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Musical performance by Dewey Balfa, Revon Reed and Cyprien Landreneau; Performance by the Balfa Brothers
24 October 1965;
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle
Revon Reed - T-fer
Cyprien Landreneau - Accordion
00:00:12 - La valse des Comeaux;
00:02:55 - La valse de Grand Texas (two step);
00:05:12 - La valse de l'Anse Maigre;
00:07:56 - Pépère et Mémère (T'en as eu, t'en auras plus);
00:09:16 - Pépère et Mémère - take 2;
00:10:44 - Opelousas Waltz;
00:12:40 - Rosalee (La robe à Rosalie);
00:14:28 - Les pinières;
18 October 1965 - The Balfa Brothers;
00:16:13 - Valse des Platains;
00:20:21 - Valse des grands bois;
00:24:15 - Lacassine Special;
00:28:10 - Dewey's discussion - Explaining the lyrics to La valse de bambocheur;
00:31:05 - (In english) Dewey says his dad is the only person he's ever heard sing "Parlez nous à boire";
Musical performance by Cyprien and Adam Landreneau
Cyprien Landreneau - Accordion
Adam Landreneau - Fiddle
00:00:10 - Valse des pinières;
00:03:30 - Talk about family; Father played fiddle; Grandfather and grandmother both played fiddle; Adam plays his grandfather's fiddle; His father never sang;
00:04:22 - Learned songs from an accordion player friend; They had a horse and buggy; No whiskey in that area, just moonshine;
00:05:14 - Says he doesn't play any reels, but he wishes he could;
00:05:40 - One-step à Hadley (like the Church Point Breakdown);
00:08:00 - Talk about the One-step à Hadley; Learned by ear--didn't compose;
00:10:10 - Petite ou la grosse;
00:12:00 - Talk about the lyrics to Petite ou la grosse;
00:12:48 - Prairie Ronde;
00:15:13 - Talk about Prairie Ronde;
00:16:24 - Prairie Ronde (repeat);
00:17:30 - La valse criminelle;
*Audio cuts out around 00:18:00*;
00:19:10 - S'en aller à grand Duralde (audio still fuzzy);
00:20:40 - Conversation inaudible;
00:21:37 - Grand Mamou;
00:23:30 - Conversation;
*Audio starts coming back*;
00:24:25 - Chère 'tite fille / Aimer et Perdre / Chère Mignonne;
00:26:30 - Oakdale Waltz / B.O. Sparkle Waltz;
00:28:40 - T'en as eu, t'en auras plus;
00:31:20 - Drunkard's Waltz;
Cyprien Landreneau and Dewey Balfa in Mamou
April 1965 - Cyprien Landreneau (probably Adam on fiddle);
00:00:04 - La robe à Rosalee (Oh, rosa! Oh Jure, My Lord) (Rosalie);
00:01:28 - La robe à Rosalee (take 2);
00:03:40 - Talk about the song; It's an old song;
00:04:50 - La Prairie Ronde;
October 24, 1965 - Cyprien Landreneau and Dewey Balfa;
00:07:52 - La talle des ronces;
00:09:40 - La talle des ronces (take 2);
00:10:50 - La Prairie Ronde;
00:13:00 - La Prairie Ronde (take 2);
Cyprien Landreneau and Dewey Balfa II;
00:15:10 - La robe à Rosalie;
00:17:12 - La robe à Rosalie (take 2);
00:19:20 - La robe à Rosalie (take 3);
00:21:25 - Les pinières;
00:24:30 - Treville, t'es pas pêcheur;
00:26:49 - Treville, t'es pas pêcheur (take 2);
00:28:38 - La valse de l'Anse Maigre;
Fais Do Do in Mamou (Repeat of RI1-003)
*Repeat of RI1-003; This is a clearer recording*
Cyprien Landreneau - Accordion
Delphy Soileau - Fiddle
Wallace LaFleur - Guitar
00:00:22 - La valse des mèches;
00:01:44 - Jeunes gens de la campagne;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Vinesse Lejeune - Fiddle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
00:04:05 - La valse des musiciens;
Cyprien Landreneau - Accordion
Shelton Manuel - Fiddle
Keith Soileau - Guitar
00:07:18 - Lake Charles Two-Step;
Shelton Manuel - Accordion
Delphy Soileau - Fiddle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Cyprien Landreneau - Triangle
00:09:55 - Les flammes d'enfer;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Vinesse Lejeune - Fiddle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Keith Soileau - Triangle
00:12:38 - La valse des Cajuns (previous notes said Duson Waltz);
Gladdie Thibodeaux - Accordion
Shelton Manuel - Fiddle
Vinesse Lejeune - Guitar and vocals
Sanders(?) Betrand - Triangle
00:15:58 - Duson Waltz (previous notes said Love Bridge Waltz);
John Quebodeaux - Accordion and vocals
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Dulles(?) Betrand - Triangle
00:19:18 - Love Bridge Waltz;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Betrand - Triangle
Cyprien Landreneau - Vocals
00:21:55 - La patate chaude;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Vinesse Lejeune - Vocals
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Bertrand - Triangle
00:26:00 - La danse de limonade;
Ville Platte Cotton Festival (Repeat of RI1-004)
*Repeat of RI1-004; See RI1-004 for details*
Speech by Paul Tate;
Solo instrument contest;
An old dance - Noah Young on accordion (from Ville Platte)
George Fontenot and Mr. and Mrs. Soileau;
La patate chaude (Mon bon vieux mari);
