Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

1. Tape 278 - Sunday Festival - Footage of musicians and dancers
-J'ai passé devant ta porte
-Mamou Hot Step

-Haitian Dancers - Halleluah (00:03:53)

-Interviews and footage of people in the crowd (00:07:00)

2. Tape 278 - Sunday Festival 23

-Michif Indians and Dancers
-Diggy Liggy La (00:09:25)
-Instrumental with tap dancing (00:10:37)

3. Tape 280 - End of Festival

4. Tape 281 - Dennis McGee - Dedication of Festivals Acadiens 1982 to Dennis (00:18:40)
-Reel des Frugé (00:19:07)
-Jolie blonde
-Allons à Lafayette (00:22:55)
-Chèr bébé créole
-Reel des Deshotel (00:26:50)
-Adieu Rosa (00:27:55)

-Rêve du diable song clips (00:32:26)

Balfa Brothers Band:
-J'ai été au bal - Robert Jardell singing (00:41:35)

-Honoring Dennis McGee at USL football game (with Sady Courville, Michael Doucet, Preston Manuel) (00:43:58)
-Cher bébé créole (00:45:10)
-Adieu Rosa

5. Tape 282 - Ardoin BBQ Basile, LA- Talking with people at the BBQ (00:50:00)
6. Tape 283 - Bois Sec
7. Tape 284 - Bois Sec

Jam with Canray, Bois Sec, and Freeman Fontenot:
-Song fragments
-Fi Fi Poncho (01:05:55)
-J'ai été au bal
-Dixieland
-Les barres de la prison (01:18:30)
-Garde ici et garde là-bas
-Fais pas tout ça (01:23:50)
-La valse à Canray
-Eunice Two Step
-Lovebridge Waltz (01:33:25)
-Crowley Two Step

Interview with Felix Richard et al:

0:00 - Felix Richard talks about Cajuns being of mixed blood
2:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the "melting pot" of Cajun culture; Acadian interaction with Native Americans
4:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the influence of different cultures on Cajun music and cuisine
5:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about the influence of the blues on Cajun music
6:00 - Felix Richard talks about Bois Sec Ardoin, Creole music, Zydeco music, accordion playing
7:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the differences between Cajun and Creole music, dancing
10:30 - Alan Lomax talks about dancing in New Orleans
11:40 - Felix Richard talks about dance halls giving away a cake to the best dancers
13:25 - Felix Richard and his son play "Les flammes d'enfer"
16:30 - Felix Richard and his son play "Les flammes d'enfer"
18:20 - Felix Richard talks about accordion playing
20:50 - Felix Richard plays "Chère Toute Toute"

21:40 - Felix Richard talks about growing up playing accordion, his father playing accordion
-passing accordion down to his son, how accordions work

24:45 - Felix Richard talks about songwriting
25:37 - Felix Richard talks about Lawrence Walker writing "Chère Alyce"
27:30 - Felix Richard and Sterling Richard play "Chère Alyce"
30:00 - Sterling Richard talks about the meaning of the lyrics of "Chère Alyce"
31:00 - Felix Richard and Sterling Richard talk the theme of women bringing sorry to men in Cajun music
32:40 - Sterling Richard talks about the song "J'ai été au bal", joy in Cajun music
33:47 - footage starts over

53:54 - St John Berchmans Church in Cankton, Barry Ancelet talks about Cankton being a frontier town
-the church being an example of the arrival of civilization on the Louisiana prairies, isolation

55:45 - Barry Ancelet tells a story about men on horseback shooting out the kerosene lamps at St John Berchmans Church on its dedication day

56:00 - footage of the town of Cankton, Jay’s Famous Lounge and Cock Pit
59:00 - Scott Bar & Grill
59:30 - Barry Ancelet outside at his home

