Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

Outtake from Jean-Pierre Bruneau's film "Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane"

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Cyprien Landreneaux and band perform on bandstand

Mardi Gras parade

Notes from JP Bruneau: Mamou Mardi Gras

Outtake from Jean-Pierre Bruneau's film "Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane"

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Performance and interview of Bee Fontenot - Interview by Dewey Balfa

Notes from JP Bruneau: Bee Fontenot's house in Basile

Outtake from Jean-Pierre Bruneau's film "Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane"

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Mardi Gras Courir - masked Mardi Gras
Chicken throw
Horses
Dancing

Notes from JP Bruneau: Mardi Gras Mamou

Paul Tate checking riders on left - Tate helped to revive Mamou Mardi Gras

Outtake from Jean-Pierre Bruneau's film "Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane"

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Instrumental music performance by Nathan Abshire

Notes from JP Bruneau: House in what is now Basile City Park

Outtake from Jean-Pierre Bruneau's film "Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane"

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Musical performance by Terry Burtram, Nathan Abshire, Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, Burkeman Balfa, Will Bolfa

Notes from JP Bruneau: Song probably Hick's Wagon Wheel Special

Side A
Le two step à Nonc Allie
Opelousas Waltz
Tu va me faire mourir
La valse du coeur content
La valse à tolam
Yo Yo two step
Cyprien, Jouer votre violon
Allons à Lafayette

Side B
Lacassine Special
La valse à Mom
Chere Alice
La valse du veuve de guerre
La valse de Heritage
La valse à Howard Hebert
Contredanse à pepère

Family Vacation footage for first 4 minutes

Footage of band playing at D.I.'s Cajun Restaraunt (Unknown European Cajun band)
04:49 - Quand j'étais pauvre
05:45 - Acadian Waltz (Beausoleil version)
08:17 - Mardi Gras Song

Family Vacation footage continues at about 10 minutes

00:00 - Wedding Shower footage;
05:50 - Men singing Ay Ay Ay Cielito Lindo;
07:57 - Pointe aux pins (Scotty Pousson);
08:45 - More wedding shower and family footage;
15:15 - Men singing Spanish Songs;
17:45 - Footage of Hurricane Lili damage;
19:55 - Graduation footage

Tee Mamou-Iota Senior Mardi Gras
00:00 - Mardi Gras Jig;
03:00 - Mardi Gras begging for change; and singing their song;
07:45 - Lacassine Special - Scotty Pousson;
14:00 - Waltz;
16:30 - Kaplan Waltz;
23:23 - Mardi Gras Jig
25:50 - Mardi Gras begging for change and singing their song;
30:00 - T'en à eu, T'en auras plus;
31:15 - Mardi Gras gives birth on dancefloor, more footage of dancing and fighting with the capitains;

Band playing at D.I.'s Restaurant
00:45 - Dans les pins (with Megan Brown singing?);
03:20 - two step;
03:58 - Kaplan Waltz;
05:45 - Allons à Lafayette;
07:19 - Instrumental Waltz;
08:40 - La porte d'en arrière;
12:02 - Mardi Gras Song;
14:50 - Mardi Gras Jig - Footage of Senior Mardi Gras entering the restaurant
16:34 - Tee Mamou/Iota Mardi Gras Song, Begging for change
19:55 - Les flammes d'enfer
21:00 - Reviving Mardi Gras, whipping, Mardi gras and capitains performing for the crowd

Side A
1. Kathryn
2. Valse Criminelle
3. Charleston
4. Drunkard's Dream
5. Old Dog Blues
6. Pauvre Hobo
7. Les cocombes sont pas salés

Side B
1. Valse de chagrin
2. Bosco Stomp
3. Chère Alice
4. Old Dog Blues
5. Valse pour les catins
6. Valse d'Evangeline
7. Allons à Lafayette

Feb/Dec 1988

Swallow LP 6027; Savy Augustine on triangle/t'fere

Side 1

1. Blue Lake Widow Waltz (2:00)
2. The Back Door (2:01)
3. Jolie Blonde (2:19)
4. Cajun Polka (2:02)
5. Madame Sostan (2:11)
6. Allons a Lafayette (2:06)

Side 2

1. Tammy's Waltz (2:16)
2. Step It Fast (1:14)
3. Musicians' Life (2:06)
4. Cette La J'aime (2:09)
5. Ma Chere Belle Creole (2:08)
6. Chere Mom (2:05)

LL-144

Side 1:

1. Pauvre Hobo
2. J'Aimerais Connaitre
3. La Valse De La Porte Ouverte
4. Blues Du Tac-TAc
5. La Valse Du Reveur

Side 2: 

1. Hip Et Taiau
2. Jolie Blonde
3. Pine Grove Waltz
4. Le Valse Des Chopiques
5. Les Flammes D'Enfer
6. Le Temps Est Apres Finir

