Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Musical performance by Adam Landreneaux and Dewey Balfa
00:05 - La danse de Soileau;
02:28 - La robe barré;
05:00 - La coulée Rodaire, Take 2;
08:15 - Hip et Taiau;
11:00 - La valse de sources;
13:15 - La danse de limonade;
15:43 - La danse de limonade;
17:58 - S'en aller dans Texas;
20:28 - La talle des ronces;
22:22 - Pepère et memère (Adam); Take 2 + 1 take by Dewey;
28:40 - Saute crapaud (Adam); Take 2 (Dewey);
Interview with and Musical Performance by the Balfa Brothers
00:00 - Saute Crapeaud;
01:40 - Dewey discusses his family, old songs, and traditions;
03:00 - Dewey's dad played fiddle, accordion and harmonica;
04:30 - Sauvage sur le chicot;
10:12 - J'ai fait l'amour chez Nonc Bob;
13:26 - Chère Bassette;
17:58 - La valse de la grande prairie;
21:05 - La valse des grands bois;
23:58 - Le Hackberry Hop;
Musical performance by the Balfa Brothers
00:10 - Lacassine Special;
06:55 - La valse du platain;
11:32 - La valse de la prairie ronde;
15:22 - La valse du défunt grand-père;
Musical performance by Ray Fontenot
(00:00) - Hack à 'tit Moreau;
(04:39) - Adieu Rosa;
(07:49) - Number Nine two step;
(09:10) - Ton 'tit coeur est barré
(11:30) - Le drag line;
(12:55) - Mazurka;
(14:49) - La coulée rodaire;
(16:46) - T'as volé ma belle;
(18:40) - Aldus Roger's Theme Song (Preston Ashford);
(19:44) - La valse du grand chemin;
(20:48) - Les flammes d'enfer (Ashford);
(21:53) - Quand je te regarde, tu me regardes plus pareil;
(23:40) - Hack à 'tit Moreau;
(26:24) - Ton papa m'a mis dehors;
Musical performance by Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot / The Balfa Brothers and Nathan Abshire
Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, 20 April 1966;
00:30 - Les barres de la prison (Fragment, Canray pops a string);
00:58 - La danse des misères
05:35 - Les barres de la prison
08:00 - Bonsoir, Moreau;
11:54 - Bluesy tune, unknown name;
15:00 - Instrumental tune
Balfa Brothers and Nathan Abshire, 30 October 1966;
17:30 - Valse de samedi soir;
22:13 - Take 2 of Valse de samedi soir
26:40 - Ton papa et ta maman m'a jeté dehors;
Balfa Brothers and Nathan Abshire
00:10 - Lake Charles Two Step;
06:40 - Grand Basile;
19:04 - Pine Grove Blues;
27:45 - Parlez-nous à Boire;
Balfa Brothers with Hadley Fontenot Recording from Newport, Rhode Island
00:05 - Parlez-nous à boire;
04:05 - La valse des grands bois;
07:08 - La valse des grands boise (take 2);
10:05 - Lacassine Special (2 takes);
14:30 - Frank Dupuis à pris ma femme;
15:57 - Madeleine;
18:38 - La porte d'en arrière;
21:35 - Johnny peut pas danser;
Ballads performed by Edius Naquin
Un beau dimanche matin; Continue, camarade, continue ˆ pleurer; Lorsque je suis ˆ mon aise; La ville de manteau (chanson de Bonaparte); O tÕŽtais mercredi passŽ; JÕattelai ma mule dessus mon buggy; ‚a casse la gueule ˆ quinze pas; Moi, je me sauvais, coo-coo; LÕhistoire de la femme et des trois chats; LÕhistoire des frogs; Fais do do (berceuse); La boutique dessus Ôtit Sam; La chanson des premiers jours des noces; Je voudrais bien me marier; Choue-choue; La fille de Jolliet; Chanson pour le pauvre et le riche; Garon dŽgožtŽ dÕune fille; Mon cher cousin et ma chre cousine;
Ballads performed by Edius Naquin
La chanson de lÕivrogne; Un conte - comment la poule ˆ ŽtŽ tuŽe; Le 28e de mois dÕavril; Le soldat de quinze ans; Ma petite mignonne; Papier dÕŽpingles; Le Hack ˆ Ôti Moreau; Si jÕavais des ailes commes toutes les hirondelles; Chre chŽrie; La vieille mouchoir;
Ballads performed by Edius Naquin and Isom Fontenot
