Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Catherine Blanchet Recordings of Lucia Broussard, Roberta Hardy, et al. (1953-57) / Children Happy Birthday
Side A :
Lucia LaBauve Bernard
Ed Blanchet + boys
Mrs. Lucia Broussard
Gerogianna Stauffer
Roberta Harder
Frank Harder
Side B:
Blanchet Children
Happy Birthday
ABC
Il est ne
D'ou viens-tu
Adeste fideles
Down by the Station
Sing a Song of 6 Pence
Jesus Loves Me
3 Billy goats & Boy
Interview and Musical Performance by Yvonne Meaux Duhon
00:35 - "Le premier jour de Mai" (La padriole);
04:18 - Catherine says that Yvonne's mother taught her that song in 1944;
06:20 - "Au pont du Nantes" with discussion of the song lyrics;
09:45 - "Mon bon vieux mari;"
11:30 - Yvonne tells a story about performing "Mon bon vieux mari" at a talent show in school;
12:40 - Yvonne learned most of the songs from her father, Odesse Meaux, most family members sang French songs at family gatherings;
14:55 - "La belle Elizabeth;"
20:20 - Catherine tells a story about Simeon Touchet;
23:30 - "Au clair de la lune;"
24:30 - Discussing and singing the Mardi Gras Song
29:00 - Talking about local music venues and local bands;
38:45 - "La belle Elizabeth" and discussion of lyrics;
44:00 - Catherine sings a song - unknown title;
Blanchet's Collection of Songs 1
In a black binder with engraving of knights riding horses and the word "Triumph"; 183 pages;
D-BL1-001-001
Note with the name "Mrs. John Sell"
D-BL1-001-002
Letter from Ed Blanchet to Catherine Brookshire on Nov. 3, 1948
3 pages; #3-5 (page in PDF)
D-BL1-001-003
Letter from Le Cercle Francais to Catherine Brookshire, Nov. 9, 1949
2 pages; #6-7
D-BL1-001-004
Letter from Judy Haun to Catherine Brookshire, July 15, 1948
4 pages; #8-12
D-BL1-001-005
Newspaper clipping from The Vermilion Post, Dec. 9, 1949; "Enjoy Music More" article by Catherine Brookshire
2 pages; #13-14
D-BL1-001-006
"J'm'ai Fait Un Nouveau Beau" (#2) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Duprelie(?) Boudreaux, Lola Mae Boudreaux's mother; May 1947
#15-16
D-BL1-001-007
"J'voudrais Marier" (#3) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Forked Island 4/1943 and John Duhon, Cow Island 3/16/1944
2 pages; #17-19
D-BL1-001-008
"'Tite Fille de la Campagne" (#5) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Cow Island 3/16/1944
D-BL1-001-009
"J'étais au Bal" (#6) sheet music and lyrics; John Duhon, Cow Island 3/16/1944
D-BL1-001-010
"La 'Tite Poule Caille" (#7) sheet music and lyrics; Jenny Lee, Cow Island 3/1944
#22-23
D-BL1-001-011
"I Have a Good Job" (#8) notes of lyrics and sheet music with "Nelly Bly" lyrics typed on back of the first page; From Milton, from Ben Langlinais, Cow Island, 3-16-1944
2 pages; #24-26
D-BL1-001-012
"Mets" (#9) sheet music and lyrics; Nunez 1944
5 pages; #27-32
D-BL1-001-013
"La Caille et la Perdrix" (#11) sheet music and lyrics with Kaplan High "Plans of the Day" for Monday, Sept. 22, 1947 on back side of page; Nunez school 1943
8 pages; #33-41
D-BL1-001-014
"De Dans Paris" (#13 or #14?) sheet music
D-BL1-001-015
"La Danse à la Vieille" (#13) lyrics; Thanks to Mrs. Isaac Foreman
4 pages; #43-47
D-BL1-001-016
"Mon Pere M'a Mis a L'ecole (La Rose En Bois)" (#15) sheet music and lyrics; Mabel Touchet KHS, Ms. Fritz(?), 10/24/1946
3 pages; #48-50
D-BL1-001-017
"La Robe de Soie Bleu" (#16) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #51-52
D-BL1-001-018
"La Violette Double" (#17) sheet music and lyrics; Velma Hebert, Meaux 1944
3 pages; #53-55
D-BL1-001-019
"Par Un Beau Jour" (#18) sheet music and lyrics; Yvonne Meaux, Kaplan 1944
4 pages; #56-59
D-BL1-001-020
"Les Huit Jours de Mai" (#19) sheet music and lyrics; Note "See 'Une Perdriole(?)' chansons de France - Vigneras"
2 pages; #60-62
D-BL1-001-021
"Fido" (#20) sheet music and lyrics; Aimee (Amy) Broussard, Kaplan 1944
2 pages; #63-64
D-BL1-001-022
"C'est La Robe a Tante Edma" (#21) lyrics
D-BL1-001-023
"Les Maragoins (Maringouins)" (#22) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert, Kaplan 1944 (also recorded 1947)
2 pages; #66-67
D-BL1-001-024
"Je Prends Mon Violon" (#23) sheet music and lyrics with "Embarque Trois Jolis Battalions" (#24) also on the first page; Amy Broussard, Kaplan 1944
2 pages; #68-69
D-BL1-001-025
"Embarque Trois Jolis Battalions" (#24) lyrics; Lillian, Kaplan 1944 (Hoffpauir's 7th grade)
D-BL1-001-026
"Trois Petits Tambours" (#25) sheet music and lyrics; Mabel Touchet, Oct. 1946, Kaplan High 5th, Ms. Fritz
4 pages; #71-76
D-BL1-001-027
Lyrics (Le Pigeon Blanc Sur Le Table?) (#26) from Laines LaPointe, 5th grade, Woods or Comeaux
D-BL1-001-028
"O'Guillory" (#28) (recorded) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 1947
2 pages; #78-79
D-BL1-001-029
"La Fille du Goalier" (#29) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 1944
3 pages; #80-82
D-BL1-001-030
"Je L'aime Une Petite Fille" (#30) sheet music and lyrics;
4 pages; #83-86
D-BL1-001-031
"Goodbye Ma Chère Amie" (#31) lyrics
D-BL1-001-032
