-beginning with his festival experience, and the non-residential impact of the festival
00:56:40 - Dr. DeWitt explains the Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair
-explains the incoherence with the Traditional Music program, and their mission
{end - Part 2/Video}
Anniversaries 40-50-80 - P.M. Symposium (pt. 1)
P.M. Symposium:
00:01:10 - Dr. Barry Ancelet on being a founder of Festivals Acadiens et Creoles as a student
00:02:13 - The festival's beginnings as a night concert
00:03:10 - What inspired Dewey Balfa to bring a music festival to Louisiana
00:04:07 - Media’s imagination of Cajun music in the mid-twentieth century
00:05:08 - People who worked to get the festival conceptualized; including Dewey Balfa
00:08:05 - Formation of the 'concert setting' and the creation process
00:09:25 - Roles that Dr. Ancelet and Keith Cravey held in the early festival's inception
00:10:23 - The fear of filling seats at Blackham Coliseum, and last minute preparations
00:13:15 - The arrival of terrible weather, and the anxieties that followed
00:14:28 - "A Tribute to Cajun Music" becoming an instant success; selling out the first year
00:16:22 - Recognitions of the huge contributors to the concert
00:19:29 - The concert setting presenting Cajun music differently for the first time ever
00:21:07 - The concert's second year, the brief hiatus, and the event's return
00:24:50 - The festival's plural name, and co-op of individual festivals
00:25:49 - CODOFIL, the Lafayette Jaycees, and the two festivals in 1980 (Spring & Fall)
00:27:20 - The festival's changes and developments over the years
00:30:50 - Funding the researching/archiving of Cajun music at U.L. Lafayette; archival CDs that are released each year
00:32:40 - Adjustments that performers make when playing for a festival audience versus playing a dance
00:35:43 - Preserving the culture while also allowing evolution
00:38:22 - Dr. Ancelet closes with photos from the previous festivals
00:43:54 - Mr. Keith Cravey with his first impressions of the concert idea, along with the technical barriers they faced
00:48:10 - The concert in Blackham Coliseum, and when Clifton Chenier performed
00:51:33 - Moving from the coliseum to the more spacious park
00:53:30 - Mr. Lance Lanier explains his experience and involvement with festivals
00:57:55 - South Louisiana beginning to trend throughout the country, bringing Mardi Gras traditions to festival stages throughout the country, and Dennis McGee
01:03:00 -The panel (Lanier, Ancelet, Cravey) answers questions from the audience
{end - Part 1}
Anniversaries 40-50-80 - P.M. Symposium (pt. 2)
P.M. Symposium:
00:01:09 - Moderator, Jeff Patrick Mould, shares his personal background, involvement, and experience with Cajun music and the festival
00:08:01 - Michael Doucet and the panel try to recall early festival times; with help from the audience
00:10:41 - Ann Savoy explains what the Lomax recordings have contributed to modern Cajun music
00:11:47 - Gary Newman remembers his father (Jimmy C. Newman), and festival to them
00:16:50 - Christine Balfa reflects on her beginnings, festival, and memories of her father (Dewey Balfa)
00:21:15 - Jeffrey Broussard recounts playing with his father (Delton Broussard), and the Lawtell Playboys; along with Zydeco Force
00:24:49 - Gould teases Michael Doucet, then M.D. and Newman talk about Cajun Music in the 1970's and Coteau
00:30:25 - Doucet describes the festival atmosphere and emotions, with stories
00:33:32 - Ann Savoy shares her festival memories
00:34:56 - The ladies of the panel briefly talk about women in Cajun music
00:35:35 - Broussard explains the influence of Jure on his music
00:39:07 - Michael Doucet illustrates stories regarding Canray Fontenot
00:44:46 - Doucet remembers first possessing the Lomax recordings
00:47:03 - Ann Savoy compares the collection to songs in the present day, and mentions current Lomax projects
00:49:11 - Newman comments on what, he believes, will become of traditional music in many years
-Afterward, Savoy acknowledges several collectors in Louisiana, who've also made huge contributions to the archives
00:57:09 - Broussard talks about learning fiddle then and now
01:00:36 - Ann Savoy and Michael Doucet sing 'Quand J'etais Valliant.' Afterward, they translate the song's lyrics
{end - Part 2/Video}
MUS 360 - feat. Megan Brown (2014)
Megan Brown:
00:00:34 - Mark DeWitt introduces Megan Brown and what specifically she finds interesting within Cajun music
00:02:21 - How Ann Savoy and Jane Vidrine helped her see that there is a place for women in Cajun music