Kirk Soileau - Fiddle
Preston Manuel - Guitar
Tout les deux pour la même;
Mabel Fontenot;
Mrs. Maurice Fontenot - Fragment of La valse des bambocheurs;
Elby "Bee" Deshotels - Sur le natchitoches;
Announcement for dance contest;
Rosamund Vidrine (Rosa May?) - J'aimerais avoir quelqu'un pour m'aimer;
Ville Platte Cotton Festival II and Opelousas Yambilee Festival (Repeat of RI1-005)
*Repeat of RI1-005; See RI1-005 for details (RI1-005 is a louder recording)*
October 15, 1964 - Ville Platte Cotton Festival II;
00:00:13 - Elby "Bee" Deshotel - Boitine boiteuese;
00:02:16 - George Fontenot and Ludry Soileau - Jig;
00:04:48 - Aubrey Deville and Preston Manuel - Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
Elby "Bee" Deshotels;
00:06:45 - Les souliers rouge;
00:08:50 - L'Arbre est dans ses feuilles;
00:12:00 - Louisiana waltz - for dance competition;
00:14:50 - Announcement - Winners of Opelousas Yambilee for individual instrument, group, solo singing, and dance competition; Cash prize;
October 15, 1966 - Opelousas Yambilee contest;
00:18:30 - Band warming up;
00:20:52 - Maxie Rozas and Shirley Bergeron - Drunkard's Waltz / Midnight Waltz;
00:22:45 - Announcement - Welcomes audience to french music contest; Introduces band:
Eli Ardoin - Accordion
Maxie Rozas - Fiddle
Shirley Bergeron - Guitar
00:26:00 - Drunkard's Waltz / Midnight Waltz (was listed as jolie blonde);
00:27:52 - Lacassine two step (sounds like Choupique two step);
00:30:10 - Announcement for the solo contest;
00:30:49 - Shirley Bergeron - Madame bosso;
Opelousas Yambilee Performance and French Singing Contest (Repeat of RI1-001)
*Repeat of RI1-00; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-001 for details*
Maxie Rozas, Shirley Bergeron, Eli Ardoin, Angelas Lejeune;
00:00:00 - Jolie blonde;
00:02:40 - Falcon waltz;
00:05:10 - Love bridge two-step;
00:07:46 - La fille de la veuve;
00:10:40 - Ossun two-step;
00:13:35 - Chère tout tout;
00:16:15 - Announcement: End of contest and start of dance (plugged-in);
00:17:00 - Branche du mûrier;
00:19:40 - Colinda;
00:21:09 - Announcement of french singing contest; Judges - Gloria Harrington, Louise Perret, Catherine Blanchet, Paul Tate;
Emmeline Broussard;
00:22:38 - La chevalier du roi;
00:24:25 - La petite Jacqueline;
Tex Perrin (from Delcambre);
00:25:45 - Madelon;
Debra (Debri) Couvillon;
00:27:45 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Emma Dean Meaux;
00:28:30 - Quel petit homme;
00:30:00 - J'ai été au bal hier au soir (with accordion)
Ballads sung by Emma Dean Meaux, Joseph A. Schexnayder & William L. 'Cat' Guidry
Emma Dean Meaux (previous notes said Amy Dean Meaux and Amy Jean Meaux);
00:00:13 - La chanson de 50 sous;
00:02:40 - Allons danser Colinda
Joseph A. Schexnayder;
00:04:25 - O ma belle;
00:05:45 - J'ai perdu ma maman;
William L. 'Cat' Guidry;
00:08:45 - O Nora, Darling (previous notes said Honora, Darling);
Ballads performed by Alma Barthelemy (Repeat of RI1-002)
*Repeat of RI1-002; See RI1-002 for details*
Alma Barthelemy;
Beau cavalier;
Par derrière chez mon père;
Etant assis auprès d'Isabeau;
C'était une fille de 15 ans (dans la tour);
En me promenant;
Le jour de l'Ascension (garon qui tué sa famille);
Petit pinçon (?) en déployant vos ailes;
Quand la belle attendue dire que son amant fût pris;
Voulez-vous me traverser (voir la bande suivante);
Ballads performed by Alma Barthelemy (Repeat of RI1-006)
*Repeat of RI1-006; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-006 for more details*
00:00:00 - Il y a-t-une Allemande (Par derrière chez mon père (à la claireforntaine));
00:03:30 - Malborough s'en va;
00:05:55 - Cadet Rousselle; (Laforte : Ma-1)
00:09:00 - Une fille de quinze ans;
00:11:30 - Un jour dedans Paris;
00:14:50 - C'est aujourd'hui je quitte cette ville;
00:17:10 - En passant devant ta maison;
00:19:50 - La haut dedans les bois;
00:23:35 - En me promenant à l'ombrage;
00:36:30 - Un homme sans argent;
00:29:00 - Dedans l'Union il y a une jolie fille (fragment)
Ballads performed by Alma Barthelemy (Repeat of RI1-007)
*Repeat of RI1-007; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-007 for details*
00:00:10 - Voulez-vous me traverser;
00:02:25 - La fleur de la jeunesse (J'avais promis dans mon jeune âge);
00:04:40 - La madellon;
00:08:40 - Talks about her family;
00:12:00 - Petit oiseau;
00:14:35 - Continues discussion about her family;
00:16:22 - Au beau claire de la lune;
00:20:04 - Qu'avez-vous ma chère brune (une danse ronde);
00:21:35 - Papa nous defend d'aller au-z-bois;
00:22:15 - Conversation;
00:26:50 - Nous sommes partis de Toulon (Chanson de guerre);
00:30:14 - J'ai fait une maitresse, trois jours il n'y a pas longtemps
(There is a third person talking, but he is not introduced--perhaps Alma's husband?)