"Mon Pere M'a Donné Un Petit Homme" (#32) sheet music
#88-89
D-BL1-001-033
"Palm Today Polly" (#34) lyrics; Translation Marie Lange
2 pages; #90-91
D-BL1-001-034
"J'ai Passé Devant le Pommier" (#35) sheet music and lyrics;
2 pages; #92-95
D-BL1-001-035
"Tu M'as Promis" (#37) lyrics; Huey Hebert, Kaplan 5/26/1947
D-BL1-001-036
"Et Ou Est-ce Que T'es Partie" (#38) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #97-98
D-BL1-001-037
"Pacquet d'Epingles" (#39) sheet music and lyrics; Freda Touchet, 1945
2 pages; #99-100
D-BL1-001-038
"L'Orangier" (#40) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, 1946
3 pages; #101-103
D-BL1-001-039
"Blanche Ma Bonne Lumière" (#41) sheet music and lyrics; Note "See 'Gentille Bateliere' chansons de France - Vigneras"
3 pages; #104-106
D-BL1-001-040
"Mon Aimable Catin" (#42) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
4 pages; #107-110
D-BL1-001-041
"La Belle Castelienne" (#43) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
2 pages; #111-112
D-BL1-001-042
"La Belle Emelie (Par Un Beau Lundi)" (#44) (as recorded) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
5 pages; #113-117
D-BL1-001-043
"Le Tete Est Couronné" (#45) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux '47
9 pages; #118-127
D-BL1-001-044
"La Délaissée" (#49) lyrics
2 pages; #128-129
D-BL1-001-045
"C'est Une 'Tite Fille" (#50) lyrics
#130-131
D-BL1-001-046
"La Bas Dans Ces Vallon" (#51) lyrics
D-BL1-001-047
"Ma Tendresse" (#52) lyrics
#133-134
D-BL1-001-048
"Le Long de les(?) Beau Bois" (#53) lyrics
D-BL1-001-049
"La Boulangerie" (#55) sheet music and lyrics
3 pages; #136-139
D-BL1-001-050
"D'un Beau" (#57) lyrics
D-BL1-001-051
"Les Gens Comme à Ville" (#58) lyrics
#141-142
D-BL1-001-052
"Sons les Trois Oreillers(?) Blanc" (#59) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #143-144
D-BL1-001-053
"D'un Grand Matin" (#60) sheet music and lyrics
5 pages; #145-150
D-BL1-001-054
"Chers Camarades a l'Armée" (#61) lyrics
#151-152
D-BL1-001-055
"Celet Borteuse" (#66) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, 9/18/1948; dance instructions on back side
2 pages; #153-158
D-BL1-001-056
"Le Joli Rosier" (#67a) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, 9/18/1948; dance instructions on back side
3 pages; #155-162
D-BL1-001-057
"Ah! Mon Beau Chateau" (#68) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, 9/1948
D-BL1-001-058
"La Violette" (#69) sheet music and lyrics; with dance instructions
D-BL1-001-059
"En Revenant du Boulanger" (#70) sheet music and lyrics; M. Ernest Beranger, Abbeville, 10/1948
2 pages; #165-166
D-BL1-001-060
"La Caille et Le Perdrix" (#71) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #167-169
D-BL1-001-061
"J'ai Trouvé C'elle Que J'aime" (#72) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #170-171
D-BL1-001-062
"Mon Petit Mari" (#73) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline Saltzman
2 pages; #172-173
D-BL1-001-063
"Le Premier Jour de Mai" (#74) sheet music and lyrics;
2 pages; #174-175
D-BL1-001-064
"La Belle Allait Oui-z-au Moulin" (#75) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline Saltzman
2 pages; #176-178
D-BL1-001-065
"Mon Bon Vielion" (#77) lyrics
D-BL1-001-066
"Et ou Viens (Billy Garcon)" (#78) and "Mon Pere Etait Un Jardiner" (#79) sheet music and lyrics
3 pages; #180-182
Caesar Vincent Catalog of Tapes (2)
Articles and Songs
In a folder; 70 pages
D-BL1-003- 001
Maison Acadienne Gazette, Vol. 1, No. 1
4 pages; #2-5 (page in PDF)
D-BL1-003-002
Le Coin Acadiens articles
50 articles; #6-55
D-BL1-003-003
Piece of paper with numbers
#56
D-BL1-003-004
"Colchiques danse les prés" sheet music
#57
D-BL1-003-005
"Mon Beau Sapin" lyrics
#58
D-BL1-003-006
"Encore Un Carreau d'Cassé" sheet music
2 pages; #59-60
D-BL1-003-007
Jean Sot story "Piment et Persil"
9 pages; #61-69
D-BL1-003-008
"Ca lên_i!" (Praise the Lord!) sheet music
#70
Caesar Vincent's Repetoire
La P'tite Poule Caille and J'Voudrais M'marier Sheet Music
Lyrics to Amor, Amor and Quiereme Mucho
hand written
Lyrics to "Amor, Amor" and "Quiereme Mucho (yours)"
Lyrics to Green Eyes
hand written
Lyrics to "Green Eyes/Aquellos Ajos Verdes"
Blanchet's Collection of Songs and Notes
Sheet Music to Le Perison et L'Alanette
handdrawn and written
sheet music and lyrics to "Le Perison et L'Alanette"
Blanchet's Lyrics and Notes 1
Blanchet's Collection of Songs 2
In a LSU binder; 188 pages; the (#_) by titles are Blanchet's corresponding numbers to her index
D-BL1-012-001
Index of song (titles) collected, with columns for the date recorded, tape number, sheet music (music), lyrics (words), and recopied titles--231 songs or placements for a song
17 pages; #2-19 (pages in PDF)
D-BL1-012-002
Notes of "Del's Songs"
#20
D-BL1-012-003
Categorized types of songs collected
4 pages; #21-27
D-BL1-012-004
Another index of songs collected, starting at numbers 85 to 137
2 pages; #28-29
D-BL1-012-005
"La Boulanger" lyrics (#53); from Lilia LaBaunce (?)