1:00:30 - Lula Landry talks about growing up in Vermilion Parish
1:01:53 - Lula Landry talks about what it means to be a Cajun, growing up speaking French with her family
1:03:10 - Lula Landry talks about her father farming and raising animals, living off of the land
1:04:45 - Lula Landry tells a story about the first time she saw someone play the accordion
1:06:09 - Lula Landry sings "Petit Ozenne Meaux"
1:07:10 - Lula Landry talks about the meaning of the song "Petit Ozenne Meaux"
1:08:37 - Lula Landry talks about hearing bands at weddings and house dances
1:10:37 - Lula Landry talks about her husband's band and how she learned music
1:11:30 - Lula Landry talks about the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"
1:12:00 - Lula Landry sings the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"

1:18:30 - Barry Ancelet and Lula Landry talk about the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"
1:19:55 - Lula Landry sings the song "Le premier jour de janvier"
1:21:09 - Lula Landry talks about round dances during Lent, sings a "danse ronde"
1:23:00 - Lula Landry sings "Papillon"
1:23:56 - Lula Landry talks about what dating was like when she was young, what happened when a young women became pregnant
1:26:40 - Lula Landry talks about "La fleur de la jeunesse", wedding dances
1:27:46 - Lula Landry sings "La fleur de la jeunesse"
1:31:00 - Lula Landry talks about what it was like for a woman after she got married

John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys:

0:00 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play "Lucille," Geno Delafose plays rubboard
4:45 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play an instrumental
11:38 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play "I Gave you my Heart"
16:00 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play "Jolie Blonde"

21:30 - Alan Lomax interviews a carpenter from Iowa
-Louisiana and his family about going zydeco dancing, being raised in French

24:15 - Alan Lomax interivews a family from Lake Charles about Zydeco music and speaking French

26:40 - Alan Lomax interviews John Delafose about going out to French dances with his parents as a kid
-playing the harmonica, and then buying an accordion when he was 16

28:00 - John Delafose talks about playing at the World's Fair, touring in Africa
28:45 - John Delafose talks about the difference between Zydeco music and Cajun music
29:40 - Alan Lomax interviews John Delafose's wife and their friends
32:20 - Alan Lomax interviews Ann Goodly about playing accordion
34:30 - Alan Lomax talks to John Delafose about race relations
36:30 - Alan Lomax interviews John Delafose's wife about what it's like to be the wife of a musician
38:50 - Alan Lomax interviews a woman about being a woman in South Louisiana, farming, raising children, etc.
39:50 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play "Bad, Bad Woman"

Interviews with Michael Doucet et al:

0:00 (Tapes 1387 - 1390) - The Hackberry Ramblers play "Une piastre ici, une piastre là-bas"
2:30 - Alan Lomax talks about passing down folk music from master to student
4:00 - Michael Doucet talks about how Beausoleil started and learning to play music from Canray Fontenot, Dennis McGee, Varise Conner and the Balfa Brothers
8:30 - Michael Doucet talks about his family history, his family playing music
9:50 - Michael Doucet plays "La reel des Deshotel" / "Deshotels Reel"
12:08 - Michael Doucet plays "Two-Step De Grand Mallet"
14:25 - Michael Doucet sings "Quand j'étais vaillant" a capella
16:55 - Michael Doucet talks about the 1930s Lomax recordings in Louisiana, Irene Whitfield Holmes
17:55 - Michael Doucet plays "Belle" / "La Valse à deux temps" / "Blues à Morse"
19:50 - Michael Doucet talks about Beausoleil's style
20:50 - Michael Doucet plays "Belle" / "La Valse à deux temps" / "Blues à Morse"