Musical performance by Clement "King" Ned Norman (Repeat of RI1-008)
*Repeat of RI1-008; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-008 for more details*
0:00:07 - King two-step (Clement calls it Bosco two-step) (Previous said Knight Two-step);
00:02:55 - Interviewer asks the name of first song;
00:03:34 - Valse;
00:07:34 - Traveller's blues;
00:11:03 - Villaine manières;
00:13:20 - Improvised piece;
00:15:15 - Tu m'as fait croire;
00:17:55 - Chère Petite;
00:20:56 - Part of Traveller's blues (sounds like a different song);
00:23:23 - La valse de Samedi après-midi;
Revon Reed Radio Program (Repeat of RI1-009)
*Repeat of RI1-009; This recording is clearer; See RI1-009 for details*
Revon Reed radio program;
00:00:27 - Isom Fontenot - La bétaille dans le 'tit arbre;
00:03:20 - Revon Reed;
00:09:05 - Isom Fontenot & D. Bertrand - La valse de Dimanche après-mid (Normand Derbes?);
Ambrose Thibodeaux and Jerry Devillier;
00:12:30 - Chère tout-toute;
00:15:45 - La danse de Patassa;
00:17:25 - Revon talks with musicians about the word "patassa"; type of fish and the name of a community;
00:18:00 - Introduces Ralph Rinzler;
Jerry Devillier, Isom Fontenot, Norris Fontenot;
00:22:30 - La valse du pont d'amour;
00:26:18 - La valse de grand Kaplan;
Norris Fontenot, Jerry Devillier, Ambrose Thibodeaux;
00:30:00 - La porte d'en arrière;
Revon Reed Radio Program; Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Aubrey Deville - Fiddle
Preston Manuel - Guitar
00:00:27 - Cajun Breakdown (Port Arthur Blues) (1st take Preston Manuel; 2nd take Isom Fontenot);
00:03:08 - La bétaille dans le 'tit arbre;
Aubrey Deville and Preston Manuel;
00:06:15 - Fiddle and guitar tune ();
00:08:28 - Heard it at a dancehall somewhere; Learned it by ear;
00:08:50 - La valse de mon père et ma mère;
00:12:00 - Talking; Joking with each other;
00:12:58 - La robe barrée;
00:16:17 - They say that "La robe barrée" is 27-30 years old or 30-38 years old; Talk about the lyrics; One of their fathers used to sing that;
00:17:14 - Aubrey Deville learned to play fiddle at home; His older brother and his grandpa played fiddle; His dad sang; He doesn't sing much--only alone;
00:18:20 - Titles of songs his dad sang: Chère cherie, Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
00:19:30 - Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
00:21:09 - Aubrey's dad, Lester Deville, and grandpa, Raymond(?) Deville, played that song; Lived in Pointe aux Pins (Five miles east of Mamou); Farmer;
00:22:15 - Speaking in french;
00:23:00 - Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire;
00:26:37 - J'ai été au bal;
00:29:18 - Lacassine Special;
Interview with Joe Falcon and Leo Soileau (Repeat of RI1-011)
*Repeat of RI1-001; See RI1-001 for more details*
10 October 1965; Conversation with Joe Falcon (continued);
00:00:10 - Comparing differences between dances in the past to the present;
00:01:10 - Rinzler asks if Joe remembers any black or creole musicians; Babineaux; Learned Hippy Ti-Yo from him; Joe says music sounded the same as white bands;
00:02:00 - Rinzler asks if he is interested in other types of music; Joe mentions Larry Brasseaux (Abbeville/Lafayette);
00:03:00 - Talks about first record player they had; Joe had some string band records; He doesn't remember much; Had a record of a dog fight;
00:05:09 - Another man asks about Segura Brothers and Leo Soileau (they start speaking french then back to english);
00:06:30 - Talk about his music career after recording;
00:07:05 - He quit after 4th of July, 1963 show in Kaplan; got an operation and lost a lot of weight;
00:08:39 - Rinzler asks if Joe ever played in Mississippi; He played in Biloxi a few times;
00:09:28 - Talks about using electric instruments; Easier to play electric, but the sound isn't as good;
00:10:08 - Talks about instruments he had in his band: accordion, drums, rhythm guitar, standard guitar, violin;
00:10:40 - Talks about when guitars became popular;
00:11:25 - Playing in Texas; Between Beaumont and Port Arthur; They talk about radio;
00:12:40 - Talks about his daughter; She didn't play music, but he taught a few other people;
00:13:25 - He saw Bob Wills in Abbeville in the 1950s; Ernest Tubb; Joe liked his record;
00:14:50 - Singing in french; They talk about drinking and playing music;
00:16:00 - Paying the band; Music as a career;
00:16:50 - Farming cotton, sweet potatoes, corn, sugarcane; Transition to the oil field; Audio cuts out;
20 October 1965; Leo Soileau; Old days with Mayeuse Lafleur and first recordings;
00:18:05 - Leo met Jimmie Davis and Bob Wills; Leo was born in Ville Platte on a farm; Highland farm: cotton, rice, potato, corn;
00:18:35 - His parents were Fabuis Soileau and Louisa Soileau; His dad played fiddle; Learned when he was 12-13 years old;
00:19:47 - Learned tunes from listening to his dad; He plays once in a while for fun; Learned how to play from records, other people;
00:20:55 - Mayeuse Manuel, a local singer; Songs didn't have any names; Valse du bambocheur; Never bought his own record;