2 pages; #30-31
D-BL1-012-006
"O Oui Grand Dieu" lyrics (#76)
#32
D-BL1-012-007
"O C'est la Belle Sylvie" lyrics (#81)
3 pages; #33-37
D-BL1-012-008
"La Belle Emelie" lyrics (#81 1/2); from Ernest Bélanger Oct. 22, 1944
2 pages; #38-40
D-BL1-012-009
"Allons Brave Soldats" lyrics (#83)
#41
D-BL1-012-010
"Celvi que j'aime" lyrics and sheet music (#I-84); from Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville Oct. 1950
3 pages; # 42-44
D-BL1-012-011
"La Paresseux" lyrics and sheet music (#II-85)
4 pages; #45-48
D-BL1-012-012
"Le Retour du Soldat" lyrics and sheet music (#III-86)
4 pages; #49-52
D-BL1-012-013
"Mon Amour est Ettrene" lyrics and sheet music (#IV-87)
3 pages; #53-55
D-BL1-012-014
"Mon Aimable Brave" sheet music and lyrics (#V-88)
3 pages; #56- 58
D-BL1-012-015
"Clara se Marie" sheet music and lyrics (#VI-89)
3 pages; #59-61
D-BL1-012-016
"Adien Molaison" sheet music and lyrics (#VII-90)
2 pages; #62-63
D-BL1-012-017
"Fais Do Minette" lyrics and sheet music (#VIII-91)
2 pages; #64-65
D-BL1-012-018
"Allons au Bois" sheet music (#XI-92); from Lucia Broussard Oct. 1950
#66
D-BL1-012-019
"Sur le Bord de la Riviere" sheet music (#X-93); from Lucia Broussard Oct. 1950
#67
D-BL1-012-020
"Sur le Bord de la Riviere" sheet music (#94); from Hidalgo
#68
D-BL1-012-021
Song list for recorded songs on Oct. 23, 1953; 29 songs totaled, #95-117
#69-70
D-BL1-012-022
"Au Pont du Nantes" lyrics and sheet music (#95); from Joe Harrington Abbeville Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #71-72
D-BL1-012-023
"Mon Aimable Catin" lyrics and sheet music (#96); from Caesar Vincent Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #73-75
D-BL1-012-024
"Sur le Bord de l'eau" lyrics (#97); from Caesar Vincent Oct. 23, 1953
#76-77
D-BL1-012-025
"O Nous Avons Qu'on Temps à Vivre" lyrics and sheet music (#98); from Caesar Vincent Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #78-80
D-BL1-012-026
"Les Maragoins" lyrics and sheet music (#99); from Caesar Vincent Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #81-83
D-BL1-012-027
"La 'Tite Poule Caille" lyrics and sheet music (#103); from Mrs. Sylvia Romero Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #84-85
D-BL1-012-028
"C'etait une Jevae fille" lyrics (#105)
#86-87
D-BL1-012-029
“Dig et Don" lyrics and sheet music (#106); from Caesar Vincent Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #88-89
D-BL1-012-030
"La Delaissée" lyrics (#113)
2 pages; #90-91
D-BL1-012-031
"Laissez moi-t-aller jover" lyrics (#116)
#92
D-BL1-012-032
Recording list from March 17, 1954 from Tape #8, songs #140-145 and 156; recorded by Roland Broussard
2 pages; #93-94
D-BL1-012-033
Various song lyrics (#145); "Cinquante Sous" and "Les Voyageurs"
4 pages; #95-97
D-BL1-012-034
"Devriez quoi a qu'il ya" lyrics and sheet music (#141) and “Madame Baptiste" sheet music (#145)
2 pages; #98-99
D-BL1-012-035
"Un Petit Bonhomme" lyrics (#144) from O'Neal Suire and another version (#147) from Mr. Pries Bourque
#100
D-BL1-012-036
Madame Baptiste" lyrics (#145); from Jenevra Nunz (?)