-how she got interested in the ballads of homemaking women she found in the U.L. Lafayette Archives
00:03:40 - Brown's radio show and her mix of archival discoveries (conversations, songs, guides) and playing them on her weekend radio shows
00:06:54 - Compare & Contrasting of 'Sept Ans Sur Mer' and 'Six Ans Sur Mer
00:08:50 - Hearing Luneta Comeaux on the Lomax recordings
-"La Belle s'en va, c'est au jardin d’amour;" a song about a woman going into the garden of love
00:09:26 - Megan Brown sings "La Belle s'en va, c'est au jardin d’amour"
00:11:20 - Brown comments that the story in this song is only partially sung
-She goes on to say that this is something that happened quite often in old recording days
-this might be because there was limited room on recording discs or the people being recorded thought nobody would want to hear the whole song
00:14:12 - Learning to sing at a young age
00:14:44 - Her process of writing and translating songs as well as playing/learning an instrument
00:17:13 - Work with ballads, and a group of people she met up with in Brittany, France, whom she worked on ballads with
00:19:55 - Megan Brown sings two versions (1. Brittany, France 2. Louisiana) of 'Le Garcon Sans Soucis'
-Afterward, she explains the story of the song
00:24:20 - Favorite songs and some of the history behind them
00:27:50 - Megan Brown sings 'La Fete Printeniere'
00:29:40 - Recorded music and current projects
00:33:22 - The story of her next song
00:35:49 - Megan Brown sings 'Un Rossignol Sauvage'
00:39:40 - Brown talks about the sources she learned from and her experiences with French singers in Brittany
00:41:00 - Being present at "Singing Meals" held in France
00:43:12 - The performance and emotion put into singing ballads
00:47:04 - Difference between remembering the words/verses to ballads versus standard Cajun songs
00:51:14 - Story of the next song; originally by the Hoffpauir sisters
00:53:32 - Megan Brown sings 'Mademoiselle Emelie'
{end}
MUS 331 featuring Professor Daniel Boner
Kristi Guillory's Cajun Vocal class gets a visit from Professor Daniel Boner - Director of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University
00:00:00 - The class sits and practices a waltz that Kristi identifies as an Elita Hoffpauir song
00:04:00 - Boner theorizes the similarites of Cajun Music and other Traditional Styles in reference to the importance of singing posture
00:06:00 - The class takes notes as Boner explains textbook singing posture techniques and specifics
00:10:07 - Everyone stands together to practice
00:11:25 - Same song from earlier, this time using his prescribed tips
00:12:05 - Boner explains intonation
00:14:50 - The class rehearses the tune again, focusing on it's intonation, then Kristi pops a guitar string
00:16:45 - Boner goes around the class, and each of the students sing individually
00:21:50 - The group explains the song's meaning and Boner shares his thoughts
00:24:40 - Boner and Guillory answer questions
00:33:47 - Daniel Boner sings a song for the class
{end}
Vermillion Express Rehearsal with Professor Daniel Boner (pt. 1)
U.L. Lafayette students and members of the Vermillion Express sit down with Professor Daniel Boner - Director of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University
00:00:00 - Dr. Len Springer introduces Daniel Boner to the group
00:03:52 - Boner shows everyone one of his favorite tunes from the 1950's
00:06:10 - He begins to explain how this particular song came to be, the artist behind it, then common themes and the usual suspects of bluegrass
00:15:48 - The class listens to the Bluegrass Album Band's version of "Blueridge Mountain Home"
00:19:12 - Boner recommends artists to listen to, like Bluegrass Album Band
00:21:11 - The discussion turns to first learning to play music, then band member stories
00:30:19 - Vermillion Express plays '40 years' with Daniel Boner
00:35:29 - 'Are You Missing Me?'
00:40:30 - Boner talks about the importance of "playing together" in a groove
00:46:40 - The students begin perfecting 'Are You Missing Me?' with each other
{end - Part 1}
Vermillion Express Rehearsal with Professor Daniel Boner (pt. 2)
Vermillion Express Rehearsal with Professor Daniel Boner:
00:00:52 - Boner explains understanding the melody
00:16:31 - Vermillion Express begin to practice a song from their setlist, in depth
00:25:56 - The group starts to speed up the tune to "bluegrass speed"
00:36:05 - Boner speaks on what's special about Bluegrass and the importance of practice and professionalism
{end - Part 2/Video}
