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.
Dick Richard at Mulate’s.
Song 1 – Je m’ennui plus de toi (0:01)
Song 2 – Old Fashioned Two Step (4:14)
Song 3 – Trop jeune pour marier (7:17)
Song 4 – She Didn’t Know I Was Married (10:08)
Song 5 – Diga Ding Ding Dong (13:30)
Song 6 - Zydecos sont pas sale (16:20)
Song 7 – La valse de Cajun/Cajun Waltz (20:08)
Song 8 – Jambalaya (23:38)
Song 9 – Tous les soirs (27:09)
Song 10 – Highpoint Two Step (31:20)
Song 11 – La valse du malchanceux (34:17)
Song 12 – ‘Tits yeux noirs (38:26)
Song 13 – Choupique Two Step (41:36)
Song 14 – J’ai fait mon idée (44:22)
Song 15 – La pointe aux pins (47:06)
Song 16 – Oh ye yaille (50:43)
Song 17 – Pine Grove Blues (55:00)
Song 18 – Belizaire Waltz (1:02:30)
Song 19 – Bosco Stomp (1:06:33)
Song 20 – Reno Waltz (1:10:13)
Song 21 – The Back Door (1:13:40)
Song 22 – I Can’t Forget You/ J’peux pas t’oublier (1:17:34)
Song 23 – La dernière fois (1:24:58)
Song 24 – Catch My Hat (1:28:05)
Song 25 – La valse de ‘tit Maurice (1:32:00)
Cyprien Landreneau and Adam Landreneau. From "Louisiana Cajun and Creole Music : The Newport Field Recordings"
Song 1 – La robe à Rosalie (0:13)
Song 2 – La prairie ronde (3:25)
Song 3 – La taille d’eronces (6:23)
Song 4 – Les pinieres (8:12)
Song 5 – Treville t’es pas pecheur (11:15)
Song 6 – La danse de limonade (13:00)
The Carrière Brothers, from « The Carrière Brothers: Musique Creole » and « La La Louisiana Black French Music » /Mitch Reed Fiddle Lesson.
Song 1 – Zydeco de Carrière (0:18)
Song 2 – Madame Faielle (2:12)
Song 3 – Daddy Carrière Waltz (4:01)
Song 4 – Zydeco sont pas sale (6:16)
Song 5 – Les barres de la prison (8:36)
Song 6 – Jolie Catin (11:18)
Song 7 – Robe a parasol (13:10)
Song 8 – Home Sweet Home (16:20)
Song 9 – Hey Mom! (18:05)
*Switches to Mitch Reed Fiddle Lesson*
(20:30 – 31:09)
*Switches to « La La Louisiana Black French Music » *
Song 1 – Zydeco a Carriere (31:30)
Song 2 – Robe a parasol (32:51)
Song 3 – Blue Runner (35:31)
Song 4 – Blues of the Lonesome Road (37:25)
Song 5 – Johnny Can’t Dance (40:40)
Song 6 – Valse a Cherokee/Cherokee Waltz (42:50)
Song 7 – Bosco Stomp (45:05)
Song 8 – Blues a bebe (47:25)
Home Recording of Mitch Reed and Calvin Carrière
Song 1 – Tous les deux pour la même (0:00)
Song 2 – Grand Texas (1:37)
Song 3 – Colinda (3:48)
Song 4 – Petite ou la grosse (7:20)
Song 5 – J’ai passé devant ta porte (9:50)
Song 6 – Cherokee Waltz (13:40)
Song 7 – Unknown tune (Quand j’etais pauvre) (18:50) *
Song 8 – Blue Runner (21:40)
Song 9 – Blues a bebe (23:33)
Song 10 – Unknown tune (« I forgot [the name of the song] ») (black snake blues?) (25:48) *
Song 11 – Unknown tune (27:30)
Song 12 – Hippy Taio (28:44)
Song 13 – Unknown tune (34:15)
Song 14 – Unknown tune (36:45)
Song 15 – Eunice Two Step (38:27)
Song 16 – Grand Mamou (40:30)
Song 17 – Donnez-moi mon chapeau (43:10)
Song 18 – Mon vieux wagon (45:25)
Song 19 – Les flames d’enfer (47:58)
Song 20 – Jongle à moi (50:30)
Song 21 – Unknown tune (58:33)
The Revon Reed Tapes: Preston Manuel, Chuck Guillory, Shirley Bergeron, Floyd Fuselier, Cheese Read, and Aubrey Deville.
