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.

Performances by Wilbur Shaw, Mr. Bornu, Breaux Brothers Cajun Band, Elita Hoffpauir, Sam Stafford

Accession No.: 
LO1-001-A

[AFS-11 A side]
Wilbur Shaw, 1934, New Iberia:
'Dego' / 'Zydeco Sont Pas Salés' - juré

[AFS-11 B side] (00:03:30)
Mr. Bornu:
Instrumental-fiddle & guitar (blend French/Anglo); Cowboys Song - English w/ fiddle
'The Old Chisolm Trail'; 'Belle'

[AFS-12 single faced disk] (00:08:35)
Acadia Parish:
'Poupée donne à ton nègre'; 'Like An Honest Girl Do'

[AFS-13 single faced disk] (00:11:50)
Breaux Brothers Cajun Band; Crowley, LA:
'Let Me be Your Little Dog Mamma'

[AFS-14 A side] (00:15:00)
Elita Hoffpauir, 611 Hopkins St., New Iberia:
Là-bas sur ces montagnes; Je caresserai la belle; Au long de ce rivage; Address;

[AFS-14 B side] (00:21:45)
Elita Hoffpauir, 611 Hopkins St., New Iberia
'Au long de ce rivage'

[AFS-15 A side] (00:27:10)
Sam Stafford, Crowley, LA:
'There was a Rich Old Farmer'; 'Charlie Was a Nice Young Man'; 'Skip to My Lou'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Creoles; Folk music, Ballads, Juré
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Friday, June 1, 1934
Coverage Spatial: 
New Iberia & Crowley, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:45
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabnet 2 Shelf 1

Performances by Jesse and Sam Stafford, Hippolyte Dupont, Wayne Perry

Accession No.: 
LO1-001-B

Samuel Stafford, 6/1934, Crowley, LA :
Background info on Stafford

[AFS-15 B side]
'There Was a Rich Old Farmer'

[AFS-16 A side] (00:03:50)
Hippolyte Dupont; Kaplan, LA:
'Le petit mari'; Cadet Roussell; 'Sans souci' (nightwatchman); 'Le petit mari'; Background on Dupont

[AFS-16 B] (00:09:34)
Cher Willie; Braves gens militaires

[AFS-17 single faced disc] (00:15:58)
Jesse Stafford/Samuel Stafford; Crowley, 6/6/1934
Trois jolis tambours (La fille du roi)
Jesse Stafford, 6/9/1934, Crowley
Je m'endors

[AFS-20 single faced disk]; (00:22:15)
Wayne Perry; Indian Bayou, LA
Sitting on Top of the World; Chicken Cacklin; Old Time Creole Blues

[AFS-21 A side] (00:28:33)
Old Joe Clark; Sally Goodin

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Ballads; Folk music; Ballads, Fiddle music
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Friday, June 1, 1934
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, Kaplan & Indian Bayou, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:21
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musical Performances by Wayne Perry, Cleveland Sonnier, Fenelon Brasseaux, Isaac Sonnier et al, Lawrence Cormier, Cletus Mire

Accession No.: 
LO1-002-A

Wayne Perry 6/1934:
'Weevily Wheat'; 'Chickens Crowin' (Sourwood Mountain)

[AFS-21-B side] (00:03:04)
Cajun Waltz; Waltz; Blues

[AFS 24-A Side]; (00:08:50)
Eraste Vidrine, Hoseau Phillips, Hart Perrodin; LSU:
'Baiolle'; 'Depuis l’âge de quinze ans'; 'Grand Basile'
'La baquille'

[AFS-24 B-side] (00:14:03)
'J’ai passé devant ta porte'

Willis Ducrest; LSU student from St. Martinville:
Criminelle; discussion

[AFS-25 Single Faced Disc] (00:17:28)
Lawrence Cormier and Cletus Mire; Coulée Croche, LA:
'When A Woman Gets the Blues'; July 1934
'Eh, m'en aller' (Recorded at a Cajun Wedding) 1935