MUS 376 featuring Professor Daniel Boner & Vermillion Express
Students of the MUS 376 Recording class are visited by Professor Daniel Boner - Director of Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies at East Tennessee State University - along with the Vermillion Express
During the class period, Boner focuses on recording acoustic instruments (techniques, methods, procedures, etc.) using members of Vermillion Express as examples, allowing the class to learn up close how to record them
00:02:30 - Boner opens the session with an introduction and agenda
00:06:08 - Acoustic Guitar
00:10:22 - Banjo
00:15:36 - Mandolin
00:19:07 - Dobro
00:23:55 - Fiddle
00:27:51 - Upright Bass
00:37:12 - Recording students head into the studio to listen to the instruments mic'd up, then sound check
00:52:53 - Vermillion Express plays 'Blue Ridge Cabin Home'
00:58:03 - 'Blue Ridge Cabin Home' (Take 2)
01:03:00 - Everyone listens to the recordings in the studio
01:09:40 - Boner takes questions from the students
{end}
UL Lafayette Bluegrass Faculty Ensemble - Live 2014
UL Lafayette Bluegrass Faculty:
Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle), Dr. Mark DeWitt (Bass), Ethan Hughes (Guitar/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Vocal), Dakota Pique (Mandolin), Bryan Sims (Banjo)
00:00:00 - 'I Feel the Blues Moving In'
00:03:42 - 'Old Dangerfield'
{end}
Songs Old & New: Spring 2014 Traditional Music Showcase (pt. 1)
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle), Alyssa McMurray (Mandolin/Vocal), Johnathan Cochran (Bass/Vocal), Dylan Trahan (Guitar/Vocal), Dakota Pique (Guitar/Banjo), Glenn Lancon (Mandolin/Vocal), Bryan Sims (Banjo)
00:00:00 - Dr. Len Springer gives an introduction of Vermillion Express
00:01:46 - Wreck of the Old '97
00:05:30 - 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot'
00:09:07 - 'When You Say Nothing at All'
00:14:52 - 'Blue Ridge Mountain Home'
00:18:42 - 'Old Dangerfield'
00:23:21 - 'You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive'
00:29:33 - 'Wrecking Ball'
00:33:42 - 'Blue Mountain Wreck'
{end - Part 1}
Songs Old & New: Spring 2014 Traditional Music Showcase (pt. 2)
MUS 319 Songwriting Class:
Johanna Divine - Instructor & Announcer
William Gannon (Guitar/Vocal), Daniel Glazer (Saxophone/Piano/Vocal), Adelaide Gladney (Vocal/Guitar), Esteban Quist (Guitar), Brandon Mountain (Vocal)
00:00:00 - 'Three Story River' performed by the Rusty Chairs (the entire class)
00:04:00 - 'Halfway to Henderson' written and performed solo by William Gannon
00:09:22 - 'Channel 3 Forecast' written by Daniel Glazer, performed by Daniel Glazer and Adelaide Gladney
00:11:41 - 'Divided By' written and performed solo by Adelaide Gladney
00:16:19 - 'Dame and the 1958' written and performed solo by Esteban Quist
00:20:19 - 'Gimme 10 Years' written by Brandon Mountain, performed a cappella by the Brandon and the Rusty Chairs
00:23:50 - 'Asphalt Cove' written by Brave [?] Cockrell [?], performed by the Rusty Chairs
Angelle Aces:
Dutch Donlon (Guitar/Vocal), Kevin Hebert (Fiddle/Vocal), Carroll Breaux (Fiddle), Ryan Guillory (Bass/Vocal), Mitch Reed (Fiddle), Jakob Goodwin (Accordion/Guitar), Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Piano/Vocal/Guitar), Garland Bernard (Drums), Eli Guillot (Accordion/Piano/Vocal)
00:27:11 - 'Paper in my Shoe'
00:30:24 - 'En Bas Du Chene Vert'
00:35:21 - 'Jongle À Moi'
00:39:12 - 'Old Carpenter's Waltz'
00:42:59 - 'Lacassine Special'
00:46:38 - 'Mon Vieux Wagon'
00:49:41 - 'Black Gal'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Fall 2014 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon
Cajun Ensemble:
Mitch Reed (Fiddle), Ken Stewart (Accordion/Vocal), Dutch Donland (Guitar/Vocal), John Prestigiacomo (Fiddle), Colleen McDaniel (Mandolin), Sean Broussard (Banjo/Vocal), Garrett Wood (Bass), Garland Bernard (Drums)
00:00:00 - Untitled 1
00:02:56 - 'La Veuve de Veuf'
00:05:59 - Untitled 2
00:07:49 - 'Balfa Waltz'
00:11:57 - 'L'anse aux pailles'
00:14:31 - Untitled 3
Zydeco Ensemble:
Nathan Williams Jr. (Accordion/Vocal), Joshua "Smoov Ross" Martin (Drums 1), John Cochran (Guitar), Kevin Guilfou (Saxophone), Brennan Trahan (Bass), Taylon Robicheaux (Drums 2)
00:17:32 - 'Zydeco Hee Haw'
00:21:58 - 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'
00:27:55 - 'Bonsoir Moreau'
00:32:03 - 'Go Hard or Go Home'
MUS 331 Cajun and Creole Vocals Class:
00:35:30 - Instructor Kristi Guillory introduces her students (Zoe Huval, Lillian Voorhies, Camille [lastname?]) on stage to sing the next song.