#101
D-BL1-012-037
"Parti au Pays des Etranger" lyrics (#146); backside: "Un Petit Bonhomme" lyrics (#147)
#102-103
D-BL1-012-038
"Chemant Elize" lyrics (#149)
#104-105
D-BL1-012-039
"Bonsoir Ma Mere" lyrics (#148)
#106-107
D-BL1-012-040
"La Cravte" lyrics, French and English (#150); from Dannel Vice A.H.S 1949
#108-109
D-BL1-012-041
Song list on Tape #5, 5" reel, from Mrs. Lucia Broussard Feb. 8, 1954; 8 songs from #151-155 and #89 and 87
#110
D-BL1-012-042
Song list with dance instructions
#111
D-BL1-012-043
"La Bas la Haut Sur Cette Montagne" lyrics and sheet music (#I-157); at bottom "Les Oeufs" sheet music (#152)
3 pages; #112-114
D-BL1-012-044
"Les Oeufs Sont à quinze sous" sheet music and lyrics (#II-152)
2 pages; #115-116
D-BL1-012-045
"Raisin Pourrivè" lyrics and sheet music (#IV-153); from Mrs. Lucia Broussard Feb. 1954
3 pages; #117-119
D-BL1-012-046
"Pendant la Contradanse" lyrics and sheet music (#154 and 155); from Mrs. Lucia Broussard Abbeville, Feb. 1954; backside has a drawing
2 pages; #120-122
D-BL1-012-047
"La Saints Catherine" sheet music (#158); from R. J. LaBavve Abbeville, June 11, 1954
#123
D-BL1-012-048
"Nicholas" sheet music (#154); from Mrs. Ben Bernard (Lucia LaBavve) Abbeville, June 11, 1954
#124
D-BL1-012-049
Notes, excerts of lyrics from Mrs. Robert Trahan; "Dame de l'Hôtel" lyrics (#160) from Lelia LaBauve Jan. 25, 1954
2 pages; #125-127
D-BL1-012-050
"Je Crois en Dieu" (#161); blank page
#128
D-BL1-012-051
"Voila l'ent..." lyrics (#162)
#129-130
D-BL1-012-052
"Hier a nou a Josephine" lyrics (#163); from Fernand (?) LaBauve Nov. 1955
2 pages; #131-132
D-BL1-012-053
"En Arrière" lyrics and sheet music (#164); from Mrs. L. B. Miller 1958
2 pages; #133-134
D-BL1-012-054
"Forbidden French" lyrics (#165); from Mrs. A. C. Béchet, Carencro
#135
D-BL1-012-055
"La Caille et la Perdrix" sheet music (#166); from Mrs. Ara (?) Broussard
#136
D-BL1-012-056
"Dame de l'Hôtel" (#167); from Lelia LaBauve Jan. 25, 1954
#137
D-BL1-012-057
"En Vermilion" lyrics (#170); from Lula Landry
#138
D-BL1-012-058
"I won't have any..." lyrics (#173)
#139-140
D-BL1-012-059
"Buffalo Gals" lyrics (#174)
#141
D-BL1-012-060
"Rise you up" lyrics (#175)
2 pages; #142-143
D-BL1-012-061
"Prelude" lyrics and stage directions (#176)
#144
D-BL1-012-062
"Dave's Whistle" sheet music (#179); from Dave Portlock Lafayette, May 1949
#145
D-BL1-012-063
Number notations (#181)
#146
D-BL1-012-064
"Les Jours était beau" lyrics (#182)
#147-148
D-BL1-012-065
"St. Marie" number notations (#183)
#149
D-BL1-012-066
"Adorant toute..." blank page (#184)
#150
D-BL1-012-067
Explanation of... (?), some notes
#151
D-BL1-012-068
Tapes #14 notes, at 317 ft.; #162 or 184; from Joe Frederick July 8, 1948
#152
D-BL1-012-069
"En Arrière" lyrics (#189); from Roland Touchet
#153-154
D-BL1-012-070
"Lovesick Waltz" lyrics (#192)
#155
D-BL1-012-071
"Vieux Marier" sheet music (#196) and backside "Va Chercher" sheet music (#198)
#156-157
D-BL1-012-072
"Va Chercher" lyrics (#198); from Nania Abo... (?) paper torn
#158
D-BL1-012-073
"Embarque" lyrics and sheet music (#200); from Barbara Dea... (?) Frederick
3 pages; #159-161
D-BL1-012-074
"Devriez Voir" lyrics and sheet music (#201)
2 pages; #162-163
D-BL1-012-075
"La Caille et la Perdrix" lyrics (#204)
#164-165
D-BL1-012-076
"C'est une Vieille" lyrics (#208)
#166
D-BL1-012-077
"La 'Tite Poue Caille" lyrics (#216); bottom "Les mar... (?)" (#215)
#167
D-Bl1-012-078
"C'est Aujourd'hui le Fete du Dair Day (Dairy Day music)" lyrics and sheet music (#222); from Anne Katherine Broussard 1953
3 pages; #168-170
D-BL1-012-079
"J'ai Passé Devant Ta Porte" sheet music and lyrics (#223); Raywood Morvant Abbeville, Oct. 16, 1953
2 pages; #171-172
D-BL1-012-080
"Je m'ai Fait Un Nouveau Beau (Dis Pas a Pape)" lyrics and sheet music (#231); from James Broussard Abbeville, Oct. 16, 1953
2 pages; #173-174
D-BL1-012-081
"La Danse de Canard/Panard" sheet music (#298); from Mme. Loyd Doga
#175
D-BL1-012-082
"Mazurka--Tape #13" sheet music; from Mme. Doga
#176
D-BL1-012-083
"Quand je me leve le matin" sheet music (#323); from Eunice Lang... (?)