Song 1 – Grand Texas (0:00)
Song 2 – Tolam Waltz (1:54)
Song 3 – Grand Mamou (4:29)
Song 4 – Jolie Blonde (7:03)
Song 5 – Les jeunes gens de la campagne (9:39)
Song 6 – La danse de limonade (12:10)
Song 7 – Valse de mon grand galaxy (14:04)
Song 8 – Grand Mamou (15:16)
Song 9 – Pauvre Hobo (18:34)
Song 10 – San Antonio Rose (21:38)
Song 11 – Unknown waltz (like chere meon) (23:23) *
Song 12 – La jig de mardi gras (26:25)
Song 13 – La valse de Cherokee/Cherokee Waltz (27:11)
Song 14 – J’ai passé devant ta porte (29:13)
Song 15 – Grand Texas (31:30)
Song 16 – La valse de grand Reno/Reno Waltz (33:50)
Song 17 – Sundown Special (37:22)
Song 18 – Chere Alice (39:43)
Song 19 – Faded love (43:33)
Song 20 –T’es petite mais t’es mignonne (45:32)
Song 21 – Chere Meon (how it is spelt on the record) (chere mignonne) (47:39) *
Song 22 – Unknown breakdown (sugarfoot rag?) (49:11) *
Song 23 – Dans la louisiane (50:51)
Song 24 – La jog a plombeau (52:40)
Song 25 – Jolie Blonde (55:24)
Song 26 – Mon bon vieux mari (57:31)
Song 27 – Grand Mamou (1:00:50)
Song 28 – No name stomp (1:03:17)
Song 29 – La valse de grand port auteur (1:04:40)
Song 30 – Flow Bouncers Stomp (1:06:55)
Song 31 – Emotion waltz (1:09:00)
Song 32 – Mardi Gras (1:11:30)
Song 33 – La marche de marier (1:13:34)
Song 34 –Mazurka (1:16:32)
Song 35 – Unknown waltz (1:18:30)*
Song 36 – J’ai passe devant ta porte (1:19:56)
Song 37 – Grand Texas (1:23:00)
Song 38 – Unknown tune (des pins/along the pines) (1:26:08)*
Song 39 – Unknown, “mes chers ‘tits yeux bleus” (same tune as wild side of life) (1:28:50)
Lomax Recordings 1934/Cajun and Creole Mus, Vol 1 & 2
Song 1 – The Kaplan Mazurka (0:08)
Song 2 – Wayne Perry - Creole Blues (0:56)
Song 3 – Wayne Perry - Cajun Waltz (2:22)
Song 4 – Wayne Perry - Waltz (3:50)
Song 5 – Wayne Perry - Easy Rider Blues (Cajun Two Step) (5:28)
Song 6 – The Segura Brothers - Viens donc t’assir sur la croix de ma tombe (6:45)
Song 7 –Joe Segura – Joe Feraille (9:22)
Song 8 – Joe Segura – Un te pas gain de l’air (11:50)
Song 9 – Oakdale Carriere – Catin, prie donc pour ton negre (15:22)
Song 10 – Paul Junius Malveaux and Ernest Lafitte - Bye Bye, bonsoir, mes parents (17:05)
Song 11 – Paul Junius Malveaux and Ernest Lafitte - Tous les samedis (18:30)
*Switches to cajun and Creole Music, Vol 1*
Song 12 – Six ans sur mer (21:25)
Song 13 – Les clefs de la prison (24:16)
Song 14 – J’ai vu lucille (26:03)
Song 15 – La belle et le capitaine (26:30)
Song 16 – Une fille de quatorze ans (31:06)
Song 17 – Mademoiselle Émélie (35:30)
Song 18 – Tout un beau soir en me promenant (38:25)
*Switches to Cajun and Creole Music, Vol 2*
Song 19 – Belle (41:05)
Song 20 – Je m’endors (43:15)
Song 21 – Je me suis Marie (44:38)
Song 22 – Trinquons (45:38)
Song 23 – La chanson de Savoy (46:24)
Song 24 – La chanson de Theogene Dubois (48:00)
Song 25 – J’ai marie un ouvrier (49:00)
Song 26 – Madama Gallien (52:18)
Song 27 – Je m’ai fait une maitresse (54:43)
Song 28 – Les amours sonts courts (57:45)
Song 29 – Mes amis, je suis gris (59:00)
Song 30 – Le pays des estrangers (1:00:40)
Song 31 - Dego/Zydeco (1:01:55)
Song 32 – J’ai fait tout le tour du pays (1:04:05)
Song 33 – S’en aller chez moreau (1:05:56)
Song 34 – Je veux me marier (1:07:45)
Song 35 – Blues de la prison (1:09:28)
Song 36 – La-bas chez moreau (1:14:07)
Song 37 – Feel Like Dying in His Army (1:18:16)
Song 38 – Rockaway (1:21:20)
Harry Trahan (accordion and vocals), Mitch Reed (fiddle), Corey McCauley and Lisa Trahan on guitar.
Song 1 – One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (0:08)
Song 2 - T’en a eu, t’en auras plus (2:59)
Song 3 – Eunice Two Step (6:15)
Song 4 – Tous les soirs (8:14) *
Song 5 – Bayou Pon Pon (10:14)
Song 6 – Chere bebe creole (12:25) *
Song 7 – ‘Tit Maurice (15:56) *
Song 8 – Diggy Diggy Lo (18:26)
Song 9 – Unknown waltz (20:42) *
Song 10 – J’étais au bal (22:45)
Mitch Reed (fiddle and vocals) , with Another Unknown Fiddle Player and Vocalist.
Song 1 – Unknown fiddle tune (lake arthur stomp?) (0:04) *
Song 2 – Bonsoir Moreau (2:20)
Song 3 – Unknown fiddle tune (5:58) *
Song 4 – Pointe aux pins (7:40)
Song 5 – Reel à bouche (10:18)
Song 6 – Unknown fiddle tune (11:26) *
Song 7 – Lougaroo mange pas mes enfants (14:30)
Song 8 – Unknown fiddle tune (16:22) *
Song 9 – Saute Crapeau (19:15)
Song 10 – La coulée rodaire (22:10)
Song 11 – Turkey In The Straw (25:15)
Song 12 – Unknown fiddle tune (27:52) *
Song 13 – Perrodin Two Step (29:39)
Song 14 – Unknown song (32:18) *
Song 15 – Guilbeaux’s Pelican (34:40)
La Veillée des Veillées, La Group de Portneuf. Ruine-Babines, Rêve du Diable, Louis Boudreault. French Canadian Fest.