23:00 - The Hackberry Ramblers talk about playing in dance halls
27:00 - Ed Duhon talks about the meaning of the phrase "fais do do"
28:40 - The Hackberry Ramblers talk about violence in dance halls
29:40 - Ed Duhon talks about "Gabriel's Waltz" / Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle"
30:15 - The Hackberry Ramblers play "Gabriel's Waltz" / Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle"
32:10 - The Hackberry Ramblers play "Gabriel's Waltz" / Les maringouins ont tout mangé ma belle"
34:10 - The Hackberry Ramblers play "The Pipeline Blues"
36:40 - The Hackberry Ramblers play "The Pipeline Blues"
38:50 - Ed Duhon talks about working in the oilfield
45:00 - Ed Duhon talks about how the oilfield industry changed Louisiana, working as the chief of police in Westlake
46:55 - Luderin Darbonne talks about working as a pumper in the oilfield, his father's death in the oilfield, going to business school, working as a bookkeeper
47:45 - Crawford Vincent talks about working as a cook and a barber
49:00 - The Hackberry Ramblers play "T'es petite, t'es mignonne"
54:40 - The Hackberry Ramblers play "Bury Me In A Corner Of The Yard" / "Enterre-moi dans le coin de la cour"

55:55 - Luderin Darbone talks about the way Cajun music is evolving, Zydeco music
56:30 - Ed Duhon and talks about French speakers in the Lake Charles area, French immersion in schools
58:00 - Luderin Darbone talks about growing up speaking French, his mother forbidding him from speaking French so he wouldn't get punished at school
59:10 - Ed Duhon talks about growing up speaking French
59:55 - Luderin Darbone talks about the meaning of the word "Cajun," his Irish family from Evangeline and Opelousas, growing up speaking French, learning to speak English
1:01:15 - Ed Duhon talks about growing up speaking French, learning to speak English at school, growing up on a farm
1:03:00 (Tape 1391 - 1392) - Alan Lomax talks about the Houma Indians in Dulac, Louisiana
1:05:20 - Lawrence Billiot talks about fishing, trapping and hunting
1:06:55 - Lawrence Billiot talks about working as a cane cutter, learning to build boats from a friend, his children
1:08:30 - Lawrence Billiot talks about the Houma community speaking French, his upbringing, repairing boats
1:12:00 - Footage of boats

1:15:00 - Footage of Lawrence Billiot cast net fishing
1:16:55 - Footage of boats in construction, Lawrence Billiot working on a boat
1:20:00 - Lawrence Billiot talks about the process of boat building
1:22:45 - Lawrence Billiot talks about building pirogues
1:23:50 - Lawrence Billiot talks alligator hunting, alligators making tunnels
1:29:00 - Lawrence Billiot speaking French with a family of shrimpers
1:32:00 - footage of Marie Dean palmetto weaving

1:33:00 - Marie Dean talks about her family growing up, her children
1:34:00 - Marie Dean talks about learning to weave palmetto from her mother,
1:35:00 - Marie Dean talks about making Spanish moss dolls
1:37:00 - Marie Dean talks about her husband working as a fisherman
1:38:30 - Lawrence Billiot shows a portrait of his parents and talks about his family
1:40:00 - Footage of Marie Dean's Christmas ornaments
1:40:45 - Alan Lomax interviews a man about shrimping and oyster fishing

1:07 - video begins
1:51 - performance starts-“Don’t Need a Ticket to Ride”
8:08 - second song begins
12:20 - “Tearing Me Apart”
16:16 - “The Cisco Kid”
20:22 - “Do You Wanna Party”
25:03 - sixth song begins (“Lay Down to Get Down”?)
30:44 - seventh song begins
35:20 - performance ends
36:25 - video ends

‰ges des parleurs ; lieux de naissance ; Youngsville ; Lafayette ; rencontrer son mari(e) ; langue de prŽfŽrence ; rŽparations de la maison ; salle de bain ; choix de voisinage ; monde de couleur ; profession du pre ; le mot ÕcoonassÕ ; nombre de frre et sÏurs ; vols ; ramasser du coton ; maladies ; dŽmŽnager ; manger des trois derniers jours ; barbecue ; BBQ ; boissons prŽfŽrŽes ; bire ; cafŽ ; lait ; pop ; manger/nourriture prŽfŽrŽ(e) ; boudin ; TouchŽÕs Grocery ; Beaudoin ˆ Pont Breaux ; ComeauxÕs Superette ; seafood ; fruits de mer ; restaurants cadiens ; musique cadienne ; Vin Bruce ; records ; Zydeco ; le bar Triangle ˆ Scott ; Žmissions en franais ˆ la radio ; Žmissions ˆ la tŽlŽvision ; religion ; catholique ; pratiquer la religion ;