00:22:40 - Floyd Shrive (?) and Bill Landry were on that record;
00:23:13 - He heard music at country dances/bal de maison; Recording for the first time in 1928;
00:24:35 - Took train to Atlanta to record; Cat Doucet (Sheriff in Opelousas) went with him as a manager and Mayeuse played accordion;
00:26:04 - They recorded Grand Basile, Mama Where You At?, Your Papa Put Me Out, La valse criminelle; Mayeuse died before he could hear the recordings;
00:27:00 - Mayeuse Lafleur's death; He was 22 when he died. Leo was 25 at the time;
00:27:44 - Rinzler asks if they called it cajun or french music; Amede Ardoin; Music didn't have a different name for white and black musicians;
00:29:23 - Leo's daughter; Didn't play music, spoke some french; Leo likes hillbilly music more than cajun music;
00:30:15 - Second time recording in 1930 for Decca; In 1932, he drove from Crowley to Chicago in a Model A Ford to record; Ernest Tubb recorded at Decca;
00:31:25 - Bluebird sessions in the 1930s before Decca; Never learned accordion; audio cuts out
Conversation with Leo Soileau (Repeat of RI1-027)
*Repeat of RI1-027; see RI1-027 for details*
Continued conversation with Leo Soileau and Ralph Rinzler;
00:00:13 - Rinzler asks Leo about Nashville musicians; Country music has more keys to play in;
00:01:08 - Talks about some of the songs he made: Easy Rider Blues;
00:01:43 - Quit performing/retired with his string band in 1953; Instruments in the band: fiddle, piano, two guitar, steel, saxophone, bass, electric mandolin;
00:02:30 - Playing in Texas; Learning different styles instead of playing the same chords in french music;
00:03:05 - Rinzler asks about current singers;
00:03:25 - Playing music for a living;
00:04:15 - Traveling with a band; Drinking and playing music--"Too much is no good.";
00:05:00 - Started playing as professional in about 1925 (?); Leo was born in 1904 and started playing fiddle in 1916; Got paid $4-5 a night playing with Amede Ardoin when he was 13-14 years old;
00:06:00 - Talk about Amede Ardoin who was born and raised in Eunice; He helped get Ardoin to Decca; Mentions Dennis McGee; They met playing a gig together in Chataignier when Leo was 14-16 years old and Ardoin was about 3 years older than him; Ardoin knew a lot of songs; Best musician in his time; Accordion, fiddle, sometimes triangle;
00:08:00 - First started using drums when he started with Bluebird in the 1930s; Got a band together in Crowley that played around the area;
00:08:55 - There were dancehalls in the country and played dances every week;
00:09:14 - When he was in Crowley in 1932, he was playing regularly at 14 different dancehalls; Every two weeks; He did that for 8 years; They averaged $5 per person per gig; He was the band leader; He would pay his car expenses, then split the rest evenly with other band members;
00:10:28 - Rinzler asks about popular singers other than Mayeuse Lafleur, Amede Ardoin, and Joe Falcon during that time and Leo says that's all they had in those days that he knew of; Mentions Cleoma Breaux--fun musician and good guitar player;
00:11:00 - Amede Breaux was more popular than Joe Falcon until he recorded and got more popular; Leo thinks Amede was a better singer and accordion player, but didn't have the name; He thinks Amede recorded with Decca;
00:12:35 - Playing on the radio;
00:13:38 - They didn't really rehearse, just on the job; Treating music as a job--hard work; Some gigs they would have a 15 minute intermission; Dances from 8 or 9 until 2am at night clubs with only one or two 15 minute breaks;
00:14:50 - Western music isn't as hard to play with a band because more people take rides; Cajun bands can't stop;
00:15:50 - He decided he had enough of it when they starting paying less and cutting musicians; He got a good job in Lake Charles;
00:16:40 - He came from a family of 10--5 boys and 5 girls; He was the only one who played fiddle; They all spoke french; Learned english when he was 11-12; Couldn't speak english at school; Went to school until 6th grade; Split time between school and helping on the farm;
00:17:55 - In 1920, there was big depression; That's when he decided to start playing music professionally;
00:18:17 - Played with Mayeuse Lafleur; Mayeuse sang more, but Leo sang Valse du bambocheur; Talks about his guitar players form Crowley;
00:19:35 - Asks if there are other songs like Valse du bambocheur; audio cuts out;
Musical performance by Austin Pitre (Repeat of RI1-013)
*Repeat of RI1-013; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-013 for more details*
Interview and performance by Austin Pitre on accordion and fiddle; Austin's wife and unknown man are present and part of conversation;
00:00:08 - Flammes d'enfer;
00:00:47 - Talks about making lyrics for Flammes d'enfer; His mother always told him to be careful; Every beat has a word with it, so you have to start singing at the right time; Song doesn't work in english;
00:03:30 - Sings Flammes d'enfer slow;
00:05:30 - Renée special;
00:06:23 - He has lyrics for Renée special on fiddle, but not accordion; Talks about different rhythm on fiddle and accordion;