#177
D-BL1-012-084
"Jouer de l'accordeon" sheet music (#324); from Mrs. Milton Nunz (?)
#178
D-BL1-012-085
"Allons au bois" blank page
#179
D-BL1-012-086
"Paquet d'Epingles" sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #180-182
D-BL1-012-087
"M. Tucker" sheet music
#183
D-BL1-012-088
"Dedans ce nique" lyrics (#501); from Lula Landry
#184-185
D-BL1-012-089
"Quel Petite Homme" lyrics (#502); from Lula Landry
#186
D-BL1-012-090
"M. Tucker" lyrics; from Mrs. M. Bargas Hammand 1930
#187
Blanchet's Collection of songs 3A
D-BL1-013A; LSU Binder; 100 pages; Inside cover says "Catherine Blanchet P.O. Box 397 Abbeville, LA"
D-BL1-013-001
A fortune: "It ill be you, my fine young man/my maiden fair..."
D-BL1-013-002
Student class schedule sheet (blank)
D-BL1-013-003
"Jétais au Bal" (#1) sheet music and lyrics; Virgie Adams, Kaplan, LA Feb. 1942
3 pages; #5-7 (page in PDF)
D-BL1-013-004
"J'm'ai Fait Un Nouveau Beau" (#2) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Delay Boudreaux (Lula Mae LeBoeuf's mother), Abbeville, LA May 1947; Re-recorded on Tape #12, side 1
2 pages; #8-9
D-BL1-013-005
"J'voudrais Marier" (#3) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Forked Island, April 1943 also John Duhon, Cow Island, March 1944
2 pages; #10-11
D-BL1-013-006
"Madame Tabotaire" (#4) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Forked Island, April 1943
D-BL1-013-007
"'Tite Fille de la Campagne" (#5), "J'étais au Bal Hier au Soir" (#6), "I Have a Good Job" (#8) sheet music and lyrics; Thomas Lemaire, Cow Island, 3/16/1944; John Duhon, Cow Island, 3/16/1944; Ben Langlinais, Cow Island, 3/16/1944 (from ? community)
2 pages; #13-14
D-BL1-013-008
"Meto (Biquette)" (#9) sheet music and lyrics; a student at Nunez Elementary School, 1944
4 pages; #15-18
D-BL1-013-009
"'Ti Roi" (#10) lyrics; Mildred Ann Simon (Borneman's 5th grade), 1947
D-BL1-013-010
"La Caille et la Perdrix" (#11) sheet music and lyrics
5 pages; #20-24
D-BL1-013-011
"Dedans Paris y a-t-une danse (La Vieille D'argent)" (#13) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Isaac Foreman ('s son), Indian Bayou, 1944
2 pages; #25-26
D-BL1-013-012
"Les Matelots(?)" (#14) lyrics; "Thanks to Mrs. Isaac Foreman" transcribed by her son, a 7th grade student in Kaplan (?) 1944 (?)
#27-28
D-BL1-013-013
"La Rose En Bois (1st version)" (#15) sheet music and lyrics; Velma Hebert, Meaux 1944
3 pages; #29-31
D-BL1-013-014
"La Violette" (#17) sheet music and lyrics; Velma Hebert, Meaux 1944
D-BL1-013-015
"Par Un Beau Jour" (#18) sheet music and lyrics; Yvonne Meaux, Kaplan 1944
4 pages; #33-36
D-BL1-013-016
"Les Huit Jours de Mai" (#19) sheet music and lyrics; Yvonne Meaux, Kaplan
2 pages; #37-38
D-BL1-013-017
"Fido" (#20) sheet music and lyrics; Amy Broussard, Kaplan 1944
D-BL1-013-018
"C'est la Robe à Tante 'Dolie" (#21) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert;
3 pages; #40-42
D-BL1-013-019
"Les Maragoins (Maringouins)" (#22) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert, Kaplan 1944 (recorded differently 1947)
D-BL1-013-020
"Je Prends Mon Violon (1st version) / Rye Whisky (Lomax)" (#23a and #23b) sheet music and lyrics; Amy Broussard and Huey Hebert, Kaplan 1944 and Huey Hebert, Kaplan 5/26/1947 (same words as above)
2 pages; #44-45
D-BL1-013-021
"Embarque, Trois Jolis Batallions" (#24) sheet music and lyrics; Lillian, Kaplan 1944 (Mrs. Hoffpauir's Room)
D-BL1-013-022
"Trois Petits Tambours" (#25) sheet music and lyrics; Mabel Touchet, Kaplan 5/5/47
3 pages; #47-49
D-BL1-013-023
"Le Pigeon Blanc (?)" (#26) sheet music and lyrics; Sydney Romero
2 pages; #50-51
D-BL1-013-024
"Si Tous les Garcons du Monde (?)" (#27) lyrics; Sydney Romero
D-BL1-013-025
"O'Guillory" (#28) sheet music
D-BL1-013-026
"O'Guillory (Le Bonhomme Tombe de l'Arbre)" (#28) lyrics
#54-55
D-BL1-013-027
"La Fille du Goelier" (#29) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan "This is a longer song, but Marie did not know it all"
D-BL1-013-028
"Je l'Aime Une Petite Fille" (#30) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 1944 recorded by Catherine Brookshire Blanchet
2 pages; #57-58
D-BL1-013-029
"Goodbye, Ma Chere Amie" (#31) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange 5/5/1947 recorded at Kaplan High School
3 pages; #31-61
D-BL1-013-030