Song 1 –Reel des ouvriers (0:01)
Song 2 – Reel à Hélène (1:47)
Song 3 – La tugue bleue (3:15)
Song 4 – Reel d’isidore soucy et Reel des noces d’or (5:40)
Song 5 – Blues du canard (7:20)
Song 7 – Turlute à Antonio (11:10)
Song 8 – La Belle Catherine (16:20)
Song 9 – Reel du pêcheur (20:40)
Song 10 – Unknown Reel (24:10)
Song 11 – Reel du Lièvre (27:50)
Song 12 – Derriere chez nous y’a un champs de pois (31:20)
Song 13 – En filant ma quenouille (35:05)
Song 14 – L’homme à deux femmes (37:15)
Song 15 – À la claire fontaine (40:05) *
Song 16 – Bourrée (43:30)
Song 17 – Sony’s Mazurka (46:20)
Song 18 – Laridé Lokmariakêr (49:38)
Song 19 – The Exile’s Jig and the Flowing Tide (51:45)
Song 20 – Paddy Ryans’s Dream (57:13)
Song 21 – Set amércain (1:00:05)
The Revon Reed Tapes: Roy Fuselier, Arteleus Mistric, Canray Fontenot, Bois Sec Ardoin/Amédé Ardoin
Song 1 – J’etais au bal (0:05)
Song 2 – J’etais au bal (1:01)
Song 3 – Jeunes gens de la campagne (1:29)
Song 4 – Bonsoir moreau (3:59)
Song 5 – Chere Tout Tout (5:01)
Song 6 – La danse de la misere (7:29)
Song 7 – La robe barrée (8:07)
Song 8 – Proche Parré (10:17)
Song 9 – Bosco Stomp (13:02)
Song 10 – Tolam Waltz (14:55)
Song 11 – Port Arthur Blues (17:01)
Song 12 – Unknown tune (18:29)
Song 13 – ‘Tit monde (19:46)
Song 14 – Talking/Proche Parré (22:50)
Song 15 – Les barres de la prison (26:30)
Song 16 – Canray’s One Step (27:00)
Song 17 – La danse de la misere (28:01)
Song 18 – Laccasine Breakdown (29:04)
Song 19 – J’etais au bal (31:24)
Song 20 – Bonsoir moreau (34:30)
Song 21 – ‘Tit monde (38:20)
Song 22 – Quo faire (40:41)
Song 23 – La valse des amities (la valse d’amour?) (44:44)
Song 24 – Les blues de voyage (vieille blues?) (47:41)
Song 25 – Grand Mamou (50:40)
Song 26 – Port Arthur Blues (si tu voudrais ma main?) (53:35)
Song 27 – La belle de la pointe claire/Belle of Point Claire (56:50)
Song 28 – Tu m’a partient (58:40)
Song 29 – La danse de mulate (1:01:33)
Song 30 – Mamou Two Step (1:03:36)
Song 31 – ‘Tit Maurice (1:04:20) *
Song 32 – Ils ont volé mon traineau (1:05:07)
Song 33 – La valse qui m’fait du mal (1:05:56)
Song 34 – Bayou Pon Pon (1:08:43)
Song 35 – Mamou Two Step/Orphan’s Waltz (1:09:35) *
Song 36 – Chere Cherie (1:12:05)
Song 37 – Part of les flames d’enfer (1:14:50) *
Song 38 – La valse du musicien (1:15:20)
Song 39 – Bosco Stomp (1:17:18)
Song 40 – Pine Grove Blues (1:20:25)
Song 41 – Saute Crapeau (1:24:09)
Song 42 – La jig de mardi gras/Mardi Gras Jig (1:25:47)
Song 43 – La valse de pardon/Pardon Waltz (1:27:22)
Varise Connor/Lionel Leleux
Song 1 – Unknown tune (0:01)
Song 2 – Unknown tune (0:34)
Song 3 – Unknown tune (2:05)
Song 4 – Unknown tune (3:07)
Song 5 – Unknown tune (4:20)
Song 6 – Unknown tune (6:16)
Song 7 – Unknown tune (8:50)
Song 8 – Unknown tune (10:32)
Song 9 – Unknown tune (11:20)
Song 10 – Unknown tune (13:40)
Song 11 – Unknown tune (14:55)
Song 12 – Unknown tune (16 :12)
Song 13 – Unknown tune (18:03)
Song 14 – Unknown tune (19:40)
Song 15 – Unknown tune (22:00)
Song 16 – J’ai passé devant ta porte (22:55)
Song 17 – Unknown tune (25:13)
Song 18 – Unknown tune (26:05)
Song 19 – Unknown tune (28:40)
Song 20 – Unknown tune (29:54)
Song 21 – Unknown tune (31:05)
Song 22 – Unknown tune (31:32)
Song 23 – Unknown tune (32:35)
Song 24 – Unknown tune (36:30)
Song 25 – Unknown tune (37:55)
Song 26 – Unknown tune (39:15)
Song 27 – Unknown tune (40:25)
Song 28 – Unknown tune (41:51)
Balfa Toujours at Augusta
Song 1 – Jeunes filles de la campagne (0:01)
Song 2 – Grand Mamou (4:20)
Song 3 – Blue Runner (8:00)
Song 4 – Capow One step/Reel de Fache (11:50)
Song 5 – Deux voyages (15:20)
Song 6 – The Kingpin Special (20:00)
The Mamou Prairie Band at Randol's
Song 1 – Le two step à frisson (0:02)
Song 2 – Reno Waltz (3:45)
Song 3 – Johnny peut pas danser/ Johnny Can’t Dance (8:15)
Song 4 – Amédé Two Step (11:51)
Song 5 – Cette-la moi j’aime (15:30)
Song 6 – Highpoint Two Step (20:20)
Song 7 – J’aimerais connâitre (24:40)
Song 8 – J’étais au bal (29:20)
Song 9 – Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle (33:24)
Song 10 – Mon Nonc Charlot (36:50)
Song 11 – Zydeco Gris Gris (41:50)
Song 12 – Le Holiday (47:35)
Song 13 – Pour la dernière fois (52:45)
Song 14 – The Courville Toyota Two Step (57:40)
Song 15 – The Back Door (1:03:35)
Song 16 – La pistache a tante Na Na (1:08:00)
Song 17 – The Mamou Hot Step (1:11:55)
Song 18 – Unknown (1:15:50) *
Song 19 – The Rolling Pin (1:20:20)
Song 20 – It’s Lonesome In Prison (1:27:20)
Trahan Family Band. Harry Trahan (accordion and vocals), Mitch Reed (fiddle), Lisa Trahan (guitar), Willie-Tee Trahan (saxophone and vocals), and Rex Champagne (drums). One other unknown vocal.