Edius Naquin;Malborough sÕen va en guerre; Grand-pre ˆ un cochon; La chanson de Mardi Gras;Isom Fontenot;La chanson de Mardi Gras; La bŽtaille dans le Ôtit arbre; fragments of 99 ans and Bambocheur; Chre tout tout; Le hack ˆ Ôtit moreau; Conversation on Òbals de maisonÓ;
Musical performance by Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot
Danse pour violon; Eunice Two Step; La valse de dimanche aprs-midi; JÕai ŽtŽ au bal hier soir; Bonsoir Moreau; La Pointe aux Pins; Lonsesome Road Waltz; Quoi faire; Lake Charles Two Step; Jeunes gens de la campagne; Le baisse bas;
Revon Reed Program on KEUN
News and ads in Cajun French followed by; Cyprien Landreneaux; Isom Fontenot; and Ambrose Thibodeaux; Two Step dÕOakdale; Reno waltz; Je voudrais me marier; Les traces de mon boguŽ; La valse qui mÕa fait du mal;
Revon Reed Program on KEUN
Louis Taubert; Ambrose Thibodeaux; Two Step de Patassa;Cyprien Landreneaux; Louis Taubert; Ambrose Thibodeaux;Chre tout tout; Enterre-moi pas dans le cimetire;La valse de Grand Marais; Roy Fuselier and Aubrey Deville; La valse de couillon;
Revon Reed Program on KEUN
Roy Fuselier, Aubrey Deville and Cyprien Landreneaux; Les traces de mon boguŽ; Bosco Stomp; Le bŽtaille; Cajun Breakdown; La valse qui me fait du mal; HicksÕ Wagon Wheel Special; Les petites et les grosses; Mardi Gras; La valse du grand bois;
Revon Reed Program on KEUN
Isom Fontenot; Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;Cajun Breakdown; ÔTite BouclŽe; BŽtaille; Bastringue Two Step; Chre Alice; Cajun Breakdown; Perrodin Two-Step; Tous les deux pour la mme; Crowley Two-Step; Bosco Stomp;
Opelousas Yambilee Contest
Bee Deshotels, Jerry and Frre Devillier;Chre tout tout; Hathaway Two Step;Frre Devillier, Roy Fuselier;Jolie Blonde; Bosco Stomp;Jaubert, Thibodeaux, Deshotels, Devillier;Chre tout tout; Crowley Two Step;Jerry Devillier, Bee Deshotels;JÕai passŽ devant ta porte;
Opelousas Yambilee Contest
Bee Deshotels;JÕai passŽ devant ta porte;Eloi Vidrine;Valse de Calcasieu;Louis Joubert;Valse de Bosco;Roy Fusilier;La valse de Reno;Ambrose Thibodeaux;Valse de Grand Marais;Jerry Devillier;Kaplan Waltz;Amar Devillier;La valse qui me fait mal;Isom Fontenot;Valse de Bayou des Cannes;Jerry Devillier;Valse de Bayou Chne;
Interviews and music by Lindsey Bellard and Joe Falcon
Lindsey Bellard, 16 September 1967Conversation on old songs and learning to play; Rye whiskey;Norris Fontenot1) Song from Leo SoileauJoe Falcon, 10 October 1965Conversation with Joe Falcon on early recordingBorn 28 September 1900First songs Allons ˆ Lafayette La valse qui mÕa portŽ en terreOld dance traditions
Musical performance by Lindsey Bellard
Galop; Polka; La valse des bambocheurs; Mardi Gras song; Jours de berceau; NÕoncle Homer; Story of NoncÕ Homer; Chre vieille mom, braille pas pour moi; Valse des Syriens; Contredanse anglaise;
Zachary Richard Ruff - Demo Recording
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Paradis des strip-teaseurs;
Je voudrais aimer;
Je suis en arrière;
Isabelle, appel moi;
Bonsoir, ma chère;
Le blues du voyageur;
Un coeur fidèle
Oh Bye Bye
Marie Laveau
Pagailler
Joe Feraille
Un Coeur Fidèle - Luce Dufault
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Cover of Zachary Richard's song "Un coeur fidèle" by Luce Dufault
Zachary Richard - Live Gig in Canada #1 - 1997
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Nanette;
Crawfish;
Zydeco Jump;
Lac Bijou;
Danser;
Petit Codiac;
Burning;
Cap Enragé;
Filé Gumbo;
Congo Square;
Pleine Lune;
Je Peux Mempecher;
Nord Canadien;
Zachary Richard Song Demo
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Demo Recording
Cassette says, "Zack, Eric's Song."