[AFS-26 A-side] (00:23:00)
Cleveland Sonnier, Fenelon Brasseaux, Isaac Sonnier, 6/29/1934, Erath, LA:
'S'il fait valliant'; background

Fenelon Brasseaux:
'Je me suis marié'

Cleveland Sonnier, Fenelon Brasseaux and Isaac Sonnier:
'Trinquons'

[AFS-26 B side] (00:28:30)
Chanson des Savoy

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Ballads; Fiddle Music
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Friday, June 1, 1934
Coverage Spatial: 
Indian Bayou, Coulée Croche, Erath, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:05
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio - AIFF
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads performed by Cleveland Sonnier, Fenelon Brasseaux, Lanese Vincent, Sidney Richard, Luke Hebert

Accession No.: 
LO1-002-B

Fenelus Sonnier 6/19/1934, Erath, LA:
Discussion; La Chanson de Théogene Dubois; Discussion

Cleveland Sonnier, Fenelon Brasseaux, Isaac Sonnier:
'Paysan', 'donne-moi ta fille'

[AFS-27 A side]
Lanese Vincent, Sindey Richard Kaplan, LA:
'J'ai parti au long du bois'; Discussion

[AFS-27 B side]
'J’ai marié un ouvrier'; discussion
'O, rossignol sauvage'; discussion; 'Le fille de quinze ans'

[AFS-28 B side] (00:17:07)
'Madame Gaien était promenant'; 'Je m’ai fait une maîtresse'

[AFS-29 A side]
Luke Hebert; 6/28/1934; New Iberia:
'C’est lamour qui m’a séduit le cœur'

[AFS-29 B side] (00:26:08)
Luke Hebert:
'À boire'; 'Adieu', 'mes vingt ans'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Ballads;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
Erath, Kaplan and New iberia LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:25
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads performed by Mrs. Sansey Bonnet, Elita, Mary, Ella and Julien Hoffpauir

Accession No.: 
LO1-003-A

Mrs. Sansey Bonnet; Crowley, LA:
[AFS-30 A side]
'La fille de quatorze ans'; 'Jolie brune'

[AFS-30 B side]; (00:01:50)
'Grand Dieu, que je suis à mon aise'; 'Si j’aurais des ailes'; 'La belle qui est endormie'; Discussion

[AFS-31 A side] (00:08:40)
Elita, Mary, and Ella Hoffpauir, 611 Hopkins St., New Iberia:
'Six ans sur mer'; 'Les clefs de la prison'

[AFS-31 B side] (00:14:40
'Papier d’épingles'; 'Si j’aurais les souliers'; 'J’ai vu Lucille'; 'Le plus jeune des trois'; 'Un matin j’étais sur ma galerie'; Discussion

Language: 
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Ballads;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley & New Iberia, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:32
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads performed by Julien Hoffpauir and Luneda Comeaux

Accession No.: 
LO1-003-B

Julien Hoffpauir; New Iberia, LA:
'Une jeune fille de quatorze ans'; 'Je m’ai fait une maîtresse'

[AFS-33 A side] (00:05:12)
Luneda Comeaux; New Iberia, LA; 1934:
'La belle, je suis venu'; 'La belle s’en va'; 'Un de ces grand matins'

[AFS-33 B side] (00:11:23)
Luneda Comeaux; New Iberia, LA; 1934:
'Charmant Billie'; 'Je me suis marié'; 'La Sainte-Catherine'; 'Dans le village' (spoken)

[AFS-34 A side] (00:17:44)
Luneda Comeaux (continued):
'Je suis né en automne'; 'Je suis la délaisée'; 'Le beau galant'; Joe Feraille; Madam Fardeuil

[AFS-34 B side] (00:23:10)
Luneda Comeaux (continued):
'Faire le tour, we danced all night'; 'Asseyez-vous dessus la terre'; 'Auparavant de s’en aller'

Anonymous person whistling
'St. Louis Blues'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; French; Folk music; Ballads;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
New Iberia, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:09
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads performed by Davoust Bérard, Alfred Granger, Fernest Boutte, Henry Decuir, Elita Hoffpauir

