Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Touts les soirs;
Honky Tonk Angels;
Balfa Brothers Live Performance in France
Original tape recorded full width 3 3/4 ips.
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle and vocals;
"Nonc" Allie Young - Accordion;
Tony Balfa - T-fer;
Rodney Balfa - Guitar and vocals;
Bessyl Duhon - fiddle
00:20 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
02:45 - Jolie Blonde;
06:00 - Band Introduction;
07:45 - Dewey talks about the Cajun people;
09:45 - Double violins;
10:10 - Crying Waltz;
13:25 - Madeline;
16:30 - Dewey introduces Roger Mason;
18:30 - Grand Prairie Waltz;
26:30 - Les barres de la prison;
Live Balfa Brothers show -
Tape was moldy and degraded badly prior to digitization. First minute was recorded at non-standard speed, then corrected, hence speed issue at beginning of digitization
Roger Mason thinks date and location are - April 1975, L’Absie in the Poitou (Deux-Sèvres)
00:10 - Cajun de Church Point;
03:55 - Madeline;
08:45 - Bosco Stomp
12:30 - Les 'tits yeux noirs;
17:10 - Eunice Two-step;
Roger Mason introduces Grelot Bayou.
22:30 - Les maringoins ont tout manger ma belle;
27:30 - Allons à Lafayette;
30:30 - Le blues de la méchanceté: Roger Mason: vocals) Song by Woody Guthrie. French adaptation: Roger Mason
Balfa Brothers Live Performance in France
Roger Mason things date and location are - April 1975, L’Absie in the Poitou (Deux-Sèvres)
00:55 - Enterre-moi pas;
03:45 - Chère bébé Créole;
08:30 - La valse de la belle - Demonstrating Cajun double fiddle style;
13:15 - Reel de sauvage;
16:30 - Two-step de Choupique;
19:30 - Band Intro;
21:50 - Les traces de mon boguée;
25:05 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus;
28:15 - Hathaway Two-step
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle and Vocals
Roger Mason - Spoons
Rodney Balfa - Guitar and Vocals
Tony Balfa - T-fer
"Nonc" Allie Young - Accordion
Bessyl Duhon - Fiddle
Hello, My Friend - Mon Ami
Radio Variety Show
02:35 - 'Tit gallop pour Mamou - Les Frères Balfa;
07:00 - Grand Texas - 2 Versions (Explanation about Hank Williams - Jambalaya)
11:20 - Jolie Blonde;
Notes from tape - "Spectacle enregistre le 1er Juillet, 1978 à L'auberge Richelieu à Windsor Ontario.
Les Frères Balfa, Dewey et Rodney, sont accompagne à l'accordeon par Allie Young et sont interroges par Sephane Boisjoly et Ken La(unreadable) de Radio Canada à Windsor.
Cette emission était diffusé en direct. Faisaient aussi parti du spectacle: Francine McGee (chanteuse) et Bobby Brew and his Dalhousie Street Paraders - Musique Dixieland.
Technicien à l'enregistrement: Jean-Guy Brassard
Realisation: Paulette Richer, Ron Scott"
Balfa Brothers Live Performance
Roger Mason says location is either Le Havre, Parthenay, or La Rochelle
00:00 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus;
04:40 - La valse de bambocheurs;
09:30 - Marrier avec un mais en amour avec une autre;
15:40 - Sauvage sur un chicot;
19:55 - Bosco Stomp
Live Performance - Roger Mason
Roger Mason Live Performance - Opening for the Balfa Brothers