Zachary Richard - Live Performance - Showcase FNAC Nancy
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Unknown recording location. Recording has a high pitched tone that runs throughout;
J'peux pas m'empecher;
Johnny Danser;
Dans le nord Canadien;
Petit Codiac;
Lac Bijou;
Cap Enragé;
Travailler c'est trop dur;
Zachary Richard Demo Tape
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Last Kiss;
It Might Be Love;
Reckless;
Ain't Good Enough;
True Love;
Stonewall (Tk 1);
Stonewall (Tk 1 No Drums);
Stonewall (Tk 2);
Stonewall (Tk 2 No Drums);
Zachary Richard - Très Ruff 1998 - Demo Tape
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Paradis des strip teaseuses;
Je voudrais aimer;
Jésus en arrière;
Isabelle, Appel moi;
Bonsoir, ma chère;
Le Blues du voyageur;
Un coeur fidèle;
Oh Bye Bye;
Marie Laveau;
Pagaillez;
Joe Féraille;
Zachary Richard Demo Tape August 1994
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Notes on cassette case don't match audio;
Zachary Richard Demo Tape
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Last Kiss;
It Might Be Love;
Dansé;
Lynchberg Blues;
Interview with Zachary Richard by Michael Tisserand at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - Music Heritage Stage
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Discussion about his new CD "Cap Enragé" and his upcoming career retrospective on Rhino Records;
Brief discussion about Acadian deportation, the French language in Louisiana;
Discussion about Zachary's upbringing - typical American upbringing in English, but notes that his grandparents only spoke French
French not allowed in schools after 1921 - speaking about assimilation of Cajuns into the American mainstream;
Zach says that there are still pockets of French speaking people;
Relationship between Cajuns and Creoles - Amede Ardoin
Russians studying "ethnic tolerance" in South LA
Zach's early musical tastes, talks about buying his first accordion from Marc Savoy;
Opression of French people in Quebec in the 1970s
Performance - Réveille;
Explaination of the use of "les goddamns" in the song;
Beausoleil Broussard - Guerilla campaign against the British;
Les aboiteaux - British didn't understand how to use the levee system, Acadian prisoners were forced to show British how to use them;
Congrés Mondial Acadien 1999;
Performance - Aux Natchitoches
Zachary Richard Canada Show Tape 2 - 1997
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Full date not noted on cassette
01:12 - Ranch à Willie;
07:30 - Jean Batailleur;
14:08 - Johnny Danse
20:00 - DD's
30:00 - Snake Bite Love;
40:16 - Marjolaine
45:10 - Travailler c'est trop dur (Incomplete);
Creole Gumbo Radio Show
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00:00 - Intro - Hosted by Jerry Embree and Eiday Ellis (sp?);
00:40 - Roland Stone - Go On Fool;
04:40 - Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff;
07:27 - King Floyd - Groove Me;
10:40 - Roosevelt Sykes - Ice Cream Freezer;
13:10 - Slim Harpo - Baby, Scratch My Back;
16:20 - Buckwheat Zydeco - Hot Tamale, Baby;
19:20 - Waylon Thibodeaux - Grand Mamou;
23:54 - Zachary Richard - Heart on Fire;
27:50 - Zachary Richard - My Nanette;
31:20 - Interview segment with Zachary - Talks about his upbringing and early musical influences;
32:00 - Talks about his first accordion - purchased from Marc Savoy;
32:32 - Zachary Richard - Côte Blanche Bay;
36:55 - Interview segment with Zachary - speaks about his parent's generation being punished for speaking French in schools;
38:08 - Zachary Richard - No French, No More;
42:00 - Zachary Richard - Oh Madeline;
45:30 - Interview Segment with Zachary - talks about the reception for Louisiana music outside of the country;
47:45 - Zachary Richard - Cocodrie;
50:25 - Interview segment with Zachary - describing his musical influences and songwriting approach;
51:45 - Zachary Richard - Come On, Sheila;
Zachary Richard Live Concert in Houston, Texas at the Hey, Hey Club
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Zachary Richard - Vocals, Accordion, Harmonica;
Craig Leger - Keyboards;
Tommy Shreve - Guitar;
Junior Guidry - Bass;
Dudley "Cruz" Fruge - Drums
Muhammed (Last name unclear) - Djembe