00:36:04 - 'Tout Un Beau Soir'
Instructor Ensemble:
Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), David Greely (Fiddle/Vocal), Brazos Huval (Fiddle), Mitch Reed (Bass), Wilson Savoy (Keyboard), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums)
00:38:22 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
00:44:28 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:47:57 - 'J'etais au Bal (I Went to the Dance)'
{end}
From Field to Stage: Songs From the Lomax Collection - Live 2014 (pt. 1)
Songs From the Lomax Collection:
00:01:51 - Chef Patrick Mould begins the show with acknowledgements
00:06:52 - Mould brings BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet onto the stage
00:08:05 - Michael Doucet talks about Alan Lomax and Irene Whitfield
00:10:09 - 'Belle'
00:14:32 - 'Je M'endors'
00:19:59 - 'Pierrot Grouillette Et Mamaselle Josette'
00:25:18 - 'Ma Douce Amie'
00:29:19: - Doucet introduces BeauSoleil, then talks about Tommy Alesi an & Alesi's Pizza
00:31:15 - 'Boudreaux'
00:35:18 - Doucet lists the songs' original writers
00:36:34 - 'J'ai Marie un Ouvrier'
00:39:47 - 'Acadian Waltz'
00:42:33 - 'Valse du Vacher'
00:44:11 - 'Reels Cadien'
00:47:16 - Doucet talks about listening to the Lomax tapes and the next song
00:48:51 - 'Conja (New Orleans 1786)'
00:54:51 - 'Theogene Creole'
00:59:30 - Dr. Barry Ancelet tells the story of the first Festival and bringing the Lomax collection back to Louisiana
01:07:28 - Chris Stafford, Steve Riley, & Chris Segura play a Wayne Perry tune
{end - Part 1}
From Field to Stage: Songs From the Lomax Collection - Live 2014 (pt. 2)
{Song titles were not announced from the stage. The following titles are a best guess, based on recurring lyrics}
Songs From the Lomax Collection:
00:00:00 - Chris Stafford, Steve Riley, & Chris Segura play a Wayne Perry tune {cont.}
00:00:50 - 'Wayne Perry Blues'
00:04:04 - Dr. Ancelet tells a story about the Hoffpauir Sisters, then Jure
00:07:13 - Jeffery Broussard & His Sisters: Virginia Bellard, Sandra Davis, Octavia Sorrell, and Vivian Antoine perform 'Rockaway'
00:09:25 - recurring lyric indecipherable
00:11:02 - 'Jure My Lord'
00:13:06 - 'Goodbye [?]'
00:15:38 - 'Train is Comin' Down the Track'
00:18:22 - 'Goin' Home'
00:20:19 - 'Pick a Bale of Cotton'
00:22:33 - 'There's a Leak in this Old Building'
00:29:40 - Dr. Josh Caffery, Megan Brown, Kelli Jones, Kristi Guillory, and The Broussard Sisters join to sing a song
00:37:25 - Megan Brown and Dr. Caffery perform 'Madame Emelie'
00:42:00 - Kristi Guillory and Dr. Caffery perform 'Jolie Brune'
00:44:58 - Guillory, Brown, and Jones sing 'Dans Mon Chemin' by the Hoffpauir Sisters
00:47:45 - 'La Fete Printeniere'
00:50:50 - Chris Stafford, Krisit Guillory, and Chris Segura perfrom 'Saint Catherine'
00:54:54 - Feufollet begins their set with 'Femme L'a Dit'
00:59:58 - Ashley Hayes joins the band for a Hoffpauir Family tune called 'The Keys to the Prison'
01:04:56 - 'Ouvre la porte'
01:08:36 - Dr. Ancelet and Jeff Patrick Mould reflect on Alan Lomax and farewells
{end - Part 2/Video}
Angelle Aces Recital Hour - Spring 2015
Angelle Aces:
Mitch Reed (Fiddle/Guitar), Hugh Robertson (Guitar/Fiddle), Joshua Huval (Accordion/Vocal),
Zoe Huval ('tit-fer), Kayla Dugas (Guitar), Daniel Huval (Upright Bass)
00:00:20 - 'Amede Two Step'
00:04:56 - 'L'anse aux Pailles'
{end}
Vermillion Express Recital Hour - Spring 2015
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Len Springer (Bass), Ben Springer (Guitar/Vocal), Ethan Hughes (Banjo/Dobro), Alyssa McMurray (Mandolin/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Vocal), Dakota Pique (Mandolin/Vocal)
00:00:00 - Dr. Springer introduces the Vermillion Express