00:07:55 - Conversation switches to french; They talk about the song J'ai fini mes misères;
00:10:44 - Plays the old Valse de Duralde on fiddle; Different tunes from different towns; Songs would travel with musicians; Iry sings it on record but doesn't play the fiddle; J.B. Fusilier played fiddle;
00:13:40 - Colinda on fiddle; Rod Bernard; Johnson pronunciation;
00:15:55 - La coulée Rodaire on accordion; pronunciation of Rodaire; Amede Ardoin;
00:20:00 - Talks about his father;
00:20:35 - Bal de maison; Fais do-do;
00:21:20 - Bal de noces; He says he's the only one who plays the wedding march like it is supposed to go; Discuss lyrics;
00:22:35 - La marche des mariées;
00:26:00 - Conversation continues; Austin lists the instruments he plays; Work
Musical performance by Austin Pitre II (Repeat of RI1-014)
*Repeat of RI1-014; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-014 for more details*
Interview and performance by Austin Pitre on fiddle; Austin's wife and an unidentified man are present and part of conversation;
00:00:13 - Contredanse Anglaise (he plays Danse mon 'tit beb, danse mon 'tit chou);
00:01:50 - Mazurka Anglaise; Talks about the lyrics;
00:04:18 - Jolies joues roses;
00:05:54 - Plays a similar fiddle song; Can't play with a band because the rhythm is different; Talks about the lyrics;
00:08:50 - Difference between one step and a two step; People dance a one step and a two step the same way, but they should be different; He explains the difference; One step is slower;
00:12:15 - Rinzler asks if people danced the mazurka when Austin was young; He used to dance them all: mazurkas, jigs, reels, polka;
00:14:00 - Example of one step; (**Previous notes say: Will not prow dr Fifth (comme Bambocheur; One Step -- example of old time));
00:15:15 - Example of two step (Lake Arthur Stomp); They call it Lake Arthur Stomp now, but it used to have a different name;
00:18:15 - La vieille valse criminelle; Discuss the song;
00:23:00 - They discuss new and old style fiddle;
00:24:00 - La valse des bambocheurs - new style;
00:26:20 - Austin tells Rinzler he'll record some songs on tape when he has more time to think about the old songs and remember them;
00:27:17 - They talk more about La valse des bambocheurs;
00:28:20 - Talks about playing and making his wife cry; They talk about music bringing back memories;
00:29:18 - Austin says he knows about 15-20 old tunes; Most have 2 or 3 chords; Old songs used to have more verses;
00:30:58 - Grand Mamou;
Abbeville Dairy Festival (Repeat of RI1-015)
*Repeat of RI1-015; See RI1-015 for details*
Adam and Cyprien Landreneau at the Abbeville Dairy Festival;
00:00:08 - La valse de Dimanche après-midi;
00:02:40 - Allons à Lafayette;
00:04:43 - Jolie blonde;
00:08:08 - La talle des ronces;
00:10:17 - La valse des Cherokees;
00:12:40 - Colinda;
00:15:05 - La robe barrée;
00:17:55 - La Prairie Ronde;
00:20:40 - Les petites ou les grosses;
00:23:00 - Les pinières (also listed as Les rivières);
00:26:30 - La robe à Rosalie (similar to La Pointe aux Pins);
00:28:34 - T'es parents veut plus me voir;
00:31:06 - La robe à toute jolie (also listed as La robe à tante Jolie) (T'en as eu, t'en auras plus);
Revon Reed Radio Program (Repeat of RI1-016)
*Repeat of RI1-016; see RI1-016 for details*
00:00:15 - Elby "Bee" Deshotels - Mes souliers rouges;
Amar Devillier - Accordion
Jerry Devillier - Triangle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Fiddle
00:02:42 - La valse criminelle;
00:06:26 - Lake Charles Two-step (sounds like Melville two-step/Wandering Aces special);
"All strings trio";
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Fiddle
Mrs. Belleau - Guitar
Ralph Rinzler - Mandolin
00:10:36 - T'es petite et t'es mignonne;
00:13:50 - Unknown western song;
Elby "Bee" Deshotels;
00:15:30 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
00:17:48 - L'arbre est dans ses feuilles;
00:19:35 - Talks about learning songs from his grandmother, Jeanie Billeaudeau;
00:20:23 - Boitine boiteuse;
00:22:20 - He has never heard anyone else play this song;
00:22:34 - Sur le Natchitoches;
00:25:30 - Mes souliers rouges;
Full band;
00:27:23 - La valse de la Grand Chenière;
00:30:00 - Crowley two-step
Revon Reed Radio Program (Repeat of RI1-017)
*Repeat of RI1-017; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-017 for details*
00:00:10 - Unknown fast song;
Isom Fontenot, N'oncle Dom et Tante Bus(ette) (also listed as Bassette), Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Wallace Lafleur, Jerry Devillier, and Amar Devillier;
00:02:40 - Bayou Choupique Waltz;
00:05:59 - La danse de Duralde;
00:08:30 - La valse qui me fait du mal;
00:11:44 - Radio announcements;
00:13:03 - La danse de Hathaway;
00:16:04 - Chère tout-tout;
00:19:00 - Radio announcements;
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Fiddle and vocals
Mrs. Belleau - Guitar and vocals (Also listed as Mrs. B. Fuselier)
00:22:00 - Dans la Louisiane (Listed also as Chère 'tite fille);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Jerry Devillier, and Wallace Lafleur;