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

00:44 - Reel de Cajun by Beausoleil
03:10 - Interview
- Three of his aunts were ballad singers
- Uncle played the fiddle
- Cousin played accordion
- Talks about how the accordion sound came from brass bands
- First instrument was a banjo
- Started playing guitar
12:05 - Blues de Basile by Amédé Ardoin
15:10 - Interview
- Was interested in the blues influence in Cajun music
- Became friends with Irene Woodfield, who wrote a thesis entitled “Cajun and Creole Folk Songs” and who gave him some 78 records of Amédé Ardoin
- Took an elective class of Anglo-Saxon Folk Songs and George Fauss was the professor
- Started researching about French music in Southwest Louisiana
- Grew up speaking French
25:15 - Zydeco Gris Gris by Beausoleil
28:50 - Interview
- David Marcantel translated the lyrics for Beausoleil's song “Zydeco Gris Gris”
- Started playing trumpet jazz
- Formed a folk rock band called Salacks Alba with Tommy Alesi
- Started playing fiddle at twenty-one years old
- Talks about visiting with Lionel Leleux
- Went to France with his cousin Zachary Richard, and discovered that the French loved Cajun music
- Came back to Louisiana and got a grant to do a network survey of Cajun and Creole fiddle styles, and met and learned from many legendary fiddle players
- Started playing shows at public schools to get young people inspired
44:14 - Shoo, Black by Canray Fontenot and Beausoleil
48:00 - Interview
- Talks about how getting the grant was very important to him
54:11 - Danse de la Misere by Freeman Fontenot and Michael Doucet
55:56 - Interview
- Briefly talks about how Beausoliel started and how it evolved
57:50 - Madame Young by Michael Doucet

1:08 – Lala by Cedric Watson
4:10 – Interview
- Talks about recent trip to Haiti with Corey Porche
- Had a friend who lived in Haiti
- Was always interested in Haiti through the Louisiana Creole connection
- Talks about the band, Troubadours
8:40 – Je vais by Troubadours
14:22 – Interview
- When they got to the airport in Haiti, they saw a sign that said, “Musiciens Zydeco”, and they were brought to a VIP room
- There was cattle running around in the city
- Met lots of Haitian musicians
19:20 – Colinda by Delton Broussard and Calvin Carrier
24:15 – Cedric’s Zydeco by Cedric Watson
27:15 – Interview
- Talks about the Haitian feelings
- There were lots of rum and coffee in Haiti
- Talks about the band RAM
32:17 – Chita La by RAM
- Talks about connection between Voodoo in Haiti and Louisiana
41:57 – Gangan Move Tet O by Racine Mapou De Azor
46:20 – Interview
- Talks about the friendliness and hospitality of the people
- Talks about the beauty of Haiti
51:55 – Toi Fais by Ti Koka
57:12 – Interview
- Talks about Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Talks about upcoming trip to Haiti again
59:15 – Allons à Lafayette by Unknown

1:03 - McGee’s Reel by Feufollet
3:33 – Interview
- Born in New Orleans and grew up in Berwick, Louisiana
- Family would play Cajun music around the house
- At four years old, parents would go to Marc Savoy’s jams and old Cajun musicians’ houses
- Started listening to records at three years old
7:22 – Two Step de Eunice by Amédé Ardoin
10:45 – Zydeco Gris Gris by Beausoleil
13:47 – Interview
- Talks about Feufollet experimenting with Cajun music
- Parents would go Mulatte’s and the Liberty often
- Mom played piano at Marc Savoy’s jams
- Started playing fiddle at four years old
20:40 - Deux Valses à Wayne Perry by Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
23:28 – Lake Arthur Stomp by Lionel Leleux
25:15 – Interview
- Great grandfather was a fiddle player, Robert Fontenot, who was from Bellaire Cove
- Took lessons with Tammy Luke and learned by ear
- Played along with albums
- Took lessons with Mitch Reed
30:43 – Lulu’s Back in Town by McCauley, Reed, Vidrine
32:47 – Lulu’s Back in Town by the Lafayette Rhythm Devils
34:40 – Quelle Étoile, One Step de McGee, Reel de Deshotel Medley by Charivari
38:50 – Interview
- Met Chris Stafford at eleven/twelve years old and started the band Feufollet
- Played lots of gigs and went on the road
- Feufollet has currently been together for ten years
45:27 – Cacklin' Hen by Feufollet
47:40 – Interview
- Listened to fiddle music of Old time, Country, Swing, and Gypsy Jazz
- Listened to the Kinks, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Beach Boys, Jack White
52:40 – No Hiding Place by Elvis Costello
56:30 – Interview
- Talks about the next Feufollet record
58:17 – Chère bébé créole by Feufollet