Swallow LP-6067

Side One featuring: Sidney Brown, accordion and vocal on songs #3, 4, and 6; Nelson Young, fiddle and vocal on songs #2 and #5; Venice LeJeune, fiddle and vocal on song #1; Wilus Ogea on guitar; Clifton Newman on drums

1. Pestauche a tante nana (2:28)
2. Daylight Waltz (2:28)
3. La valse de promise (2:34)
4. La valse des meche (2:38)
5. Sha ba ba (2:50)
6. Sack dress waltz (2:32)
7. Traveler's Playboy Special (2:33)

Side Two featuring: Shorty LeBlanc vocal on song #3, Ivy Vanicor vocal on songs #4 and #5, and Jay Stutes vocal on the other songs; Cleveland Crochet on fiddle, Clifton Newman on drums; and Iry Vanicor on guitar. Rufus Thibodeaux played the fiddle on "Soliders Waltz"

1. Sugar Bee (2.25)
2. Drunkard's Dream (2:10)
3. La valse de chagrin (2:44)
4. Three Years Waltz (1.56)
5. Rambler's Lonely Dream (2:06)
6. Forgot I Was Married (2:46)
7. Solider's Waltz (2:59)

LL-112; Accordion: Ambrose Thibodeaux, Triangle: Leola Thibodeaux, Fiddle: Merlin Fontenot, Guitar: Preston Manuel

Side 1

1. La Valse du Grande Marais
2. La Patasa Two-step
3. La Vielle Valse de la Louisianne
4. Le Two-Step Ambrose
5. Le Valse Que J'Aime
6. Chere Chere Too-Toote

Preston Manuel is the vocalist on #1, 3, 5, and 6

Side 2

1. J'ai Passe Devant Ta Porte
2. Le Two-Step Que J'aime
3. Ton Tete Bec Est Doux
4. Le Two-Step Perrodins
5. Le Two-Step De Richie
6. Jolie Blon

Preston Manuel is the vocalist on #6, Leola Thibodeaux is the vocalist on #1

Non-commercial record, no serial number; fieldwork by the Louisiana Folklife Center. 

Interview with Clifford Blake, Sr of Natchitoches, LA. Shares cotton press calls, slave tales, animal tales, explains the blues in his perspective, and sings a few black protestant hymns. 

Side One

1.  God Give Me A Gift! (6:13)
2. Let Her Fall, Let Her Fall! Mr. Blake Calls the Cotton Press (1:24)
3. All Right, Mr. Dankyman! The Boilerman Basses Mr. Blake (1:38)
4. It's Gone, Mr. Blake Explains the Press (5.14)
5. You Groan to Fool the Devil (2:24)
6. My Gal Done Gone Dead on me (4:37)

Side Two

1. A Cardcutter and a Hoodoo (2:34)
2. Snake in a Wagon Rut (1:26)
3. Mule and Ox (1:14)
4. Saul and the Skeleton (1:04)
5. You Think I'm Working But I Ain't (0:51)
6. Brer Rabbit and the Babies (1:50)
7. Keep Your Head Over Your Eyes (1:55)
8. How You Sell Your Stew? Mr. Blake Plays Peter Rabbit (2:58)
9. Mr. Blue and the Dog Ghost (1:10)
10. Watch Yourself Preacher (0:52)
11. Tone the Bell, I Done Got Over (2:19)

The Boogie Kings: Clint West (Drums & vocalist), Gee Gee Shinn (trumpet), Johnny Giordano (bass, organ, vocalist), Brian Leger (bass and organ), Jack Hall (guitar), Ned Theall (trumpet and arranger), Murphy Buford (tenor sax), Mike Pollard (tenor sax), Norris Badeaux (tenor sax), and Dan Silas (baritone sax) - Montel Michelle LP 109

Side One

1. Philly Walk (2:17)
2. Tell It Like It Is (2:35)
3. How Sweet It is (3:40)
4. Crying Man (3:15)
5. Knock on Wood (3:14)
6. Have Mercy Baby (2:50)

Side Two

1. Reach Out I'll Be There (2:35)
2. Ebb Tide (4:20)
3. That's Enough (2:50)
4. When She Touches Me (2:25)
5. Hold On, I'm Coming (2:20)
6. Temptation Walk (3:20)

LL-119 

Musicians playing are: Ambrose Thibodeaux, accordion; Leon Doucet, violin; Nelson Bergeron, guitar; Jack LeBlanc, bass; Elmer Thibodeaux, triangle; Gervis Quibodeaux, vocalist

Side I

1. Love Bridge Waltz (2:10)
2. La Louisianne Two-Step (2:10)
3. Duralder Waltz (2:15)
4. Two Step De Platin (2:10)
5. Cherokee Waltz (2:40)
6. Two-Step de Musician (2:10)

Side II

1. Widow Waltz (2:10)
2. Lacassine Special (2:10)
3. La Valse de Tasseau (2:15)
4. Pauve Hobo (2:15)
5. Point Noir Two-Step (2:20)
6. Long Point Two-Step (2:15)