Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

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Dewey Balfa - In-school Cajun music presentation with Rodney Balfa and Freeman Fontenot

Accession No.: 
PR1-001

00:00 - Artists in Schools program origins;
01:30 - Newport Folk Festival;
04:00 - Dewey explains how the grant program works;
08:00 - Dewey say's the Acadians came down to Louisiana with fiddles and percussion instruments;
09:49 - Chère Tout Tout;
12:15 - Explaining Cajun seconding on fiddle; Band Introductions;
16:25 - Example of Cajun seconding on fiddle;
18:30 - Dewey talks about the origins of the diatonic accordion;
19:58 - Demonstrating a waltz on the accordion;
22:20 - Eunice two step on Accordion;
30:55 - French in Louisiana;

Link to Media
Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Proschan, Frank
Subject: 
Louisiana; French; Cajun; Creole; Folk Music; Educational Program;
Creator: 
Frank Proschan
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
36:41
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4

Dewey Balfa - In-school Cajun music presentation with Rodney Balfa and Freeman Fontenot

Accession No.: 
PR1-002

00:00 - La valse de Bayou Chène;
04:30 - Dewey introduces Freeman Fontenot; Explains how old tunes were titled;
06:38 - Freeman Fontenot - Baisse bas;
09:00 - Freeman Fontenot - Untitled tune;
10:34 - Bonsoir, Moreaux;
13:11 - Freeman demonstrates a Mazurka, they go into Bonsoir, Moreaux;
16:30 - La valse des Rougeaux
18:45 - Jolie Blonde
21:45 - Les veuves de la coulée
25:25 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special

Link to Media
Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Proschan, Frank
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajun; Creole; Folk Music; French
Creator: 
Frank Proschan
Informants: 
Frank Proschan, Barry Ancelet
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
27:09
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4

Dewey Balfa - In-school Cajun music presentation with Rodney Balfa and Freeman Fontenot

Accession No.: 
PR1-003

Same performance as PR1-002

00:00 - La valse de Bayou Chène;
04:30 - Dewey introduces Freeman Fontenot; Explains how old tunes were titled;
06:38 - Freeman Fontenot - Baisse bas;
09:00 - Freeman Fontenot - Untitled tune;
10:34 - Bonsoir, Moreaux;
13:11 - Freeman demonstrates a Mazurka, they go into Bonsoir, Moreaux;
16:30 - La valse des Rougeaux
18:45 - Jolie Blonde
21:45 - Les veuves de la coulée
25:25 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special

Link to Media
Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Proschan, Frank
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajun; Creole; Folk Music; French
Creator: 
Frank Prochan
Informants: 
Frank Proschan, Barry Ancelet
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Crowley, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
28:05
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, January 4, 2010
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4

Freeman Fontenot

Accession No.: 
PR1-006

02:20 - Fifi Foncho
04:29 - Two step Platte
05:58 - Two step de Mamou
07:35 - Valse de Samedi au soir
09:12 - Valse de Trainer
11:02 - Deux Cousines
15:45 - Pain de Mais
17:20 - Hathaway two step
19:10 - Love Bridge Waltz
22:30 - La pointe aux pins
23:50 - Dixieland
25:12 - J'ai étais au bal
26:35 - Two step sans titre
28:11 - Contredanse
30:10 - Shoefly

Link to Media
Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Proschan, Frank
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creole; Folk Music; French; Zydeco
Creator: 
Frank Prochan
Informants: 
Frank Proschan, Michael Doucet, Barry Ancelet
Recording date: 
Tuesday, November 17, 1987
Coverage Spatial: 
Basile, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:30
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, January 4, 2010
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4

Sterling and Felix Richard with Bessyl Duhon

Accession No.: 
PR1.004

00:08 - Les flammes d'enfer (take 1);
03:30 - Les flammes d'enfer (take 2);
06:58 - Duralde Waltz;
10:00 - Instrumental two step;
11:42 - Chère tout tout
16:50 - Kaplan Waltz;
19:20 - 99 Year Waltz
22:47 - Instrumental two step
24:58 - The Back Door
26:58 - Instrumental Waltz
29:20 - Kaplan Waltz
31:07 - J'ai étais au bal
33:50 - Madame Sosthaine

Link to Media
Language: 
English
French
Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Proschan, Frank
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajun; French; Folk Music
Creator: 
Frank Prochan
Informants: 
Frank Proschan and Barry Ancelet
Recording date: 
Thursday, November 17, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Meta Information
Duration: 
34:22
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, January 4, 2010
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
AIFF
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 4