Accession No.: 
LO1-004-A

[AFS-35 B side]
Davoust Bérard; New Iberia La; June 29, 2007:
'La fête printanière'

Alfred Granger:
'L'amour et fanatisme'

[AFS-35 B side]
Davoust Bérard:
'Les amours et les beaux jours'

Fernest Boutte, Alfred Granger, Davoust Bérard:
'Viens belle nuit'

[AFS-36 A Side] (00:11:43)
Davoust Bérard:
'Mes amis, je suis gris'

'J’ai pris encore à boire pour me chauffer'

Alfred Granger:
'Je tiens ma bouteille'

[AFS-37 A side] (00:17:20)
Elita Hoffpauir; New Iberia, LA; September 11, 1934
'Tout un beau soir'

Julien Hoffpauir (00:19:50)
'Au pont de Nantes'

[AFS-37 B side] (00:23:33)
'Je te bénis ma fille'; 'Mademoiselle Emélie'

Language: 
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk songs; Ballads;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Tuesday, June 19, 1934
Coverage Spatial: 
New Iberia, LA 1934 & 1937
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:47
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads performed by Julian and Elita Hoffpauir, Musical performance by the Segura Brothers, Unknown

Accession No.: 
LO1-004-B

[AFS 38-A side]
Julien Hoffpauir, New Iberia:
'La caille et la perdrix'; 'Il faut hisser ces voiles'

[AFS-38 B side] (00:06:50)
Elita Hoffpauir; New Iberia, LA:
'Dans mon chemin rencontrent trois garçons allemands'; 'Ouvre la porte'

[AFS-39 A side] (00:11:55)
Unknown man:
'J’ai fait mon serment'

[AFS-39 B side]
cuts from radio

Bess Lomax Hawes:
'I Hate Myself For Being So Mean to You'

Alan Lomax; Austin, Texas:
'When I Was a Cowboy'; 'Done Told Me They’d Pardon Me'

[AFS-40 single faced disk]
Segura Brothers; New Iberia, LA; June 22, 1934:
'Jolie blonde'; 'Viens donc t'assis sur la croix de ma tombe'

[AFS-41 A side]; June 16, 1934 (00:25:00)
Evangeline Band of St. Martinville:
Acadian Air #1; Acadian Air #2

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Ballads; Jazz; French
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
New Iberia, LA & Austin, TX
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
34:33
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads performed by Henry DeCuir, Delmar Hébert, Joe Segura; Didier Hébert; Juré by Jimmy Peters and Singers

Accession No.: 
LO1-005-A

[AFS-41 B side]
Henry DeCuir, Delmar Hébert; 6/29/1934, New Iberia:
Instrumental-clarinet (or soprano saxophone) and fiddle
Rory O'Moore; Old Colonial Waltz

Hébert Family Band;
Instrumental (waltz) -clarinet (or soprano saxophone) fiddle accompanied by Héebert's children-descendents of the original Acadian settlers in Louisiana, specialize in old colonial music of Louisiana
-musicians claim that the tune is the first waltz introduced to Louisiana under French dominion

[AFS-42 A side] (00:04:30)
Joe Segura; Delcambre, LA; June 22, 1934:
'Adieu Marguerite'

Didier Hébert (00:08:10)
'C’est bien le mois d’avril'; ballads

[AFS-42 B side]
Joe Segura:
'Aux Illinois'; 'Le pays des étrangers'; 'J'ai fait une maîtresse'

[AFS-43 A side]
'Les filles à Albert Moreau'; Joe Feraille

[AFS-43 B side] (00:22:40)
'Un té pas gain de l'air'

[AFS-79 A side] (00:26:48)
Jimmy Peters and French Black Ring Dancers; Jennings, LA:
'Z’haricots sont pas salés'; 'Rock Away'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads; Juré
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Coverage Spatial: 
Louisiana, 1934 & 1937
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:24
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Jurés and ballads performed by Jimmy Peters, Joseph Jones, Joe Massey, Cleveland Benoit, Mighty Darby Hicks

