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Vermillion Express Recital Hour - Spring 2015
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Len Springer (Bass), Ben Springer (Guitar/Vocal), Ethan Hughes (Banjo/Dobro), Alyssa McMurray (Mandolin/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Vocal), Dakota Pique (Mandolin/Vocal)
00:00:00 - Dr. Springer introduces the Vermillion Express
00:01:05 - 'Fox on the Run'
00:04:00 - Roberts talks about Bluegrass and it's impact on her life
00:04:59 - 'Brakeman's Blues'
00:09:26 - 'Big Spike Hammer'
00:13:38 - 'Mists of Down Below'
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Vermillion Express - Spring Concert 2015
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Len Springer (Bass/Fiddle), Ben Springer (Guitar/Vocal), Ethan Hughes (Banjo/Vocal/Dobro/Guitar), Alyssa McMurray (Vocal/Mandolin), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Vocal), Dakota Pique (Mandolin/Vocal/Bass/Banjo)
00:00:00 - 'We Can Work It Out'
00:02:48 - 'Fox on the Run'
00:05:51 - 'Runaway'
00:11:59 - 'Clinch Mountain Backstep'
00:15:53 - 'Shenandoah Waltz'
00:20:24 - 'Cold Virginia Night'
00:23:57 - 'Those Memories of You'
00:28:58 - 'Any Old Wind That Blows'
00:32:57 - 'Tennessee Blues'
00:38:07 - 'Brakeman's Blues'
00:43:10 - 'Nine Pound Hammer'
00:46:45 - 'Driving Nails'
00:49:26 - 'Swing That Hammer (Break That Rock)'
00:53:14 - 'Big Spike Hammer'
00:56:28 - Alyssa McMurray talks about the next song
00:57:31 - 'Jolene'
01:00:58 - Dr. Springer introduces a special guest, Professor Jeff George (Guitar)
01:02:47 - 'Angeline the Baker'
01:07:52 - untitled
01:11:47 - untitled
01:14:46 - 'Mists of Down Below'
01:20:50 - Dr. Mark DeWitt (Vocal) joins Vermillion Express for their last song, 'Angels Rock Me To Sleep'
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Spring 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Mitch Reed (Fiddle/Guitar), Zachary Fuselier (Fiddle/Vocal), Joshua Huval (Accordion/Vocal), Kayla Dugas (Guitar/Vocal), Hugh Robertson (Guitar/Fiddle), Zoey Huval ('tit-fer/Fiddle), Daniel Huval (Bass)
00:00:00 - 'Amede Two Step'
00:04:31 - 'Parting Waltz'
00:09:10 - 'Chataignier Two Step'
00:13:14 - 'L'anse aux Pailles'
00:20:05 - 'Old Carpenter's Waltz'
00:24:21 - 'Allons Danser'
00:29:19 - 'Bosco Blues'
00:35:02 - 'Evangeline Two Step'
00:39:26 - 'La Branche de Murier'
00:45:12 - 'Acadian Two Step'
Intermediate Fiddle Class:
Kevin Wimmer (Guitar/Vocal), Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Zoey Huval ('tit-fer)
00:53:43 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
00:58:52 - 'Two Step de Tante Nana'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Nathan Williams Jr. (Accordion/Vocal), John Cochran (Guitar), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Taylon Robicheaux (Rubboard/Drums), Tyler Abshire (Trumpet), Joshua "Smoov Ross" Martin (Drums/Rubboard), Trevor Granger (Bass)
01:11:41 - 'Zydeco Boogaloo'
{end - Part 1}
Spring 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
00:00:00 - 'Zydeco Boogaloo' {cont.}
00:02:29 - 'Motor Dude Special'
00:06:52 - 'I Got Loaded'
00:11:59 - 'Give Him Cornbread'
00:16:13 - 'Zydeco sont pas Sale'
00:20:04 - 'My Toot Toot'
00:24:59 - 'I'm in Love'
00:29:11 - 'Johnny Billy Goat'
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
Brazos Huval (Guitar), Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Accordion/Vocal/Drums), Danny Devillier (Drums), David Greely (Fiddle/Vocal), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle), Mitch Reed (Bass)
00:51:20 - untitled
00:56:08 - 'Kaplan Waltz'
01:02:09 - 'Blues du Soulard (Drunkard's Blues)'
01:06:25 - 'Bosco Stomp'
01:11:46 - ‘Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes)'
{end - Part 2}
Spring 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 3)
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
00:02:20 - 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes)' {cont.}
00:04:18 - 'Platain Two Step'
00:09:13 - 'Casse Pas Ma Tete'
00:13:22 - 'Jolie Catin'
00:19:59 - 'Cette-la moi j’aime'
00:24:06 - 'Perrodin Two Step'
00:28:36 - 'La Veuve de la Coulée'
00:32:36 - 'Alberta, Alberta'
00:37:26 - 'Why You Wanna Make Me Cry?'