Song 1 – Love Bridge Waltz (0:08)
Song 2 – La queue tortue (4:14) *
Song 3 – Cette-la moi j’aime (7:35)
Song 4 – Abbeville Two Step (10:38)
Song 5 – Zydeco Man (14:00)
Song 6 – Pine Grove Blues (17:37)
Song 7 – Chere Tout Tout (23:34)
Song 8 – Paper In My Shoe (27:45)
Song 9 – One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (32:37)
Song 10 – ‘Tits yeux noirs (35:45)
Song 11 – Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle (40:20)
Song 12 – Dance de limonade (44:17)
Song 13 – Jolie Blonde (48:22)
Song 14 – J’ai fait mon idée (52:48)
Song 15 – Chere Mom (56:31)
Song 16 – Marais Buller (59:35)
Song 17 – ‘Tite robe courte/On va danser jitter bug (1:03:22)
Song 18 – The Back Door (1:07:45)
The Revon Reed Tapes: Canray Fontenot, Bois Sec Ardoin, Sady Courville, Nathan Abshire, Preston Manuel, Chuck Guillory, Isom Fontenot.
Song 1 – Allez-vous-en (0:07)
Song 2 – Unknown waltz (Amede Ardoin tune?) (2:10)
Song 3 – Mardi Gras Jig (5:50)
Song 4 – Isom Fontenot, Unknown (7:00)
Song 5 – Isom Fontenot, Unknown (8:55)
Song 6 – Revon Reed talking/Hicks Wagon Wheel Special (11:20)
Song 7 – Calcasieu Waltz, Nathan Abshire (17:10)
Song 8 – Popcorn Blues (23:07)
Song 9 – Unknown two step (26:00)
Song 10 – La valse qui m’fait du mal (28:30)
Song 11 – Tramp sur la roux (31:38)
Song 12 – Unknown song (35:54)
Song 13 – Madame Bosso (37:29)
Song 14 – When the Cactus Is in Bloom (38:37)
Song 15 – Chere mom (40:33)
Song 16 – Ta mama, m’a jeté dehors (42:22)
Song 17 – Rye Whiskey (44:12)
Song 18 – Chuck Guillory, The Kind of Love I Can’t Forget (46:36)
Song 19 – Your Cheatin’ Heart (48:56) *
Song 20 – The Waltz You Saved For Me (52:20)
Song 21 – Allons à Lafayette (55:49)
Song 22 – T’en a eu t’en auras plus (58:00)
Song 23 – San Antonio Rose (59:47)
Song 24 – Lake Arthur Stomp (1:03:15)
Song 25 – I Knew The Moment I Lost You (1:04:57)
Song 26 – In The Mood (1:07:47)
Song 27 – Evangeline Special (1:10:20)
Song 28 – Pauvre Hobo (1:12:16)
Song 29 – Tolam Waltz (1:14:30)
Song 30 – Unknown waltz (1:16:28)
Song 31 – Grand Texas (1:18:18)
Calvin Carrière, Delton Broussard, JC Gallow
Song 1 – Unknown two step (0:01)
Song 2 – Unknown song (3:00)
Song 3 – Unknown song (7:02)
Song 4 – Unknown song (7:48)
Song 5 – Unknown waltz (11:53)
Song 6 – Unknown song (14:48)
Song 7 – Unknown song (17:38)
Song 8 – Unknown song (20:23)
Song 9 – Unknown waltz (22:22)
Song 10 – Unknown song (24:34)
Song 11 – Baby Please Don’t Go (27:23)
Song 12 – Unknown song, « j’etais au bal » (28:43)
Song 13 – La danse de limonade (30:52)
Song 14 – Unknown song (32:31)
Song 15 – Unknown song (35:36)
Song 16 – Unknown song (39:34)
Song 17 – Blues à bebe (43:29)
Song 18 – Blue Runner (46:38)
Song 19 – Unknown song (48:07)
Song 20 – Unknown song (51:23)
Song 21 – Unknown song (52:47)
Song 22 – Unknown song (53:20)
Song 23 – Unknown song (57:27)
Song 24 – Unknown song (1:00:08)
Tasso, Live in Atlanta
Song 1 – My robe is turned/ burned (0:35)
Song 2 – The Lacassine Special (4:09)
Song 3 – Le two-step de tête au vache (8:40)
Song 4 – La femme de la Louisiane (13:05)
Song 5 – La valse de Chataignier (17:10)
Song 6 – Attrape mon chapeau (22:10)
Song 7 – La jolie blonde (27:08)
Song 8 – Allons à Lafayette (31:55)
Song 9 – The 99 Year Waltz (39:45)
Song 10 – J’etais au bal (44:20)
Song 11 – Fee fee poncho (46:50)
Song 12 – Johnny peut pas danser (51:20)