Accession No.: 
LO1-005-B

Jimmy Peters; Jennings, LA; June 1934
Hier après-midi le chat a tué Fido;

[AFS-79 B side] (00:01:50)
Jimmy Peters
S'en aller chez Moreau; Je veux me marier;

[AFS-80 single faced disk] (00:07:30);
Joseph Jones; Jennings, LA; August, 1934
Blues de la prison;

[AFS-81 A side] (00:13:14)
Cleveland Benoit and “Mighty” Darby Hicks; Jennings, LA; August 1, 1934
Là-bas chez Moreau

[AFS-81 B side] (00:18:19)
Joseph Jones;
Me joindre là-bas à la maison

[AFS-82 A side] ((00:22:20)
Joe Massey; St. Martinville; St. John’s Plantation
Mo Malheureux / Si li lé bat; Mo Malade; Li pas connais

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads; Juré; French;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
Louisiana, 1934
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
28:25
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musical performances by Joe Massey, Oakdale Carrière, Lunéda Comeaux and Paul Malveaux and Ernest Lafitte

Accession No.: 
LO1-006-A

[AFS-82 B side]
Joe Massey; St. Martinville, LA; St. John's Plantation:
'La jalousie c'est l'imagination'; 'Un coup de bâton'

[AFS-83 A side]
Oakdale Carrière; Angola, LA 7/1/1934: (00:06:23)
'O chère 'tite fille'; 'Perrodin two-step'; 'Catin, prie donc pour ton nègre'

[AFS-83 B side]
Lunéda Comeaux; New Iberia, LA: (00:12:52)
'Laissez-moi'

[AFS-85 A side]
Paul Malveaux, Ernest Lafitte; August 2, 1934; Jennings, LA:
'Bonsoir'; 'bonsoir 'tit monde'; 'M'a j'été dehors'

[AFS-85 B side]
'Bonsoir, petit monde'; 'Tous les samedis'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
St. Martinville, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:10
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musical performances by Austin Coleman, Joe Washington Brown, Angelle Pitre, Edwin L. Stevens, Ellis Evans, Jimmy Lewis, Cécile Audebert, Amélie Alexander

Accession No.: 
LO1-006-B

[AFS-111 A side]
Austin Coleman, Joe Washington Brown, Sampson Brown; Jennings, LA. May 1934:
'Feel Like Dying in His Army'

[AFS-111 B side] (00:05:30)
Angelle Pitre; Lake Arthur, LA:
'Bonsoir'; 'Et la remplir, Mariez-vous donc'; 'Mariée vous danse'

[AFS-112 A side]
Edwin L. Stevens (Former President of ULL) Lafayette, LA; June 13, 1934
'Crossing Jordan'; 'We're all gwine down to Jordan'; 'Là-bas dans Carencro'

[AFS-112 B side] (00:15:00)
Religious chant - Texas [He rose from the dead]

[AFS-113 single faced disk] (00:16:45)
Ellis Evans [harmonica], Jimmy Lewis [washboard] Loyd, LA:
'When I leave you baby'; Harmonica instrumental - 'Fais do do'

[889 A1,2,3] (00:23:30)
Cécile Audebert; New Orleans, LA 1937:
'Danse la Counjoille'

Amélie Alexander:
'Le roi détrôné'; 'I have no home'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Coverage Spatial: 
Louisiana
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:24
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore

Ballads sung by members of the Lafont Old Folks Home in New Orleans / Wood Cutting Songs

Accession No.: 
LO1-007-A

[889 B-1,2,3]
Ernestine LaBowe; New Orleans, LA; April 3, 1937:
'Fais do do ma fille' ('Crali da Calalou')

Amélie Alexandre:
'Crali da Calalou'

Alcide Louise:
'Cisseaux'

Ernestine LeBowe:
'Je suis un enfant gâté'; 'Fais do do Colin, mon petit frère'

[890 A1,2,3,4] (00:05:20)
Valentine Allain and Amélie Alexander; March 4, 1937:
'Ora ridel'