00:41:12 - 'Johnnie Billie Goat / Zydeco Stomp'
{end - Part 3/Video}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 1)
U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I with Irvin Mayfield:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet), Jack Langlinais (Drums), Erick Coleman (Piano), Zac Economou (Guitar), Hayden Talley (Bass), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal)
00:06:40 - 'Sister Sadie'
00:16:15 - 'In The Keyhole'
00:24:50 - 'Footprints'
00:35:17 - 'Pretty One'
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet/Vocal), Jamison Ross (Drums/Vocal), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal), Joe Ashlar (Piano), Max Moran (Bass)
00:45:50 - untitled
00:59:30 - 'Angola'
{end - Part 1}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 2)
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
00:00:24 - untitled
00:07:45 - 'Yesterday'
00:19:58 - 'I'll Fly Away / Second Line'
00:37:35 - 'Diane'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 1.0)
U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I with Irvin Mayfield:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet), Jack Langlinais (Drums), Erick Coleman (Piano), Zac Economou (Guitar), Hayden Talley (Bass), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal)
00:02:39 - 'Sister Sadie'
00:12:15 - 'untitled'
00:20:48 - 'Footprints'
00:31:14 - 'Pretty One'
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
Irvin Mayfield (Trumpet/Vocal), Jamison Ross (Drums/Vocal), Michael Watson (Trombone/Vocal), Joe Ashlar (Piano), Max Moran (Bass)
00:42:01 - untitled
00:55:40 - 'Angola'
01:06:06 - untitled
01:13:27 - 'Yesterday'
{end - Part 1.0}
Tribute to Ernest Gaines: The Irvin Mayfield Quintet with U.L. Lafayette Jazz Combo I (pt. 2.0)
Irvin Mayfield Quintet:
00:00:00 - 'Yesterday' {cont.}
00:11:14 - 'I'll Fly Away / Second Line'
00:28:53 - 'Diane'
{end - Part 2.0/Video}
MUS 360 - feat. Megan Brown (2015)
Megan Brown:
00:06:34 - Dr. DeWitt and Megan Brown begin the session with introductions
00:08:38 - Megan Brown talks about her family and musical relatives; including her distant relation to Sidney Brown
00:11:26 - She continues with first getting into Cajun music and playing gigs
00:15:33 - Megan Brown sings 'untitled'
00:17:14 - Translation of the previous song's lyrics
00:20:10 - Brown acknowledges the Magnolia Sisters for sparking her love of early ballads and recordings
00:23:55 - Dr. DeWitt inquires about her involvement in the 40-50-80 festivities from Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2014
00:26:45 - Brown simplifies learning different dialects of French, crediting her B.A. in Francophone Studies from U.L. Lafayette, and compares the language types
00:28:29 - Transitions into her job at KRVS radio station, collaborative work with the Center for Louisiana Studies, and the French involvement within each
00:32:45 - Students ask Megan's opinion on which era (early or modern) in Cajun music is more influential on artists today
00:35:32 - Megan Brown sings 'Moi, Je L'Aime Une Petite Fille'
00:37:04 - Translation of the previous song's lyrics
00:40:02 - Brown talks about one of her projects, T'Monde