"Mon Pere M'a Donné Un Petit Homme" (#32) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 5/5/1947
2 pages; #62-63
D-BL1-013-031
"J'm'ai Levé l'Matin Dans Mai" (#33) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange recorded May 5th, 1947 at Kaplan High School
3 pages; #64-66
D-BL1-013-032
"Jelerons" (#34) sheet music and lyrics; Marie Lange, Kaplan 1946 (?) "Meaning of refrain is unknown"
2 pages; #67-68
D-BL1-013-033
"J'ai Passé Devant l'Église" (#35) sheet music and lyrics; Earnest Viator, Meaux 1944
2 pages; #69-70
D-BL1-013-034
"J'ai Passé 'Sous l'Pommier" (#36) sheet music and lyrics; Marjorie Toups, Meaux 1944
2 pages; #70-71
D-BL1-013-035
"Tu M'as Promis" (#37) sheet music and lyrics; Huey Hebert, Kaplan 5/26/1947 "Ça c'est une vieille marche qu'on avait habitude de jouer pour les mariés, et j'ai apris ça avec Felix Trahan"
D-BL1-013-036
"Et Où Est-ce Que T'es Parti" (#38) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #73-74
D-BL1-013-037
"Paquet d'Épingles" (#39) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet and Freda Touchet, Meaux 1945; "Je Te Donnerai" lyrics from Lula Landry Landry (last name written twice)
2 pages; #75-77
D-BL1-013-038
"L'oranger" (#40) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux 1946 recorded by Catherine Brookshire Blanchet
2 pages; #78-79
D-BL1-013-039
"Blanche, Ma Bonne Lumière" (#41) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #80-81
D-BL1-013-040
"Mon Aimable Catin" (#42) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux 11/22/1946
3 pages; #82-84
D-BL1-013-041
"La Belle Castillienne" (#43) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
3 pages; #85-87
D-BL1-013-042
"La Belle Émélie" (#44) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux 1945
3 pages; #88-90
D-BL1-013-043
"Votre Tête Est Couronnée (Chanson de Marriage)" (#45) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #91-92
D-BL1-013-044
"Au Clair de la Lune" (#46) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
2 pages; #93-94
D-BL1-013-045
"La Délaissée" (#49) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux LA
3 pages; #95-97
D-BL1-013-046
"C'est Une 'Tite Fille" (#50) lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux LA
D-BL1-013-047
"La Bas Dans Cet Vallon" (#51) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet and Sidmay T. Trahan, Meaux
2 pages; #99-100
Blanchet's Collection of songs 3B
D-BL1-013B; LSU Binder; 100 pages; Inside cover says "Catherine Blanchet P.O. Box 397 Abbeville, LA"
D-BL1-013-048
"Liza" (#52) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet 5/5/1947 Meaux
3 pages; #1-3 (page in PDF)
D-BL1-013-049
"Le Long de Ces Beau Bois" (#53) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux
3 page; #4-6
D-BL1-013-050
"La Belle Creole" (#54) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, 11/23/1946 (another page says 11/22/1946)
4 pages; #7-10
D-BL1-013-051
"La Boulangère" (#55) sheet music and lyrics; Lelia Labauve
D-BL1-013-052
"Vive l'Amour" (#56) sheet music and lyrics; Mme. Simeon Touchet (née Marie Hebert) 5/24/1948 Meaux, LA
2 pages; #12-13
D-BL1-013-053
"D'un Beau Soir" (#57) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet, Meaux, LA 5/24/1948
3 pages; #14-16
D-BL1-013-054
"Les Gens Comme a la Ville" (#58) sheet music and lyrics
2 pages; #17-18
D-BL1-013-055
"D'un Grand Matin" (#60) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet
2 pages; #19-20
D-BL1-013-056
"Allons Chers Camarades a l'Armee" (#61) sheet music and lyrics; Simeon Touchet "J'ai appris ce chanson-là, j'avais dix ans"
3 pages; #21-23
D-BL1-013-057
"Charles Cheri" (#62) lyrics; Simeon Touchet
2 pages; #24-25
D-BL1-013-058
"Les Acadiens" sheet music and lyrics; Sidmay Touchet Trahan, Meaux
D-BL1-013-059
"Theogene Dubois" (#65) sheet music and lyrics; Paul Touchet, Meaux
D-BL1-013-060
"En Revenant du Boulanger" (#70) sheet music and lyrics; M. Ernest Belanger, Abbeville Oct. 1948
3 pages; #28-30
D-BL1-013-061
"La Caille et la Perdrix" (#71) sheet music
D-BL1-013-062
"La Caille et la Perdrix" (#71) lyrics; E. Belanger. Oct. 1948
2 pages; #32-33
D-BL1-013-063
"J'ai Trouvé Celle Que J'aime" (#72) sheet music and lyrics; Ernest Belanger, Abbeville Oct. 1948
4 pages; #34-37
D-BL1-013-064
"Mon Petit Mari" (#73) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline Saltzman, Gueydan, LA 19?