00:00:00 - Laisse les bons temps rouler;
00:04:20 - Filé Gumbo;
00:08:17 - Who Stole My Monkey
00:11:50 - My Nanette;
00:15:49 - Mardi Gras Mambo;
00:18:30 - Bon Temps Rouler;
00:23:05 - The Battle of New Orleans;
00:26:26 - New Orleans Lady;
00:31:50 - Jolie Blonde;
00:35:39 - Lacassine Special;
00:39:50 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:47:00 - Joe Pitre à deux femmes;
00:49:00 - Ma Louisianne
00:51:55 - Mardi Gras Morning;
00:57:43 - Ma tite fille est gone;
01:00:35 - Iko Iko;
01:05:30 - Zydecos sont pas salé;
01:12:55 - Laisser les bons temps rouler;
01:17:20 - Aye Yaille Yaille;
01:22:45 - Everytime;
01:27:58 - Moulin Rouge
Interview with Zachary Richard on French Radio Show "Tous Aux Abris"
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Radio Interview promoting his upcoming show at the Bataclan in Paris, France;
04:50 - Interview with Zachary begins
06:00 - Explaining the origin of the word "Cajun;"
07:00 - Le Grand Dérangement, Beausoleil Broussard;
12:20 - Zachary talks about some of his ancestors who came from Poitou-Charant;
14:25 - Talking about Zachary's new album"Cap Enragé;"
20:05 - Zachary speaks about the different musical and cultural influences in Louisiana, also covers more about the French language in Louisiana;
29:30 - Discussion about Zachary's music style;
31:25 - Live performance - Johnny Danser;
39:45 - Discussion about Mardi Gras, Differences between New Orleans and Rural Mardi Gras;
49:00 - Zachary talks about his favorite music - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, etc;
50:25 - Live Performance of Bob Dylan song - The Weight;
Zachary Richard - La Branche Voiceover
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Narration for Documentary about Bayou La Branche in French and English
Zachary Richard - Bayou of the Lost Voiceover
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Narration for documentary about Bayou La Branch in French and English
Zachary Richard Live Performance at Monument LeFebvre in Memramcook, NB
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Zachary Richard - Vocals, Accordion, Harmonica
Didier Alexandre - Bass
Eric (??) - Guitar
00:00:00 - Au ranch à Willie;
00:05:00 - J'peux pas m'empêcher;
00:10:40 - Crawfish;
00:20:15 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:24:50 - Cap Enragé
00:32:00 - Dans le nord Canadien;
00:43:20 - Lac Bijou;
00:49:39 - Petit Codiac;
00:54:38 - Filé Gumbo;
00:59:00 - Marjolaine;
01:03:25 - Pleine lune en décembre;
01:15:55 - Johnny Danser;
01:21:15 - Dancing at Double D's;
01:25:20 - Travailler c'est trop dur;
Zachary Richard Tape - Various mixes of M. David
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No recording date specified
00:08 - M. David - Instrumental;
04:50 - M. David - with Vocals + 7 dB;
09:50 - M. David - Main;
14:30 - M. David - Main + 1 dB vox;
19:08 - M. David - Main + 2 dB vox;
23:47 - M. David - Main + 2 dB Harp
Zachary Richard Demo Tape
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Exact date not given - Tape only says June 1996;
00:10 - Last Kiss;
05:00 - It Might Be Love;
09:12 - Danse;
13:50 - Lynchburg Blues;
18:02 - Give Me Back the Night
Zachary Richard Live Set - Sweetwater Music Hall - 1st Show
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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
Zachary Richard Live Set - Sweetwater Music Hall - 2nd Show
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Zachary Richard - Vocals and Accordion
Oran Guidry - Bass
Dudley "Cruz" Frugé - Drums
Craig Légé - Keyboards
Tommy Shreve - Guitar
00:00:00 - Intro;
00:04:50 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:07:17 - Ma 'tite filles est gone;
00:10:55 - Filé Gumbo;
00:15:13 - Who Stole My Monkey;
00:18:48 - Rock On;
00:22:12 - Big River;
00:26:28 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:34:19 - Moulin Rouge;
00:37:45 - Ma Nanette;
00:42:00 - Unknown Song
00:45:30 - Battle of New Orleans;
00:48:40 - Mardi Gras Mambo;
00:56:10 - Take Me Deep;
01:01:30 - Bon temps rouler;
01:06:28 - Joe Pitre à deux femmes;
01:11:00 - Ma Louisianne;
01:13:40 - Zack Attack;
01:17:55 - Johnny B. Goode