00:01:05 - 'Fox on the Run'
00:04:00 - Roberts talks about Bluegrass and it's impact on her life
00:04:59 - 'Brakeman's Blues'
00:09:26 - 'Big Spike Hammer'
00:13:38 - 'Mists of Down Below'
{end}
Vermillion Express - Spring Concert 2015
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Len Springer (Bass/Fiddle), Ben Springer (Guitar/Vocal), Ethan Hughes (Banjo/Vocal/Dobro/Guitar), Alyssa McMurray (Vocal/Mandolin), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Vocal), Dakota Pique (Mandolin/Vocal/Bass/Banjo)
00:00:00 - 'We Can Work It Out'
00:02:48 - 'Fox on the Run'
00:05:51 - 'Runaway'
00:11:59 - 'Clinch Mountain Backstep'
00:15:53 - 'Shenandoah Waltz'
00:20:24 - 'Cold Virginia Night'
00:23:57 - 'Those Memories of You'
00:28:58 - 'Any Old Wind That Blows'
00:32:57 - 'Tennessee Blues'
00:38:07 - 'Brakeman's Blues'
00:43:10 - 'Nine Pound Hammer'
00:46:45 - 'Driving Nails'
00:49:26 - 'Swing That Hammer (Break That Rock)'
00:53:14 - 'Big Spike Hammer'
00:56:28 - Alyssa McMurray talks about the next song
00:57:31 - 'Jolene'
01:00:58 - Dr. Springer introduces a special guest, Professor Jeff George (Guitar)
01:02:47 - 'Angeline the Baker'
01:07:52 - untitled
01:11:47 - untitled
01:14:46 - 'Mists of Down Below'
01:20:50 - Dr. Mark DeWitt (Vocal) joins Vermillion Express for their last song, 'Angels Rock Me To Sleep'
{end}
Spring 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Mitch Reed (Fiddle/Guitar), Zachary Fuselier (Fiddle/Vocal), Joshua Huval (Accordion/Vocal), Kayla Dugas (Guitar/Vocal), Hugh Robertson (Guitar/Fiddle), Zoey Huval ('tit-fer/Fiddle), Daniel Huval (Bass)
00:00:00 - 'Amede Two Step'
00:04:31 - 'Parting Waltz'
00:09:10 - 'Chataignier Two Step'
00:13:14 - 'L'anse aux Pailles'
00:20:05 - 'Old Carpenter's Waltz'
00:24:21 - 'Allons Danser'
00:29:19 - 'Bosco Blues'
00:35:02 - 'Evangeline Two Step'
00:39:26 - 'La Branche de Murier'
00:45:12 - 'Acadian Two Step'
Intermediate Fiddle Class:
Kevin Wimmer (Guitar/Vocal), Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Zoey Huval ('tit-fer)
00:53:43 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
00:58:52 - 'Two Step de Tante Nana'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Nathan Williams Jr. (Accordion/Vocal), John Cochran (Guitar), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Taylon Robicheaux (Rubboard/Drums), Tyler Abshire (Trumpet), Joshua "Smoov Ross" Martin (Drums/Rubboard), Trevor Granger (Bass)
01:11:41 - 'Zydeco Boogaloo'
{end - Part 1}
Spring 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
00:00:00 - 'Zydeco Boogaloo' {cont.}
00:02:29 - 'Motor Dude Special'
00:06:52 - 'I Got Loaded'
00:11:59 - 'Give Him Cornbread'
00:16:13 - 'Zydeco sont pas Sale'
00:20:04 - 'My Toot Toot'
00:24:59 - 'I'm in Love'
00:29:11 - 'Johnny Billy Goat'
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
Brazos Huval (Guitar), Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Accordion/Vocal/Drums), Danny Devillier (Drums), David Greely (Fiddle/Vocal), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle), Mitch Reed (Bass)
00:51:20 - untitled
00:56:08 - 'Kaplan Waltz'
01:02:09 - 'Blues du Soulard (Drunkard's Blues)'
01:06:25 - 'Bosco Stomp'
01:11:46 - ‘Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes)'
{end - Part 2}
Spring 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 3)
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
00:02:20 - 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes)' {cont.}
00:04:18 - 'Platain Two Step'
00:09:13 - 'Casse Pas Ma Tete'
00:13:22 - 'Jolie Catin'
00:19:59 - 'Cette-la moi j’aime'
00:24:06 - 'Perrodin Two Step'
00:28:36 - 'La Veuve de la Coulée'
00:32:36 - 'Alberta, Alberta'
00:37:26 - 'Why You Wanna Make Me Cry?'