Song 13 – Chere Aileen (56:40)
Song 14 – Petite ou la grosse (1:00:45)
Song 15 – Kaplan Waltz (1:04:55)
Song 16 – Choupique Two Step (1:09:20)
Song 17 – La valse du mexico (1:13:10)
Song 18 – The Twist/Tortier (1:17:00)
Song 19 – Pauvre Hobo (1:21:00)
Song 20 – La valse de l’arron (1:26:00)
Song 21 – Acadian Special (1:29:30)
Les Bergerons
Song 1 – J’ai fait mon idée (0:01)
Song 2 – Quelle étoile (2:38)
Song 3 – New Country Waltz (5:10)
Song 4 – Perrodin Two Step (7:30)
Song 5 – Waltz of the Past (9:20)
Song 6 – French Rockin’ Boogie (11:50)
Song 7 – Chez Tanie (14:27)
Song 8 – Fais do do (16:50)
Song 9 – Old Home Waltz (19:15)
Song 10 – Madame Bozo (21:55)
Song 11 – La valse de la belle (24:10)
Song 12 – Mama et Papa (26:52)
Song 13 – J’ai passé devant ta porte (29:15)
Song 14 – Pauvre Hobo (31:40)
Song 15 – La valse d’August Breaux (34:05)
Song 16 – Eunice Two Step (36:22)
Song 17 – La valse de Cherokee (38:40)
Song 18 – Bosco Blues (41:00)
Song 19 – Madame Sosthène (43:45)
Song 20 – La crepe à Nazare (46:15)
Song 21 – Chere bassette (49:42)
Song 22 – Vermillion Two Step (52:22)
Song 23 – La valse de grand bois (54:40)
Song 24 – Chere Tout Tout (56:45)
*Switches to Fred’s Lounge Mamou Cajun Hour*
Song 25 – Lafayette two-step (59:10)
Song 26 – J’peux pas t’oublier/I Can’t Forget You (1:02:15)
Song 27 – Bosco Stomp (1:07:00)
Song 28 – La valse de famille (1:01:10)
Song 29 – Pine Grove Blues (1:12:05)
Song 30 – Grand Mamou (1:15:40)
Song 31 – The Perrodin Two Step (1:20:30)
Song 32 – Chere Tout Tout (1:22:40)
Song 33 – Lovebridge Waltz (1:25:20)
Song 34 – Hathaway Two Step (1:28:48)
Song 35 – Le chemin que t’as pris (1:31:55)
Harry Trahan (accordion and vocals), Mitch Reed (fiddle), Lisa Trahan (guitar)
Song 1 – Valse de Reubin (0:12)
Song 2 – Calcasieu Waltz (3:40)
Storytelling with Hubert Reed and Craig Reed/Wade Frugé.
Talking and Storytelling (0:05)
The Sea Boat Story - (20:30)
*Switches to Wade Fruge, Mitch Reed, and two other unknown musicians*
Song 1 – Unknown fiddle tune, « crapeau two-step, chameaux two-step, shamrock » (22:54)
Song 2 – T’en a eu t’en auras plus (25:00)
Song 3 – Hicks Wagon Wheel Special (30:00)
Song 4 – Caillette est creve (31:40)
Song 5 – Unknown tune (goes into another unknown tune) (original?) (33:30) *
*Switches to Radio*
Song 6 – Unknown musician, Mon cœur cassé (38:55)
Clary Johnson
Song 1 – Taunt te bec a dou (0:05) *
Song 2 – Mamou Two Step (3:05)
Song 3 – Madame Sosthène (6:08)
Song 4 – Walker Special (8:52)
Song 5 – La valse de la campagne (11:35)
Song 6 – La valse qui m’fait du mal (14:50)
Song 7 – Wandering Aces Special (17:28)
Song 8 – ‘Tit monde (20:50)
Song 9 – Bosco Stomp (24:04)
Song 10 – La valse de Belizaire (26:45)
Song 11 – Les filles a Nonc Eliare (29:50)
Song 12 – Two step a malchanceux (32:44)
Song 13 – La valse de malchanceux (34:53)
Song 14 – Ossun Two Step (37:45)
Song 15 – Le tracs de mon buggy (40:35)
Song 16 – Johnny peut pas danser/Johnny Can’t Dance (43:35)
Song 17 – Midnight Waltz (47:35)
Song 18 –Creole Stomp (50:40)
Song 19 – La valse de Chataignier/Chataignier Waltz (54:05)
Song 20 – Perrodin Two Step (58:00)
Song 21 – Tolam Waltz (1:01:10)
Song 22 – Les flames d’enfer (1:05:36)
Song 23 – La valse de Cajun (1:09:20)
Song 24 – Choupique Two Step (1:13:05)
Song 25 – La valse criminelle/Criminal Waltz (1:15:45)
Song 26 – Flames d’enfer (1:23:45)