Wallace H Brooks:
'Trois pis caillon' (vendors' song)

[890 B 1,2,3] (00:09:55)
'Ice cream vendors' song'; 'Until I Reach My Home'

[891 A1] (00:14:58)
'Until I Reach My Home'

[891 A2] (00:17:45
Amélie Alexander, Valentine Alain and William Brooks:
'Cala Street Vendors Cry'

[891 B1,2,3]
Albertine Alexis:
'Allez-vous à la messe'; 'Madame Boco'; 'Dansez Codine'

[892 A]
Wood Cutting Songs by African-American Vocal Group; Hartman, Mississippi; March 8, 1937:
'O Rosie'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Creoles; Folk music; French; Ballads;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans, LA and Hartman, MS
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:26
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musical Performances by Albertine Alexis, Ray Wood, et. al

Accession No.: 
LO1-007-B

892 B1 and 2
Hartman, MS
African American Work Songs

893 A1,2,3,4,5,6

Albertine Alexis; New Orleans, LA:
'Danser Colinda'; 'Les petits bateaux'

Ray Wood; New Orleans, LA:
'Eat When I'm Hungry'; 'Dog Tick and Tobacco Worm'; 'Green Gavel'; 'Did You Ever See the Devil'

893 B1,2,3
'Possum Up a Gum Stump'; 'Josephus'; 'Green Corn'

939 A1,2
Luise Henson; San Antonio, TX:
'Roll on Buddy'

Marie Rogers, New Orleans, LA:
'Arrive Bertrand'

939 B1,2,3
'Mon cher cousin'; 'Suzette'; 'Belle femme'; 'Fais do do, Minette'; 'Madame Caba'

Valentine Allain; March 4, 1937; New Orleans, LA:
'Je suis chrétien'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Creoles; Folk Music; Work Songs;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Recording date: 
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Coverage Spatial: 
Hartman, MS & New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:49
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musical performances by Amelia Alexandre, Valentine Alain and Interview and ballads by Jeanne Arguedes

Accession No.: 
LO1-008-A

From Lomax Collection

[944 B1,2]
Amelia Alexandre; March 4, 1937:
'Mo gauguin une petite cousine'

Valentine Alain; March 3, 1937:
'Chère toucoutou'

From Halpert Collection

[3119 A]
Jeanne Arguedes:
Life on the plantation in St. Charles Parish; remedies for the sick; slave songs (discussion)
'Tous les soirs maman me carèsse'

[2199 B1,2]
Discussion of country store; 'Tous les soirs' (English Version); 'Fais do do Colin', 'mon petit frère'

[3120 A]
'John Care'

[3120 B1,2,3]
'No rain'; 'Mon dieu', 'donnez la pluie'; 'Mina Bernard'

[3121 A1,2]
'Old Louisa'; 'Mo marchait sur le chemin'; 'Moulinez les cannes'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads, French, New Orleans
Creator: 
Herbert Halpert
Coverage Spatial: 
New Orleans, LA and WPA Studio, New Orleans
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:53
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
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Ballads and stories by Jeanne Arguedes

Accession No.: 
LO1-008-B

[3121 B1,2]
Cutting cane; 'Moulin grillez did canne'; 'Congo Square'; 'Bamboula'

[3122 A1,2]
'Goard'; Song and Dance; 'Chère, moi l'aimer toi'; bamboula description; 'the Calinda'--ridicule song

[3122 B1,2]
Strong Congo rythms; 'Calinda' about Mr. Margureaux; Monsieur Carondolet; Monsieur Delachaise

[3123 A]
Sweet potato bamboula song--'Patate la tohuite'; Voodoo incantations; gris-gris charms

[3123 B1,2]
Marie Laveaux of Congo Square:
Voodoo ceremony descriptions
incantations; quarrel between cook and mammy
frightened by nurse by calling Counja; Counja apé vini