00:41:12 - 'Johnnie Billie Goat / Zydeco Stomp'
{end - Part 3/Video}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 1)
U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I with Irvin Mayfield:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet), Jack Langlinais (Drums), Erick Coleman (Piano), Zac Economou (Guitar), Hayden Talley (Bass), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal)
00:06:40 - 'Sister Sadie'
00:16:15 - 'In The Keyhole'
00:24:50 - 'Footprints'
00:35:17 - 'Pretty One'
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet/Vocal), Jamison Ross (Drums/Vocal), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal), Joe Ashlar (Piano), Max Moran (Bass)
00:45:50 - untitled
00:59:30 - 'Angola'
{end - Part 1}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 2)
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
00:00:24 - untitled
00:07:45 - 'Yesterday'
00:19:58 - 'I'll Fly Away / Second Line'
00:37:35 - 'Diane'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 1.0)
U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I with Irvin Mayfield:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet), Jack Langlinais (Drums), Erick Coleman (Piano), Zac Economou (Guitar), Hayden Talley (Bass), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal)
00:02:39 - 'Sister Sadie'
00:12:15 - 'untitled'
00:20:48 - 'Footprints'
00:31:14 - 'Pretty One'
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet/Vocal), Jamison Ross (Drums/Vocal), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal), Joe Ashlar (Piano), Max Moran (Bass)
00:42:01 - untitled
00:55:40 - 'Angola'
01:06:06 - untitled
01:13:27 - 'Yesterday'
{end - Part 1.0}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 2.0)
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
00:00:00 - 'Yesterday' {cont.}
00:11:14 - 'I'll Fly Away / Second Line'
00:28:53 - 'Diane'
{end - Part 2.0/Video}
MUS 360 - feat. Megan Brown (2015)
Megan Brown:
00:06:34 - Dr. DeWitt and Megan Brown begin the session with introductions
00:08:38 - Megan Brown talks about her family and musical relatives; including her distant relation to Sidney Brown
00:11:26 - She continues with first getting into Cajun music and playing gigs
00:15:33 - Megan Brown sings 'untitled'
00:17:14 - Translation of the previous song's lyrics
00:20:10 - Brown acknowledges the Magnolia Sisters for sparking her love of early ballads and recordings
00:23:55 - Dr. DeWitt inquires about her involvement in the 40-50-80 festivities from Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2014
00:26:45 - Brown simplifies learning different dialects of French, crediting her B.A. in Francophone Studies from U.L. Lafayette, and compares the language types
00:28:29 - Transitions into her job at KRVS radio station, collaborative work with the Center for Louisiana Studies, and the French involvement within each
00:32:45 - Students ask Megan's opinion on which era (early or modern) in Cajun music is more influential on artists today
00:35:32 - Megan Brown sings 'Moi, Je L'Aime Une Petite Fille'
00:37:04 - Translation of the previous song's lyrics
00:40:02 - Brown talks about one of her projects, T'Monde
00:42:43 - The two discuss Cleoma Falcon-Breaux, and the common prejudices against female musicians in, and surrounding, Falcon's life
00:45:00 - Megan Brown strums her guitar and sings the French version of 'Careless Love'
00:50:56 - T'Monde, beginning and present; also, breakdowns of the group's recorded tracks
00:57:23 - The result of Cajun music with the button accordion's arrival
01:03:40 - Megan Brown closes the session with 'La Fete Printeniere'
{end}
MUS 360 featuring Dr. Nick Spitzer (pt. 1)
Dr. Nick Spitzer:
00:01:59 - Dr. DeWitt introduces Dr. Nick Spitzer
00:04:50 - Dr. Spitzer talks about getting into Traditional Music, his first time attending the Newport Folk Festival
00:08:05 - Being an Anthropology major and working at a radio station in Philadelphia during college
00:11:08 - Vacationing to a French Folk Festival in Canada, then befriending Bois Sec Ardoin and Dewey Balfa
00:14:53 - Black Cyprien's Cove, LA
00:16:57 - The late Alphonse Ardoin Jr.
00:19:28 - State of the Creole and French speaking culture at the time
00:22:01 - Creole music in between the 1930's-1950's and The Carriere Brothers
00:26:01 - The Carriere Brothers' song 'Granny's Two Step' and one of their favorite TV shows, "The Beverly Hillbillies"
00:32:46 - Dewey Balfa going to the Newport Folk Festival and resurgence of cultural pride across America during the 1960's
00:36:16 - Progression of Cajun and Creole culture in Louisiana
00:39:20 - Working as the State Folklorist and establishing the Louisiana Folklife Program
{end - Part 1}
MUS 360 featuring Dr. Nick Spitzer (pt. 2)