Song 27 – War Widow Waltz (1:27:20)
Song 28 – Wafus Two Step (1:30:20)
Mouton Noire. Mitch Reed (fiddle), Randy Vidrine (guitar and vocals), Corey McCauley (accordion)
Song 1 – Amédé Two Step (0:00)
Song 2 – The Lacasssine Special (3:30)
Song 3 – Valse de Kaplan (8:10)
Song 4 – Allons a la queue tortue (13:08)
Song 5 – Laissez les bon temps rouler (18:00)
Song 6 – The Drunkard’s Blues (22:10)
Song 7 – Jolie Catin (26:20)
Song 8 – Mon nonc Chalow (30:40)
Song 9 – You Had Some, But Now You Don’t (34:35)
Song 10 – Chere tits yeux noirs (39:30)
Song 11 – Blue Runner (44:20)
Song 12 – Ossun Two Step (46:38) *
Song 13 – Sur le courtableu (50:35)
Song 14 – J’aimerais connâitre (56:05)
Song 15 – Eunice Two-Step (1:00:35)
Song 16 – Hathaway Two-Step (1:06:00)
Song 17 – La pistache à tante NaNa (1:11:00)
Song 18 – La danse de limonade (1:14:42)
Song 19 – Reno Waltz (1:18:55)
Song 20 – Danse Carré (1:23:30)
Song 21 – The 99 Year Waltz (1:26:30)
Song 22 – Evangline Two Step (1:30:34)
Mountain Stage on American Public Radio/ KRVS.
Copy of "Louisiana Cajun Music: The Legendary Moise Robin"
Song 1 – Le lapin heureux en d’dans son nid (1:00)
Song 2 – Moi j'me vois tout seul dedans c'pays, un abandonné (3:45)
Song 3 – Mon ‘tit yoyo (8:38)
Song 4 – Moi, j’veux une femme (12:45)
Song 5 – Chers beaux yeux de la Louisiane (16:55)
Song 6 – Le chien galeux (21:25)
Song 7 –Pauline a été en vacances (25:20)
Song 8 – Jealous Mind (29:45)
Song 9 – Les jolies filles de Courtableu (33:10)
Song 10 – Les écrevisses en d’dans la chaudière (37:40)
Song 11 – J'après brailler parmi les étrangers (41:15)
Song 12 – Sois honnête avec moi (45:05)
Harry Trahan (accordion and vocals) Mitch Reed (fiddle), Willie Tee Trahan (saxophone), Lisa Trahan (guitar and vocals).
Song 1 – ‘Tits yeux noirs (0:02)
Song 2 – Lake Arthur Stomp (5:00)
Song 3 – Reno Waltz (10:20) *
Song 4 – Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle (14:40)
Song 5 – Jambalaya (23:10)
Song 6 – Blue Runner (28:27)
Song 7 – Perrodin Two Step (31:20) *
Harry Trahan and Lisa Trahan
Song 1 - Chere ici, chere la bas/The Eunice Two-step (0:08)
Song 2 - La valse de Duson (2:08)
Song 3 - Fee Fee Poncho (3:54)
Song 4 – The Lovesick Waltz (6:42)
Song 5 – J’etais au bal (9:00)
Song 6 – The 99 Year Old Waltz (12:10)
Song 7 - Tous les deux pour la meme (14:45)
Song 8 – The Mamou Two Step (17:35)
Song 9 – Marais Buller (19:14)
Song 10 – Chere Alice (22:54)
Song 11 – Chere Alice (25:32)
Song 12 – Chere bassette (28:10)
Song 13 – Crowley Two Step (31:42)
Song 14 – Lena Mae (33:57)
Song 15 – French Blues (36:02)
Song 16 – J’aimerais connâitre (38:05)
Song 17 –Mon chere bebe creole (40:05)
Song 18 – Chere mom (42:42)
Song 19 – La Valse de Bayou Teche (44:44)
Harry Trahan (accordion). Mitch Reed (fiddle) Lisa Trahan (guitar and vocals) One other unknown singer.
Song 1 – Hathaway Two Step (0:03)
Song 2 – Mulberry Waltz (3:39)
Song 3 – Quand j’etais pauvre (instrumental) (7:05) *
Song 4 – La valse de Marie (9:50)
Song 5 – Crowley Two Step (14:30)
Song 6 – Fee Fee Poncho (17:25)
Song 7 – The Lovesick Waltz (20:40)
Song 8 – unknown (23:03) *
Christmas with Harry Trahan, Mitch Reed, and Lisa Trahan
Song 1 – Creole Stomp (0:04)
Song 2 – Chers 'tits yeux noirs (2:42)
Song 3 – J’etais au bal (5:42)
Song 4 – KLFY waltz (9:38)
Song 5 – Pauvre Hobo, tape cuts out (12:57)
Roland Doucet. Kajun 103 Radio.