[3124 A]
Counja apé vini; translation

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Slave songs; Voodoo; Marie Laveaux
Creator: 
Herbert Halpert
Recording date: 
Monday, June 12, 1939
Coverage Spatial: 
WPA Studio, New Orleans
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
36:53
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Ballads and oral history by Albertine Helaire and Jeanne Wogan Arguedes

Accession No.: 
LO1-009-A

[3124 B1,2]
Albertine Hélaire; Quand patate-l'a cuite; translation; repeat:
Monsieur Mario--'Calinda'

[3125 A1,2]
'Mon chère cousin'; 'Mister Banjo'

[3125 B,1,2,3]
'Les petits bateaux'; 'Monsieur Malbrough est mort'

[3126 A1,2]
Jeanne Wogan Arguedes:
'Sally Ann'; 'O Dago'

[3126 B1,2]
'Johnny is a Dago'; 'Toucoutou'

[3127 A1,2]
Plantation games; 'Promenons-nous dans les bois'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Lullabies;
Creator: 
Herbert Halpert
Recording date: 
Tuesday, June 13, 1939
Coverage Spatial: 
WPA Studio New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:41
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Interview with Jeanne Wogan Arguedes

Accession No.: 
LO1-009-B

[3127 B1,2]
Jeanne Wogan Arguedes:
Promenons-nous dans les bois

[3128 A1,2]
Dansons la capucine; La Marguerite

[3128 B1,2,3]
La Marguerite (continued); Miss Jenny and John, parents

[3129 A1,2,3]
Miss Jenny and John (continued); La Madeleine; plantation evenings; Oh Promise Me; Mamay, mammy and birth

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Oral History; Games
Creator: 
Herbert Halpert
Recording date: 
Wednesday, June 14, 1939
Coverage Spatial: 
WPA Studio New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:51
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Stories and Ballads by Jeanne Wogan Arguedes

Accession No.: 
LO1-010-A

[3130 B1,2]
'Mon vieux gardien cochon'; Hidden Negro Slaves

[3131 A1,2]
First runaway marriage in New Orleans; how folk songs are composed; Mademoiselle Marie chauffez-la

[3131 B1,2]
'La pluie tombe'; 'Il pleut'

[3132 A]
'Cad-ja'

[3132 B1,2,3]
'Dansez Codine'; 'Compère Lapin'; 'Les petits bateaux'

[3133 A1,2]
'Un, deux, trois, Caroline'; 'Z'amours Marianne'; 'Sainte-Catherine'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads; Oral History; Slavery; Plantations
Creator: 
Herbert Halpert
Recording date: 
Wednesday, June 14, 1939
Coverage Spatial: 
WPA Studio New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
28:34
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musical performances

Accession No.: 
LO1-010-B

[3133 B1,2]
'Z'amours Marianne'; 'La Sainte-Catherine'

[3134 A1,2]
'La Sainte-Catherine'; 'Ma'm'selle Zizi'

[3134 B1,2]
'Pauv ti hele'; 'Mister Banjo'

[3990 A1,2,3,4)
Blues recordings from Texas

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads; Oral History; Blues
Creator: 
Herbert Halpert
Recording date: 
Wednesday, June 14, 1939
Coverage Spatial: 
WPA Studio New Orleans, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:02
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1

Musial Performance by Joe Harris and Kid White/ Noel Lebeau

Accession No.: 
LO1-011

Joe Harris (Mandolin) and Kid White (Guitar); October 10, 1940; Texas:
'When I get to Texas'; 'T'es pas là'; Childhood in New Iberia

[3991 A1,2,3,4,5]
'Ain't Nobody's Business'; 'Black Monday Blues'; 'Lookin' For That Bully'; Instrumental; 'In My Troubled Mind'

[2991 B1,2,3,4,]
Noel Lebeau, October 10,1940; Shreveport, LA:
'Camarade'; 'Trois Cadiens'; 'Mon esperance d'aller'; 'S'il faut mourir'; 'Camarade'; 'Trois Cadiens'; 'Come Along Sue'

Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Lomax
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk music; Ballads; Oral History;
Creator: 
Alan and John Lomax
Coverage Spatial: 
Texas
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:49
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--5"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1