Dr. Nick Spitzer:
00:00:00 - Working as the State Folklorist and establishing the Louisiana Folklife Program {cont.}
00:02:53 - Battling cancer while working on the World's Fair
00:04:49 - Informing the public about their own culture and heritage throughout Louisiana
00:09:01 - Working for the Smithsonian Museum
00:12:48 - Smithsonian Highlights
00:16:44 - Questions from the class
00:18:27 - Moving back to Louisiana, beginning to teach at Tulane University, and his radio show "American Routes"
00:24:59 - American Routes' typical music
00:27:17 - Thoughts on his home state, Connecticut, versus living in Louisiana
{end - Part 2/Video}
Ragin' Roots: 2015 Traditional Music Ensembles - Live (pt.1)
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Mark DeWitt (Bass/Vocal), Pat Legros (Banjo), Alyssa McMurray (Mandolin/Vocal), Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle/Vocal), Scott Willis (Mandolin)
00:01:49 - 'Think of What You’ve Done'
00:04:48 - 'Hickory Wind'
00:13:23 - 'Big Sciota'
00:18:01 - 'Looking for the Stone'
00:21;12 - 'Where the Soul Never Dies'
00:24:46 - 'I’ll Stay Around'
00:28:06 - 'Don’t Pick Me Up'
00:33:05 - 'Breaking New Ground'
Angelle Aces:
Kayla Dugas (Fiddle), Kristi Guillory (Accordion/tit-fer/Vocal), Juliane Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Jeanne Solis (Accordion/Vocal)
00:41:07 - 'Quoi Faire"
00:44:24 - 'Ossun Two Step'
00:48:08 - 'Eunice Two Step'
00:51:46 - 'Reno Waltz'
{end - Part 1}
Ragin' Roots: 2015 Traditional Music Ensembles - Live (pt.2)
Angelle Aces:
00:00:00 - 'Reno Waltz' {cont.}
00:02:26 - 'Reel de Joie'
00:05:26 - 'Allons à Lafayette'
00:09:31 - 'Bosco Stomp'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Tyler Abshire (Trumpet), Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Bass/Vocal), Sean Broussard (Drums), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Randall Jackson (Bass/Accordion/Vocals), Taylon Robicheaux (Rubboard), Nathan Williams Jr. (Keyboard)
00:16:53 - 'Zydeco Sont Pas Salé'
00:21:25 - 'Ann Cayenne'
00:25:29 - 'Down to the Bayou'
00:30:21 - 'Jolie Blonde'
00:33:30 - 'Dr. Jim'
00:36:49 - 'Nobody But You'
00:41:26 - 'If It's Good For The Gander, It's Good For The Goose'
00:45:32 - 'Dance All Night'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Fall 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Kayla Dugas (Fiddle), Jeanne Solis (Accordion/Vocal), Juliane Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal)
00:03:48 - 'Quoi Faire'
00:06:40 - 'Ossun Two Step'
00:09:42 - 'Eunice Two Step'
00:13:49 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:18:37 - 'Reel De Joie'
00:21:45 - 'Allons À Lafayette'
00:25:41 - 'Bosco Stomp'
00:31:46 - 'La Porte du Nord (The North Door)'
00:35:54 - 'Si Je Pourrais Oublier (If I Could Forget)'
00:40:45 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
00:44:42 - 'Casse Pas Ma Tete'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Nathan Williams Jr. (Keyboard/Vocal), Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Keyboard/Vocal), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Randall Lee Jackson (Bass/Drums/Accordion), Sean Broussard (Drums/Bass), Taylon Robicheaux (Rubboard), Tyler Abshire (Trumpet)
00:56:12 - 'Do It All Night'
01:01:00 - 'Nobody Else But You'
01:05:05 - 'Jolie Blonde'
01:08:32 - 'Knockin’ On Heavens Door'
{end - Part 1}
Fall 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
00:00:00 - 'Knockin' On Heavens Door' {cont.}
00:05:32 - 'Zydeco sont pas Sale'
00:10:34 - 'Ann Cayenne'
00:17:12 - 'Who Is It?'
00:22:04 - 'Down to the Bayou'
00:28:45 - 'If It's Good for the Gander'
00:32:24 - 'Dr. Jim'
00:37:46 - 'Dance All Night'
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Corey Ledet (Rubboard/Accordion/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums), Randall Jackson (Bass), Wilson Savoy (Keyboard/Vocal)
00:53:12 - 'Amede Two-Step'
00:58:34 - 'Reno Waltz'
{end - Part 2}
Fall 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 3)
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
00:00:00 - 'Reno Waltz' {cont.}
00:01:26 - '73 Special'
00:06:13 - 'La Pinieres'
00:11:11 - 'J'etais au Bal (I Went to the Dance)'
00:19:46 - 'Les Flammes D'enfer (The Flames of Hell)'
00:25:01 - 'Tante Nana'
00:29:00 - 'Boudin Man'
00:34:32 - 'I'm On The Wonder'
00:41:46 - 'Hot Tamale Baby'
{end - Part 3/Video}
Interview of Irvin Mayfield in Angelle Hall
Irvin Mayfield:
00:01:05 - Introduction
00:04:22 - Mayfield's upbringing and musical origins
00:07:57 - Attending the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and almost going to St. Augusta High School
00:09:17 - Being selected by his school to travel to Germany at 14
00:10:19 - What it was like being a student at NOCCA and an Alumnus