Song 1 – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, the Mamou Hot Step (0:00)
Song 2 – Camey Doucet, Grand Duson (1:42)
Song 3 – Beausoleil, Le jig francais (5:50)
Song 4 – Aldous Roger, The Unlucky Waltz (10:18)
Song 5 – Paul Marks, Holly Beach (14:32)
Song 6 – Lee Manuel, La vie est comme ca? (18:06)
Song 7 – Aldous Roger, Hick’s Wagon Wheel Special (21:42) *
Song 8 – Eddie Lejeune and Lionel Leleux , Petite ou la grosse (22:47)
Song 9 – Kermit Venable , Unknown waltz (23:48) * (la valse de dimanche apres-midi)
Song 10 - Mitch Landry and the Cajun Ramblers, Le zydeco sont pas sale (27:17)
Song 11 – Bruce Daigrepont, Neither Rhyme Nor Reason (30:35)
Song 12 – The Mamou Playboys, Madame Etienne (32:53)
Song 13 – Jimmy Thibodeaux and the Gumbo Cajun Band, The Back Door (37:44)
*Mentions Harry Trahan’s mom’s recent passing, and that his dad played with Harry in the Ramblin’ Aces at the 73 Club* (40:52)
Song 14 – Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, The Amede Two-step (42:39)
Song 15 - Johnny Allen, Not Lonesome Anymore (46:18)
Song 16 – Cheryl Cormier, Joie de Vivre (53:04)
*WJKN Hammond, Baton Rouge*
Song 17 – Paul Daigle/Robert Elkins and Cajun Gold, Mama’s Old Gray Gown (55:42)
Song 18 – Andrew Cormier and the Ramblin’ Aces, The 99 Year Waltz (59:15)
Adner Ortego, Mitch Reed, Ravis Richard, Lisa Trahan
Song 1 – Midnight Waltz (0:04)
Song 2 – Chere Bassette (3:15)
Song 3 – Bosco Stomp (6:08)
Song 4 – 'Tit monde (9:30)
Song 5 – Bayou Pon Pon (14:10)
Song 6 – Unknown waltz (16:40) *
Song 7 - Grand Mamou (17:44)
Song 8 – Evangeline Waltz (19:55)
Song 9 – Allons à Lafayette (24:29)
Song 10 – Grand Prairie Waltz (25:40)
Song 11 – Petite ou la grosse (28:50)
Song 12 – Bayou Pon Pon (31:19)
Song 13 – Evangeline Waltz (34:20)
Song 14 – La Valse de Balfa (38:30)
Song 15 – La valse criminelle (41:58)
Song 16 – La danse de limonade (44:40)
Song 17 – Over the Waves (47:17)
Song 18 – La valse de Kaplan (50:09)
Song 19 – Robe barre (51:30)
Song 20 – T’es petite, mais t’es mignonne (54:18)
Song 21 – Mamou Two-Step (58:55)
Song 22 – Midnight Waltz (1:01:44)
Harry Trahan, Lisa Trahan, Mitch Reed, Cory McCauley. / Cleoma and Joe Falcon.
Harry Trahan (solo).
Song 1 – Church Point Breakdown (0:07)
Song 2 – Lovesick Waltz (2:30)
Song 3 – T’en a eu t’en aura plus (4:54)
Song 4 – Calcasieu waltz (6:55)
Song 5 – La grand nuit special (9:48)
Song 6 – Jolie Blonde (12:07)
Song 7 – Fragment of unknown waltz (15:05)
Song 8 – Hark Luck Waltz (15:37)
Song 9 - La danse de limonade (18:20)
Song 10 – Unknown waltz (21:00) * (Eunice waltz?)
Song 11 – Drivin’ Nails in my Coffin (23:43)*
Song 12 – J’peux pas t’oublier (25:30)*
Song 13 – Petite ou lagrosse (28:20)
Song 14 – Unknown waltz (30:18)*
Song 15 – Allons à Lafayette (32:12)
Song 16 – J’étais au bal (35:17)
Song 17 – Brasse donc, le couche couche (37:52)
Song 18 – Vieux Hobo (42:00)
Trahan Family Band. Harry Trahan, Willie-Tee Trahan, Lisa Trahan, Mitch Reed, and Rex Champagne.
Song 1 – Jolie Blonde (0:02)
Song 2 – J’ai fait mon idée (4:38)
Song 3 – J’ai fait mon idée (8:39)
Song 4 – Chere Mom (12:40)
Song 5 – Marais Buller (15:43)
Song 6 – La tite robe courte (19:35)
Song 7 – The Back Door (24:00)
KVPI Radio.
Song 1 – Robert Elkins, La valse des jonglements (0:46)
Song 2 – Unknown two-step (3:56) *
Song 3 – Unknown artist, Bayou Pon Pon (4:33)
Song 4 – Unknown waltz (6:44) *
Song 5 – Ricky Scaggs, I Wouldn’t Change You if I Could (9:55)
Song 6 – Roy Acuff, Great Speckled Bird (12:08)
Song 7 – Nathan Abshire, Valse du Bayou Teche (16:14)
Song 8 – Midway Playboys, Two-step a Laura (madeline) (19:30)
Song 9 – Joe Bonsall, J’etais au bal (22:00)
Song 10 – Nathan Abshire, Pine Grove Boogie (24:22)
Song 11 – Joe Bonsall and the Orange Playboys, Chere tout tout (27:42)
Song 12 – Walter Lee, Jolie Blonde (31:03)
Song 13 – Alabama, She And I (32:29)
Song 14 – Unknown dialogue/Hermanos Mendez, La Samaritana (35:48)
Song 15 – Willie Nelson, Sweet Memories (40:52)
Song 16 – Lee Greenwood, Don’t Underestimate My Love (43:57)
Song 17 – Kenny Rogers, Tomb of the Unknown Love (47:00)
Song 18 – Unknown waltz (50:40) *
Song 19 – The Uniques, All These Things (52:29)
Song 20 – Jerry Lee Lewis, Boogie Woogie Country Man (56:35)
Song 21 – Wayne Toups, My Friend (1:00:20)
Harry Trahan and Paul Trahan.