2 pages; #38-39
D-BL1-013-065
"Le Premier Jour de Mai" (#74) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline Saltzman, Gueydan, LA
2 pages; #40-41
D-BL1-013-066
"La Belle Allait au Moulin" (#75) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline Saltzman, Gueydan 3/24/1949
3 pages; #42-44
D-BL1-013-067
"O Oui Grand Dieu (?)" (#76) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline S.
2 pages; #45-47
D-BL1-013-068
Unknown title (#77) sheet music and lyrics; Evangeline Saltzman, Gueydan 3/22/1949
D-BL1-013-069
"Charmant Billie" (#78) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Alpha Hebert, Abbeville
2 pages; #49-50
D-BL1-013-070
"Mon Père Était Un Jardinier" (#79) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Leonce Harrington (née Marie Hebert), Abbeville, 1947/1949(?)
4 pages; #51-54
D-BL1-013-071
"O La Belle Emelie" (#81b) lyrics; M. Ernest Bélanger, Abbeville c. 1947
D-BL1-013-072
"Celui Que J'aime" (#84) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville, Oct. 1950
2 pages; #56-57
D-BL1-013-073
"Bon Soir Brave Gens" (#86) sheet music and lyrics; Lucia Broussard, Abbeville 1950
3 pages; 58-60
D-BL1-013-074
"Mon Amour Est Extreme" (#87) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville, LA 1950
2 pages; #61-62
D-BL1-013-075
"Clara Se Marie" (#89) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville 1950
2 pages; #63-64
D-BL1-013-076
"Adrien Molaison" (#90) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville 1950
D-BL1-013-077
"Fais Do Do, Minette" (#91) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Ernest Stouffer/Stauffer(?), Abbeville 1950
D-BL1-013-078
"Sur le Bord" (#93 & #94) sheet music and lyrics; Lucia Broussard, Abbeville, Oct. 1950 with dance instructions (#93) and Josie Mae Hidlago (#94)
D-BL1-013-079
"Au Pont de Nantes" (#95) sheet music and lyrics; Joe Harrington, Abbeville, Oct. 23, 1953 (Dairy Day 1954 - Oct. 15)
3 pages; #68-70
D-BL1-013-080
"Sur le Bord de L'eau" (#97) sheet music and lyrics
D-BL1-013-081
"Mon Aimable Catin" (#96) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Oct. 23, 1953 (71 years old)
3 pages; #72-74
D-BL1-013-082
"Sur le Bord de L'eau" (#97) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Oct. 23, 1953
3 pages; #75-77
D-BL1-013-083
"O Nous Avons Qu'un Temps a Vivre" sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #78-79
D-BL1-013-084
"Les Maragoins (Maringouins)" (#99) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Oct. 23, 1953
D-BL1-013-085
"La Cravate" (#100) sheet music and lyrics
D-BL1-013-086
"Mes Trois Camarades" (#101) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Sylvan Romero, Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #82-83
D-BL1-013-087
"Par Un Beau Dimanche" (#102) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Sylvan Romero, Oct. 23, 1953 (33 ans)
2 pages; #85-86
D-BL1-013-088
"La 'Tite Poule Caille" (#103) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Sylvan Romero, October 1953
2 pages; #87-88
D-BL1-013-089
"Charmante Eloise" (#104) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Oct. 23, 1953
2 pages; #89-90
D-BL1-013-090
"Dig et Don Don" (#106) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Oct. 23, 1953, Abbeville
2 pages; #91-92
D-BL1-013-091
"O Belle Dans Ton Jardin" (#107) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent
2 pages; #93-94
D-BL1-013-092
"L'Orangier" sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent
2 pages; #95-96
D-BL1-013-093
"Marie-en-sang(?)" (#109) sheet music and lyrics
4 pages; #97-100
Blanchet's Collection of songs 3C
D-BL1-013C; LSU Binder; 100 pages; Inside cover says "Catherine Blanchet P.O. Box 397 Abbeville, LA"
D-BL1-013-094
"O Viens T'en Dans (Donc?)" (#110) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, 1953
2 pages; #1-2
D-BL1-013-095
"Par Un Dimanche Matin" (#111) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, 1953
3 pages; #3-5
D-BL1-013-096
????
D-BL1-013-097
"Y'a T'une Princesse" (#130) sheet music and lyrics
D-BL1-013-098
"Lafayette Est Pris En Feu" (#139) and "Quand J'étais Garcon" (#122) lyrics
D-BL1-013-099
"Si J'aurais Mes Souliers" (#140) sheet music and lyrics; Marlin Hargrave, Forked Island, Mar. 17. 1954
4 pages; #8-11
D-BL1-013-100
"Devinez Quoi c'qu'il y a" (#141) sheet music and lyrics; Purvis Hebert, Forked Island, March 1954
2 pages; #12-13
D-BL1-013-101
"Les Maragoins (Maringouins)" (#142) sheet music and lyrics; Agnes Saltzman, Forked Island, Mar. 17, 1954 Tape D
D-BL1-013-102
"Un Petit Bonhomme" (#144) sheet music and lyrics; Oneil(?) Suire
D-BL1-013-103
"Madame Baptiste" (#145) sheet music and lyrics; Geneva Nunez, Forked Island School, March 1954
D-BL1-013-104
"Parti Au Pays des Étrangers" (#146) sheet music and lyrics; Mr. Priès Bourque, learned from his father, Mr. Emile Bourque
D-BL1-013-105
"Un Petit Bonhomme" (#147) sheet music and lyrics; probably Mr. Priès Bourque (see also #144)
D-BL1-013-106
"Bon Soir Ma Mère" (#148) sheet music and lyrics; probably from Mr. Priès Bourque (about 1947?)