01:08 - Les deux pas de festivals acadiens by Courtney Granger
04:14 - Interview
- Talks about recordings and line-up of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 1981
- Festivals Acadiens et Créoles was made from an amalgamation of Louisiana Native Crafts Festival, Bayou Foods Festivals, and Cajun Music Festival and was modeled after NewPort Folk Festival
- First Festivals Acadiens was in the Blackham Coliseum in 1974
- By 1981, the festival was moved to Girard Park
13:55 - La Valse D’Oberlin by Bois Sec Ardoin, Freeman Fontenot, and Michael Doucet
17:31 - Interview
- Freeman Fontenot first performance outside of a dancehall
19:55 - Adieu Rosa by Denis McGee, Sady Courville, and Preston Manuel
22:38 - Interview
- Talks about latest CD of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 1981
26:48 - Zydeco Gris Gris by Beausoleil
30:58 - Interview
32:30 - La Valse à Mom by Ricky Bearb and the Cajun Ramblers
38:40 - Interview
- Talks about how Ricky Bearb withdrew from music after 1981
- Talks about having a dancehall tent at Festival and other upcoming events
45:30 - Allons danser ce soir by Zachary Richard
48:53 - Bosco Stomp by Zachary Richard
54:10 - Interview
- Talks about more of the line-up of the upcoming Festival
57:50 - Evangeline Special by Canary Fontenot

00:32 - First episode in the new KRVS studio
01:07 - Ossun Blues by Horace Trahan
04:11 - Interview
- Grew up in Ossun, Louisiana
- Listened to a lot of music when he was little
- Picked up the saxophone in 5th grade, and later the bass drum and quads
08:25 - High School Breakdown by Horace Trahan
10:20 - Interview
- Started playing the guitar at eleven or twelve years old
- Was into heavy metal like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest
- Got into country music like Hank Williams Jr. and Sr. and George Jones
13:44 - I Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones
16:56 - Interview
- Grandparents spoke French
- Grandparents had old Cajun 45’s and records of Aldus Roger and Belton Richard
- Got into Wayne Toups
- Started playing the accordion and got obsessed with it
- Started listening to Iry Lejeune, Balfa Brothers, Nathan Abshire, and Aldus Roger
27:05 - Viens m’chercher by Iry Lejeune
30:06 - Interview
- Was always going to Felix’s house who was a mentor to him
- Signed up for an accordion contest
- First gig was at Prejean’s
- Took lessons with Walter Mouton, Steve Riley, and Paul Daigle
- Was called up by Barry Ancelet to play on the liberty stage
39:58 - Viens m’chercher by Horace Trahan
43:06 - Interview
- Started playing with DL Menard, Mamou Prairie Band, and Hubert Maitre
- Started playing his original music with his own band The Ossun Express
- Bought a triple row accordion
- Started playing Zydeco
- Talking about race relations in the Cajun and Zydeco scene
55:24 - I’m Coming Home by Clifton Chenier
57:56 - Interview
- Talks about excitement for the future
59:09 - Redemption Song by Bob Marley

Richard Lebouef and Two Step;
Hosted by Camey Doucet;

Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
Lacassine Special;
Je m'ennuis plus de toi (06:46);
La valse de Reno;
La porte d'en arrière (15:30);
La valse de Meche;
Braille pas mes 'tits yeux bleus (23:30);
Acadian two step (28:59);
Cadien en paradise;
'Tits yeux noirs (36:47);
Lafayette breakdown;
La denière valse;
Une autre chance (48:24);
Zydeco sans pas salé;

Richard Lebouef – Accordion, Vocals
Tommy Guidry - Bass
Jason Abshire - Guitar
Donald Deblanc - Drums
Brandon Henry - Bass
Nelson Lange - Fiddle

Saturday Night Special;
La valse des musicians;
Les flammes d'enfer;
Drunkard's Dream;
Pointe aux Pins;
Elle est touts le temps dans mon coeur;
J'étais au bal;
Jolie Blonde;
Zydeco est pas salé;
Saturday Night Waltz;
J'aimerais te pardoner;
Popcorn Blues;

Russel Quibodeaux - Fiddle;
Chris Lougon - Steel;
Johnny Sonnier - Vocals, Accordion;
Chad Cormier - Drums;
Brian Borque - Bass;
Damian Brasseaux - Scrubboard

Mardi Gras Song;
Instrumental;
La valse criminelle;
La chanson de Limonade;
Kaplan Waltz;
Johnny peut pas danser;
La valse de Holly Beach;
Diggy Liggy La;
Bayou Teche Waltz;
Mardi Gras Song;
Grand Mamou;
Lacassine Special;

Bob Reed - Accordion, Vocals;
Zydeco Joe - Accordion;
Farren Serette - Guitar, Vocals;
Lois Sprague - Bass;
Ronnie Miller - Drums;
Craig Reed - Scrub board;
Travis Matte - Fiddle

(2nd portion of video);
Allons à Lafayette;
Lover's Waltz;
Flammes d'enfer;
Mother's Day;
Colinda;
Valerie;
Instrumental Reel;
Instrumental Waltz;
Zydeco Boogaloo;
J'suis parti au Lafayette;
Nonc Lloyd est gone;
Belizaire Waltz;

Lee Benoit - Accordion, Guitar, Vocals;
Mark Hebert - Fiddle, Vocals;
Valerie Benoit - Guitar;
Mark Miller - Bass;
Joey savoie - Drums;
Maegen Benoit - T-fer

Collection Currently Inaccessible - Contact CLS
Exact Date Unknown

Nanette;
Crawfish;
Zydeco Jump;
Lac Bijou;
Danser;
Petit Codiac;
Burning;
Cap Enragé;
Filé Gumbo;
Congo Square;
Pleine Lune;
Je Peux Mempecher;
Nord Canadien;

Collection Currently Inaccessible - Contact CLS

Zachary Richard - Accordion and Vocals
Oran Guidry - Bass
Dudley "Cruz" Frugé - Drums
Craig Légé - Keyboards
Tommy Shreve - Guitar

00:00:00 - Intro;
00:03:50 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:07:15 - Ma 'tite filles est gone;
00:10:30 - Filé Gumbo;
00:14:32 - Who Stole My Monkey;
00:18:05 - Rock On;
00:22:37 - Big River;
00:26:30 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:34:15 - Moulin Rouge;
00:37:57 - Women in the Room;
00:42:20 - Ma Nanette;
00:46:36 - Colinda;
00:50:45 - Allons danser;
00:57:30 - Take Me Deep;
01:02:50 - Bon temps rouler;
01:06:50 - Joe Pitre à deux femmes;
01:11:20 - Ma Louisianne;
01:14:10 - Laisse les bons temps rouler;
01:18:00 - Zydeco Party

Collection Currently Inaccessible - Contact CLS;

00:00:00 - Intro;
00:00:45 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:04:00 - Ma 'tite filles est gone;
00:07:53 - Unknown;
00:11:45 - Rock On;
00:15:06 - Big River;
00:20:27 - Who Stole My Monkey;
00:23:53 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:29:40 - Bons temps rouler;