00:12:14 - Choosing the University of New Orleans over Juilliard
00:15:19 - Leaving UNO and moving in with Wynton Marsalis
00:18:30 - Balancing musicianship with showmanship
00:22:00 - Biggest struggle with being a musician in New Orleans
00:26:19 - Mayfield as a businessman
00:32:04 - Most effective way to practice
00:35:57 - How to meet the right people
{end}
Bluegrass to Blues 2016 - Ensembles' Concert (pt. 1)
Vermillion Express:
Alex Goodrich (Bass/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Banjo/Vocal), Myles Migl (Mandolin/Vocal), Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle), Sonny Landreth (Guitar)
00:05:10 - 'Kentucky Borderline'
00:10:42 - 'Trouble, Trouble, Trouble'
00:16:33 - 'Sitting Alone in the Moonlight'
00:21:02 - 'The Tower'
00:26:33 - 'I've Forgotten You'
00:32:40 - 'Brakeman’s Blues'
00:37:27 - 'Nadine'
00:43:32 - 'I’ll Take the Blame'
Ragin' Blues Band:
Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Michael Hilbun (Guitar), Mark Huguet (Saxophone), Trevor Lee (Drums), Myles Migl (Guitar/Vocal), Dakota Piqué (Bass), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet), Sonny Landreth (Guitar)
00:52:59 - 'Chitlins Con Carne'
{end - Part 1}
Bluegrass to Blues 2016 - Ensembles' Concert (pt. 2)
Ragin' Blues Band:
00:00:00 - 'Chitlins Con Carne'
00:02:53 - 'Frosty'
00:06:34 - 'Tipitina'
00:11:00 - 'Change is Gonna Come'
00:16:02 - 'Superbad'
00:21:00 - 'Leave My Girl Alone'
00:28:26 - 'Walkin’ Blues'
00:34:05 - untitled
00:39:28 - 'Superstition'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Spring 2016 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Pistiche:
Chris Segura (Fiddle), Jeanne Solis (Guitar/Accordion/Vocal), Sandy Himel (Fiddle/'tit-fer/Vocal), Christine Dewey (Accordion/Guitar), Mary Howell (Fiddle), Colleen McDaniel (Mandolin/Guitar/Vocal)
00:02:07 - 'Jongle À Moi'
00:07:28 - 'Quoi Faire'
00:11:03 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:15:53 - 'Les Veuves De La Coulee'
00:20:03 - 'Valse des Vachers (Cowboy Waltz)'
00:27:56 - 'Arc de Triomphe Two Step'
Kevin Wimmer Fiddle Class:
Hugh Robertson (Fiddle), Alex Flores (Fiddle/Vocal), Sam Frasier (Fiddle), Kevin Wimmer (Guitar)
00:33:22 - 'Drunkard's Waltz'
00:37:29 - 'Jongle À Moi'
Angelle Aces:
Roddie Romero (Accordion/'tit-fer/Vocal), Juliane Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal), Douglas Schroeder (Fiddle), Susi Mills (Fiddle/Vocal), Matthew Fanguy (Snare Drum), Dr. Mark DeWitt (Bass)
00:44:30 - 'Mamou Two Step'
00:47:52 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:51:18 - 'Bosco Stomp'
00:55:39 - 'Port Arthur Blues'
00:59:52 - 'Lemonade Song'
01:03:49 - 'Calcasieu Waltz'
01:07:42 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
{end - Part 1}
Spring 2016 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Angelle Aces:
00:00:00 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)' {cont.}
00:01:33 - 'Amede Two Step'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Keyboard/Vocal), Randall Jackson (Bass/Accordion/Vocal), Chase Moore (Rubboard/Drums), Tyrone Alexander (Rubboard), Jonathan Cochran (Guitar/Vocal), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums/Keyboard)
00:05:34 - 'Johnny Billy Goat'
00:10:10 - 'Barres De La Prison'
00:15:25 - 'Paper In My Shoe'
00:19:35 - 'Motordude Special'
00:23:53 - 'Take My Hand'
00:29:04 - 'I'm a Man'
00:32:55 - 'untitled'
00:37:53 - 'Why You Wanna Make Me Cry'
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
Roddie Romero (Accordion/Vocal), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Kelli Jones (Guitar/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums), Randall Jackson (Bass), Blake Miller (Accordion)
00:44:40 - 'Les Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames of Hell)'
00:48:59 - untitled
00:52:31 - 'Joe Pitre A Deux Femme'
00:57:26 - 'J'aimerais Connaitre (I'd Like To Know)'
01:02:40 - 'Quelle Etoile (Which Star)'
01:07:35 - 'Zydeco sont pas Sale'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Fall 2016 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Hue Robertson (Fiddle), Alex Flores (Fiddle/Vocal), Ailee Pardi (Fiddle/Vocal), LeeAnn Law (Fiddle/Vocal), Cameron Dupuy (Accordion), Devin Sonnier (Guitar), Julianne Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal)
00:02:08 - 'Lawtell Two Step'
00:05:53 - 'Eunice Waltz'
00:09:17 - 'Reel de Joie'
00:12:38 - 'Johnny Can't Dance'
00:16:15 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:22:14 - 'Bosco Blues'
00:26:09 - 'Lemonade Song'
00:29:53 - 'Barres De La Prison'
00:33:10 - 'Mamou Two Step'
00:37:28 - 'J'aimerais Connaitre (I'd Like To Know)
00:40:58 - 'Country Playboys Special'
00:45:53 - 'J'ai Fait Un Gros Erreur (I Made A Big Mistake)'
00:50:05 - 'Ton Papa M'a Jete Dehors'
{end - Part 1}