3 pages; #19-21
D-BL1-013-107
"Charmante Eloise/Elize" (#149) sheet music and lyrics; possibly from Mr. Priès Bourque, learned from his father, Mr. Emile, no date c. 1946(?)
2 pages; #22-23
D-BL1-013-108
"La Cravate" (#150) sheet music and lyrics; Daniel Vice, Abbeville High School, 1949, not taped
2 pages; #24-25
D-BL1-013-109
"J'étais à la Fontaine" (#154) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville, Feb. 1954
D-BL1-013-110
"Pendant La Contredanse" (#155) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lucia Broussard, Abbeville, Feb. 1954
D-BL1-013-111
"Saute Crapaud" (#156) sheet music and lyrics; Forked Island, March 17, 1954
D-BL1-013-112
"La Sainte Catherine" (#158) sheet music and lyrics; Raphael J. Labauve, Abbeville, June 11, 1954, "This is a portion of a longer song. Mr. Labauve sang this much whenever I visited his daughter, but was unwilling or unable to sing more and would not record it."
D-BL1-013-113
"Nicolas" (#159) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Ben Bernard (Lucia Labauve) Abbeville, June 11, 1954
D-BL1-013-114
"Hier à la Noce à Josephine" (#163) sheet music and lyrics; Fernard Labauve, Abbeville, Nov. 1955
4 pages; #31-34
D-BL1-013-115
"En Arrière Chez Mon Père" (#164) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Lloyd B. Miller, Abbeville 1958
2 pages; #35-36
D-BL1-013-116
"La Caille et la Perdrix" (#166) sheet music and lyrics; Mrs. Asa Broussard, Abbeville about 1944
D-BL1-013-117
"Alouette" (#167) sheet music and lyrics; Lula Landry
2 pages; #38-39
D-BL1-013-118
"Trois Fois Passera" (#168) sheet music and lyrics; Jeanne Castille, Breaux Bridge 1956 "Game, played like London Bridge - ends with tug of war."
D-BL1-013-119
"Chanson de Mariage" (#169) sheet music and lyrics; Lula Landry, Abbeville 1961
2 pages; #41-42
D-BL1-013-120
"En Vermilion J'étais Assuré" (#170) sheet music and lyrics; Lula Landry, Abbeville
2 pages; #43-44
D-BL1-013-121
"Mes Amis à la Table Ronde" (#171) sheet music and lyrics; Caesar Vincent, Meaux
2 pages; #45-46
D-BL1-013-122
"Cette Matin de Bon Matin" (#172) sheet music and lyrics; Rev. A.J. Martin from Houma, recorded in Meaux c. 1956
3 pages; #47-49
D-BL1-013-123
"Les Lanciers (Fiddle Tune?)" (#177) sheet music and lyrics; "Les Lanciers, as taught me by Louise Olivier in 1941, as I remember it (1963)"
D-BL1-013-124
"'Tite Fille Quand J'va Mourir" (#185) & "Et où ce-que t'es parti" (#186) sheet music and lyrics; Roland Touchet (#185) and Isidore Touchet (#186)
D-BL1-013-125
"Et où ce-que t'es parti" (#186) lyrics; Isidore Touchet
D-BL1-013-126
"Mon Cinquante Sous" (#187) lyrics; Oscar Joseph Foster
D-BL1-013-127
"Saute Crapaud" (#188) lyrics; a) Ophelias Bourque b) Roland Touchet c) Ray Allen Gallet d) Juanita Gail McDaniel, Loretta Joyce McDaniel, Ophelias Bourque
D-BL1-013-128
"Give Goldwater" newspaper clipping 1964 with Clevinis Touchet obituary on other side
D-BL1-013-129
Catherine Brookshire Blanchet address/notes of song titles
2 pages; #57-58
D-BL1-013-130
Table of contents for songs
8 pages; #59-66
D-BL1-013-131
"Ti-Jean, Le Devineur" folktale, typed, told to Mrs. Pauline Hebert by Mrs. Ulysse Faulk, January 1954
D-BL1-013-132
"Histoire des Animaux (Lapin et Tigre)" folktale, typed, told to Mrs. Pauline Hebert by Mrs. Ulysse Faulk
D-BL1-013-133
"Ti Jean et le Tizon de Feu" folktale, types, told to Mrs. Pauline Hebert by Mary Meaux
2 pages; #69-70
D-BL1-013-134
"Ti Jean et le Cheval Blanc" folktale, typed, told to Mrs. Pauline Hebert by Clifford LeBlanc
2 pages; #71-72
D-BL1-013-135
"Ti Jean et ses Tours du Foret" folktale, typed, told to Mrs. Pauline Hebert by Mary Meaux, January 1954
2 pages; #73-74
D-BL1-013-136
"Christmas Carol" sheet music and lyrics
D-BL1-013-137
"The Fox" folktale
2 pages; #76-77
D-BL1-013-138
"LA Folklore Society - 1st Annual Meeting" notes
4 pages; #78-81
D-BL1-013-139
"Notes On Songs" typed
D-BL1-013-140
Notes for research
2 pages; #83-84
Blanchet's Notes 1
Blanchet's song from Caesar Vincent
Blanchet's Book List for Research