00:25:05 - French Breakdown (sounds like Lake Arthur Stomp) (unclear whether this song is also played by the previous band - Reed and Belleau);
00:27:45 - La Louisiane (by Harry Choates);
Elby "Bee" Deshotels;
00:31:34 - J'ai passé devant ta porte fragment
Opelousas Yambilee Contest (Repeat of RI1-018)
*Repeat of RI1-018; See RI1-018 for details*
Early Lejeune - Harmonica
Dupre Lejeune - Fiddle
00:00:02 - Grand Nuit Special (clip starts on RI1-019);
Fiddle contest:
George Fontenot (from Ville Platte);
00:01:18 - Contre-danse Anglaise;
00:03:30 - Cajun Breakdown;
Ed Deshotels (Reddell);
00:05:20 - T'es jolie, t'es mignonne;
00:06:50 - Grand Mamou;
Dewey Balfa;
00:08:40 - La valse de pauvre défunt Pépère;
00:10:40 - Le chicot de Lake Arthur (Lake Arthur Stomp);
Deo Langley;
00:12:55 - La jug au plombeau;
00:14:48 - Jolie blonde;
Accordion contest:
Angélas Lejeune;
00:17:27 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:19:55 - Chère tout-tout;
Amar Devillier;
00:22:15 - La valse qui me fait du mal;
00:23:55 - Hathaway two-step;
Jerry Devillier - Harmonica;
00:26:00 - Valse de Pont d'Amour;
00:27:38 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Elby Deshotels;
00:29:25 - Mes souliers rouges
Opelousas Yambilee Contest (Repeat of RI1-019)
*Repeat of RI1-019; See RI1-019 for details*
00:00:07 - Contest announcements;
Band with singing contest:
George Fontenot (also listed as Leo Fontenot) - Fiddle
Mr. J. L. Soileau - Guitar
Mrs. J. L. Soileau - Vocals (all from Ville Platte);
00:02:05 - La patate chaude;
00:04:34 - Saute crapaud;
Ed Deshotels - Fiddle
Elby "Bee" Deshotels - Guitar
Amar Devillier - Accordion
Jerry Devillier - Triangle and harmonica
00:06:55 - La valse criminelle;
00:09:30 - T'en as eu, t'en auras plus;
Angelas Lejeune - Accordion
Dupre Lejeune - Fiddle
Jacques Morvant - T-fer
00:12:20 - La valse de la fille de la veuve;
00:15:25 - Petite et Canaille (sounds like Mon chapeau) (previous notes: T'es petite entarer canaile);
Harmonica contest:
Deo Langley;
00:19:45 - La valse criminelle;
00:22:00 - Allons à Lafayette;
Jerry Devillier;
00:23:45 - La valse du samedi soir;
00:25:35 - Kaplan Waltz;
Isom Fontenot;
00:27:40 - La bétaille dans le 'tit arbre;
00:29:15 - Cajun Breakdown (Port Arthur Blues)
Early Lejeune - Harmonica
Dupre Lejeune - Fiddle
00:30:56 - Grand Nuit Special (continued on RI1-018)
Musical performance by Bois-Sec Ardoin and Carlton Frank / Isom Fontenot (Repeat of RI1-020)
*RI1-020; See RI1-020 for details*
Bois Sec Ardoin - Accordion
Carlton Frank - Fiddle
00:00:10 - La valse de dimanche après-midi;
00:03:19 - Repeat of La valse de dimanche après-midi;
00:05:23 - Oberlin Blues;
00:07:32 - Lake Charles two-step;
00:10:22 - La robe barrée;
00:14:24 - Le coeur cassé/Mon coeur me fait mal;
00:17:30 - Talk about lyrics to previous song;
00:19:10 - Quoi faire - With Isom on harmonica;
00:23:30 - Talk about Quoi faire; about their family;
00:25:55 - Les petites ou les grosses - With Isom Fontenot on harmonica;
00:29:15 - Opelousas Waltz
Musical performance by Austin Pitre at Lake View Park (Repeat of RI1-021)
*Repeat of RI1-021; See RI1-021 for details*
Austin Pitre and the Evangeline Playboys at Lakeview Park;
Jolie Blonde;
Danse mon 'tit chou;
Ma chère joues roses;
Lake Charles two-step ("Le vieux Lake Charles two-step");
La valse des musiciens;
La valse des Mèches;
Les petites ou les grosses;
(From previous notes, but not on this recording: Les flammes d'enfer and La valse des bambocheurs)
Musical performancy by the Ardoin Family and Carlton Frank (Repeat of RI1-022)
*Repeat of RI1-022; See RI1-022 for more details*
Ardoin Family and Carlton Frank;
00:00:14 - Chanson de Iry Lejeune (Viens me chercher);
00:02:24 - Johnny Can't Dance;
00:04:50 - Quoi faire;
00:07:14 - Pine Grove Blues (Ma negresse);
00:10:34 - Lake Charles two-step;
00:14:05 - Untitled two step (Fait pas ça?);
00:15:50 - Fais pas tout ça;
00:18:50 - Eunice two-step;
00:21:40 - Grand Basile (like Grand Mamou);
00:25:05 - Mardi Gras Dance;
00:26:55 - Chère Tout-toute;
Musical performance by Durel Caesar and Bois-Sec Ardoin
00:00:10 - La valse de dimanche après-midi;
00:01:35 - Lake Charles Two-Step;
00:03:48 - Chère tout tout;
00:06:46 - Jennings Two-Step (sounds like Lacassine Two-Step);
00:09:00 - La patate chaude;
00:11:00 - Conversation;
00:13:20 - Bogaracha (Cucaracha);
00:16:10 - Old Time Waltz;
00:18:48 - Hey, chère catin;
00:21:20 - Chanson de misère;
00:23:44 - Grand Mamou;
00:27:10 - Eunice Two Step;
Musical performance by the Balfa Brothers (Repeat of RI1-023)
*Repeat of RI1-023; Audio is better in this recording; See RI1-023 for more details*
Balfa Brothers - Fiddle and guitar;
00:00:05 - Valse de défunt grand père;
00:01:13 - Valse de la Grande Prairie;
00:04:28 - Si j'avais des ailes comme tout les hirondelles;
00:06:58 - Chère Bassette;
00:10:53 - Valse de défunt grand père;
00:13:55 - Parlez-nous à boire (take 1);
00:17:30 - Parlez-nous à boire (take 2 - no guitar);
00:21:12 - La valse du bambocheur;