Song 1 – Tolam Waltz (0:05)
Song 2 – The Back Door (2:44)
Song 3 – Bayou Teche Waltz (5:33)
Song 4 – ‘Tits yeux bleus (8:47)
Song 5 – Tous les deux pour la meme (11:37)
Song 6 – Hathaway Two Step (14:56)
Song 7 – Unknown waltz (18:26) *
Song 8 – La Valse de Grand Prairie (21:40)
Song 9 – Cajun de Church Point (24:34)
Song 10 – Chere Alice (28:25)
Song 11 – Ossun Two Step (32:40)
Song 12 – Lake Charles Playboy Waltz (35:53)
Song 13 – J’etais au bal (40:01)
Song 14 – Married to One In Love With Another (44:28)
Song 15 – J’veux marier? (46:13)
Song 16 – Tolam Waltz (49:33)
Song 17 – Bayou Pon Pon (54:16)
Song 18 – Acadian Two Step (57:29)
Song 19 – Unknown waltz (Camey Doucet tune) (1:01:12)
*Switches to unknown artists*
Song 20 –Same melody as When the Saints Go Marching In (with French words) (1:05:03)
Song 30 – T’es petite, mais t’es mignonne (1:07:44)
*Switches back to home tape*
Song 31 – Orphan’s waltz (1:10:32)
Song 32 – Talles d’eronces (1:13:03)*
Song 33 – That’s What Makes the Cajuns Dance (1:16:29)
Harry Trahan and Lisa Trahan.
Song 1 – ‘Tits yeux noirs (00:00)
Song 2 – Evangeline Waltz (2:15)
Song 3 – Lena Mae (5:42)
Song 4 – Petite ou la grosse (8:03)
Song 5 – La valse de duson (10:50)
Song 6 – Hathaway Two Step (13:15)
Harry Trahan and Other Unknown Musicians.
Song 1 – Bayou Pon Pon (00:00)
Song 2 – ‘Tit Monde (2:31)
Song 3 – The Old Home Waltz (6:30)
Song 4 – Rainbow Waltz (13:03)
Song 5 – Bayou Pon Pon (15:18)
Song 6 – One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (17:52)
Mitch Reed, Randy Vidrine, Cory McCauley.
Song 1 – Amédé two-step (00:10)
Song 2 – For the last time (5:26)
Song 3 – Allons à Lafayette (9:15)
Song 4 – Madam Atchen (12:48)
Song 5 – Lake Arthur Stomp (16:50)
Song 6 – Jolie Blonde (20:41)
Song 7 – Ossun Two-Step (24:44)
Song 8 – Mamou Hot Step (28:24)
Song 9 – La valse de Cherokee (32:05)
Song 10 – Cherokee Two-Step (38:20)
Song 11 – Tijuana Breakdown/Puerto Rican Special (The World In a Jug) (Drunkard’s Blues) (42:04)
Song 12 – The Mardi Gras Jig (50:30)
Song 13 – Lake Arthur Stomp (58:53)
Harry Trahan, Lisa Trahan, and Unknown Guitar Player.
Song 1 – Wafus Two-Step (0:03)
Song 2 – Tous les soirs (3:04)
Song 3 – The Hackberry Stomp (6:42)
Song 4 – La valse du bayou teche (9:00)
Song 5 – Ton papa et ta mama (12:21)
Song 6 – Ton ‘tit bec est dou (16:31)
Song 7 – The Lovesick Waltz (19:32)
Song 8 – 'Tits yeux bleus (22:16)
Song 9 – The Back Door (25:42)
Song 10 – The Holly Beach Waltz, Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle, Tous les deux pour la même (three songs in one?) (28:02)
Song 11 – Guitar music (32:55)
Harry Trahan and the Babin Brothers.
Song 1 – J’etais au bal (0:10)
Song 2 – You Win Again (3:37)
Song 3 –Truck Drivin’ Man (7:20)
Song 4 – Roll On Big Mama (10:24)
Song 5 –Are You Teasing Me (13:04)
Song 6 – If Teardrops Were Pennies (16:18)
Song 7 – Keep Your Hands Off Of It (19:07)
Song 8 – I’m Drunk Again (22:50)
Song 9 – Folsom Prison Blues (25:25)
Song 10 – Wedding Bells (27:44)
Song 11 – Dans La Louisiane (30:40)
Song 12 – You’re Only Passing Through (33:25)
Song 13 – She Thinks I Still Care (36:35)
Song 14 – Jolie Blonde (38:49)
Song 15 – The Back Door (42:14)
Song 16 – Lena Mae (44:35)
Song 17 – Jealous Heart (47:25)
Song 18 – Keys In The Mailbox (50:25)
Song 19 – Allons danser Colinda (53:32)
Song 20 – Don’t Mess with my Tout Tout (56:28)