(From previous notes, but not on recording: La valse des platains)
Musical performance by Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot (Repeat of RI1-024)
*Repeat of RI1-024; This is a better recording; See RI1-024 for more details*
Bois Sec Ardoin - Accordion
Canray Fontenot - Fiddle
00:00:05 - La valse du pont d'amour;
00:03:03 - Eh, Dis-moi ('Tit monde);
00:05:30 - J'ai été au bal hier soir;
00:08:55 - Jeunes filles de la campagne (Jeunes gens de la campagne);
00:11:35 - La valse de dimanche après-midi;
00:15:00 - Bonsoir Moreau;
00:17:35 - Talking about family; Learning music;
00:20:00 - Untitled fiddle song (Canray's One Step);
00:21:25 - La danse de la misère;
00:23:15 - Black Mountain Rag;
00:24:49 - Number Nine two-step;
00:27:41 - Number Nine two-step (take 2);
Musical performance by Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot (Repeat of RI1-025)
*Repeat of RI1-025; See RI1-025 for more details*
Bois Sec Ardoin - Accordion
Canray Fotenot - Fiddle
00:00:03 - Fifi Foncho / Poncho;
00:03:27 - La valse de Jennings (maybe Hack à 'tit Moreau?);
00:08:30 - Quoi faire;
00:13:00 - Jug au Plombeau (sounds like La valse de bambocheur);
00:17:00 - Pointe aux Pins (out); (previous notes had "out" - not sure what it means);
00:21:21 - Jolie Blonde;
(Hack à 'tit Moreau, Shimeney, and Pointe aux Pins were listed in previous notes, but are missing from this recording)
Musical performance by Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot (Repeat of RI1-026)
*Repeat of RI1-026; See RI1-026 for more details*
Bois Sec Ardoin - Accordion
Canray Fontenot - Fiddle
00:00:03 - Dans les platains (Duralde Ramble);
00:02:58 - Sundown Special;
00:05:13 - Improvised Blues;
00:09:20 - Chère tout-toute;
00:14:20 - Johnny Can't Dance;
00:16:45 - Number Nine two-step;
Ville Platte Cotton Festival (Repeat of RI1-028)
*Repeat of RI1-028; See RI1-028 for more details*
Ville Platte Cotton Festival #1;
Singing contest:
00:00:37 - Mrs. Joe Vidrine - Calorine;
00:01:35 - Mandy Fontenot - Dans le temps tu m'aimait (m'aimais);
00:02:57 - Mrs. Murphy Vidrine - La valse de 99 ans;
Elby 'Bee' Deshotels;
00:05:16 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
00:07:43 - Chère Mantillise (Mantelise?);
00:10:53 - J. L. Soileau - La fleure du matin;
00:13:10 - Felix Soileau - Mardi Gras;
00:15:00 - Mrs. Charlton Guillory - La Marseillaise;
Solo instrumental contest - Fiddle:
George Fontenot;
00:21:45 - T'as embêté ma fille et ta volé ma femme;
00:23:10 - La reel de Ste-Anne;
Deo Langley;
00:24:55 - La valse de Gueydan;
00:27:04 - Indian Square Dance;
00:28:57 - Eloi Vidrine - La valse du Bayou Blanc (sounds like Chère bébé creole);
Solo instrumental contest - Accordion:
00:31:57 - Noe Young - La valse des mèches;
Ville Platte Cotton Festival / Jam Session at Hotel Cazan (Repeat of RI1-029)
*Repeat of RI1-029; See RI1-029 for details*
Ville Platte Cotton Festival;
Solo instrumental contest - Harmonica:
Jerry Devillier;
00:00:13 - La valse de la coulée (sounds like Chère bébé creole);
00:02:12 - La valse criminelle;
00:05:00 - Deo Langley - Fifi Foncheau (Foncho, Poncho);
Isom Fontenot;
00:07:15 - La valse de misère;
00:08:57 - Crowley Two Step;
00:10:08 - Hilton Thibodeaux - La valse des Cadiens (like Cherokee Waltz) (Sound goes in and out);
Musical group contest:
Amar Devillier, Jerry Devillier and Elby "Bee" Deshotels (not sure who plays what);
00:12:35 - T'en as eu, t'en auras plus;
George Fontenot and J.L. Soileau (Announcer says J.L. Soileau, but previous notes say Leo Soileau);
00:15:00 - Contre-danse;
00:17:15 - Announcing the winners;
Singing contest:
1st - three way tie - Mrs. Murphy Vidrine, Elby "Bee" Deshotels, and Felix Soileau;
Instrument - Fiddle:
1st - two way tie - George Fontenot and Deo Langley;
2nd - Eloi Vidrine;
Instrument - Accordion:
1st - three way tie - Ambrose Thibodeaux, Cyprien Landreneau, and Amar Devillier;
2nd - Joseph "Rigo" Fontenot;
3rd - two way - Noe Young and Estelle Vidrine;
Instrument - Harmonica:
1st - two way tie - Jerry Devillier and Isom Fontenot;
2nd - Deo Langley;
3rd - Hilton Thibodeaux;
Musical group:
1st - two way tie - Amar Devillier group and J.L. Soileau/George Fontenot;
Mamou Jam Session at Cazan Hotel;
Deo Langley, Cyprien Landreneau, and Jerry Devillier;
00:21:17 - Jolie Blonde;
00:25:14 - La valse criminelle;
Deo Langley and Jerry Devilier;
00:27:11 - Fiddle Tune (sounds like Blues de cadien);
00:29:50 - Blues Tune;
00:30:55 - Grand Mamou;
Ville Platte Cotton Festival (Repeat of RI1-030)
*Repeat of RI1-030; See RI1-030 for more details*
Ville Platte Cotton Festival - Music contest;
00:00:04 - Noé Young - Ton 'tit bec est doux (the announcer calls the song "Ton 'tit..." but the previous notes said "Valse de meche");
00:01:33 - Jerry Devillier - Kaplan Waltz;
00:04:04 - Ambrose Thibodeaux - Valse de la Louisiane (sounds like Valse des cadiens);
00:07:30 - Joseph "Rigo" Fontenot - Slow Drag;
Cyprien Landreneau (With Amar Devillier - based on previous notes, not announced in recording);
00:10:40 - Dit bye-bye à t'es parents;
00:12:25 - Jeunes gens de la campagne;
Amar and Jerry Devillier;
00:14:18 - Theme Song of Iry Lejeune (T'en as eu, t'en auras plus) (previous notes said Angelas Lejeune, but recording says Iry);
00:15:58 - La valse qui me fait du mal;
00:18:50 - Curtis Soileau - 'Tit monde;
Mrs. Estelle Vidrine with Mrs. Thompson on t-fer;
00:21:45 - La valse des Guillorys;
00:24:30 - Two-step à de fin Mayeuse (?) (Ton papa m'a jeté dehors);
Curly Fontenot (Turley?);
00:25:55 - La valse de Bayou Blanc;
00:27:30 - Crowley Two Step;
Eli Ardoin;
00:29:20 - Jolie Blonde;
00:30:55 - Duralde Two Step;
Musical performances by Deo Langley and Lezan Deville (Repeat of RI1-031)
*Repeat of RI1-031; See RI1-031 for details*
Deo Langley - Fiddle;
00:00:12 - Jug au plombeau;
00:03:30 - Eagle Dance;
00:04:40 - La Coulée Rodaire;
00:06:49 - Corrina;
00:10:20 - Les Dégos sont tout malades (contredanse);
Lezan Deville;
00:13:15 - Si j'aurais des ailes;
00:14:24 - Laurita;
00:16:20 - Les deux boeufs et le vieux chariot;
00:21:22 - Chanson de mariage (fragment) (Ovo Deville);
00:22:32 - Laurita;
00:23:39 - Pauline est trop jeune;
00:25:00 - Tom, ton marrions;
00:27:02 - Hack à Moreau;
Crowley Rice Festival Contest (Repeat of RI1-033)
*Repeat of RI1-033; See RI1-033 for more details*
Emmeline Broussard;
00:00:10 - Petit Paris (original poem);
00:01:50 - La petite Jacqueline (original);
A. B. Dugas - Accordion
Henry Adams - Guitar
00:03:40 - Hicks Wagon Wheel Special;
00:06:10 - John Thibodeaux - Viens me chercher;
00:09:20 - Houston Lejeune - Love Bridge Waltz;
00:11:45 - Hilbert Diaz and Hilton Thibodeaux - Chère Tout tout;
00:14:35 - Bluegrass Boys - Chère 'tite fille;
00:18:13 - Harold Swire (Suire?) - Step It Fast;
00:19:25 - Jerry Devillier - La valse criminelle;
Deo Langley;
00:22:50 - La Coulée Rodaire;
00:25:40 - Les Dégos sont tous malades (Les bannanes sont biens marches);
Isom Fontenot;
00:28:12 - La valse de Bayou des Cannes;
00:30:20 - Mardi Gras Song;
Crowley Rice Festival (Repeat of RI1-034)
*Repeat of RI1-034; See RI1-034 for more details*
Crowley Rice Festival contest continued;
00:00:08 - Dr. A.J. Polombo - Unknown waltz (Previous notes said Dr. H. Colombo);
00:02:05 - Hubert 'Anatou' and Souce Clement - Phillipe à joué des noces (Phillipe Sings the Wedding Dance);
00:04:55 - Ambrose and Hilton Thibodeaux - Louisiana Waltz (La valse de cadien);
00:07:54 - Prien Roche - Crowley Two Step (Previous notes had the name Friar Roger);
00:10:00 - Happy Fats and Alex Broussard - Mon bon vieux mari;
Prien Roche - Accordion
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Jerry Devillier - Harmonica
Deo Langley - Fiddle
00:13:00 - Step It Fast;
00:16:00 - Announcements of the winners;
Fiddle:
1st - Deo Langley;
Harmonica:
1st - tie - Isom Fontenot and Jerry Devillier;
Accordion:
1st - Ambrose Thibodeaux;
2nd - tie - John Quebodeaux and Hubert Thibodeaux;
Vocal:
1st - Hubert and Souce Clement;
Best song:
1st - Isom Fontenot;
Group:
1st - Prien Roche, Jerry Devillier, Deo Langley, and Jesse Langley;
Best original song:
1st - Mrs. Emmeline Broussard;
Revon Reed Radio Program (Repeat of RI1-035)
*Repeat of RI1-035; See RI1-035 for more details*
Adam Landreneau and Ambrose Thibodeaux;
00:01:25 - La valse de la Louisiane (La valse de cadien);
00:06:35 - Isom Fontenot - Saute crapaud;
Adam Landreneau and Ambrose Thibodeaux;
00:08:45 - German harmonica presented to Isom;
00:10:40 - Two-step à Ambrose;
00:13:25 - Jolie Blonde;
00:17:14 - Chère tout tout;
00:21:05 - Les pinières;
00:23:50 - Radio announcements;
00:25:40 - Treville t'es pas pêcheur;
00:26:55 - La valse de 99 ans (La valse de bambocheur);
Gladdy (Gladdie) Thibodeaux and Sanders Bertrand (vocals);
00:29:05 - La valse de 99 ans;
Musical Performaces by Deo and Azile Langley (Repeat of RI1-036)
*Repeat of RI1-036; See RI1-036 for details*
Deo Langley;
00:00:06 - Eagle Dance - Choctaw;
00:01:27 - War Dance - Choctaw;
00:02:20 - Deo explains the lyrics;
Azile Langley;
00:03:10 - Okfochoshata - Duck Dance; OK POCHOS HA-THA (Duck dance);
00:04:00 - La Danse des deux têtes - Noshkobo Tokolo Ha-Tha (Previous notes - Deuxieme fois: "they're meeting and they're crossing"; NOSH KOBO TOKOLO HA-THA; La premire fois quÕelle parle, elle dit: Deuxime fois: ÒTheyÕre meeting and theyÕre comingÓ
00:05:58 - Yanush Ha-Tha (Buffalo Dance); Yannush Ha-Tha (Buffalo Dance)
00:08:15 - Isoba Ha-tha (Horse Dance); I Soba Ha-Tha (House Dance);
00:10:20 - Noshkobo Tokolo Ha-Tha (?)
(The song titles aren't always clear, so it is hard to tell if the time marker matches the correct song)
(Compare notes from both entries)
Musical performances by Adam Landreneaux and Dewey Balfa
Adam Landreneaux; April 1965;
00:00 - La robe à Rosalee (two takes);
04:35 - La valse de prairie ronde;
Adam Landreneaux and Dewey Balfa; 24 October 1965 (Not hearing Dewey in this section. He may be accompanying on t-fer.)
07:35 - La talle des ronces; Take 2;
10:30 - La prairie ronde; Take 2;
14:50 - La robe à Rosalee; Take 2; Take 3;
21:04 - Les pinières;
24:07 - Tréville, t'es pas pécheur; Take 2;
28:10 - La valse de l'anse maigre;