00:42:43 - The two discuss Cleoma Falcon-Breaux, and the common prejudices against female musicians in, and surrounding, Falcon's life
00:45:00 - Megan Brown strums her guitar and sings the French version of 'Careless Love'
00:50:56 - T'Monde, beginning and present; also, breakdowns of the group's recorded tracks
00:57:23 - The result of Cajun music with the button accordion's arrival
01:03:40 - Megan Brown closes the session with 'La Fete Printeniere'
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MUS 360 featuring Dr. Nick Spitzer (pt. 1)
Dr. Nick Spitzer:
00:01:59 - Dr. DeWitt introduces Dr. Nick Spitzer
00:04:50 - Dr. Spitzer talks about getting into Traditional Music, his first time attending the Newport Folk Festival
00:08:05 - Being an Anthropology major and working at a radio station in Philadelphia during college
00:11:08 - Vacationing to a French Folk Festival in Canada, then befriending Bois Sec Ardoin and Dewey Balfa
00:14:53 - Black Cyprien's Cove, LA
00:16:57 - The late Alphonse Ardoin Jr.
00:19:28 - State of the Creole and French speaking culture at the time
00:22:01 - Creole music in between the 1930's-1950's and The Carriere Brothers
00:26:01 - The Carriere Brothers' song 'Granny's Two Step' and one of their favorite TV shows, "The Beverly Hillbillies"
00:32:46 - Dewey Balfa going to the Newport Folk Festival and resurgence of cultural pride across America during the 1960's
00:36:16 - Progression of Cajun and Creole culture in Louisiana
00:39:20 - Working as the State Folklorist and establishing the Louisiana Folklife Program
{end - Part 1}
MUS 360 featuring Dr. Nick Spitzer (pt. 2)
Dr. Nick Spitzer:
00:00:00 - Working as the State Folklorist and establishing the Louisiana Folklife Program {cont.}
00:02:53 - Battling cancer while working on the World's Fair
00:04:49 - Informing the public about their own culture and heritage throughout Louisiana
00:09:01 - Working for the Smithsonian Museum
00:12:48 - Smithsonian Highlights
00:16:44 - Questions from the class
00:18:27 - Moving back to Louisiana, beginning to teach at Tulane University, and his radio show "American Routes"
00:24:59 - American Routes' typical music
00:27:17 - Thoughts on his home state, Connecticut, versus living in Louisiana
{end - Part 2/Video}
Ragin' Roots: 2015 Traditional Music Ensembles - Live (pt.1)
Vermillion Express:
Dr. Mark DeWitt (Bass/Vocal), Pat Legros (Banjo), Alyssa McMurray (Mandolin/Vocal), Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle/Vocal), Scott Willis (Mandolin)
00:01:49 - 'Think of What You’ve Done'
00:04:48 - 'Hickory Wind'
00:13:23 - 'Big Sciota'
00:18:01 - 'Looking for the Stone'
00:21;12 - 'Where the Soul Never Dies'
00:24:46 - 'I’ll Stay Around'
00:28:06 - 'Don’t Pick Me Up'
00:33:05 - 'Breaking New Ground'
Angelle Aces:
Kayla Dugas (Fiddle), Kristi Guillory (Accordion/tit-fer/Vocal), Juliane Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Jeanne Solis (Accordion/Vocal)
00:41:07 - 'Quoi Faire"
00:44:24 - 'Ossun Two Step'
00:48:08 - 'Eunice Two Step'
00:51:46 - 'Reno Waltz'
{end - Part 1}
Ragin' Roots: 2015 Traditional Music Ensembles - Live (pt.2)
Angelle Aces:
00:00:00 - 'Reno Waltz' {cont.}
00:02:26 - 'Reel de Joie'
00:05:26 - 'Allons à Lafayette'
00:09:31 - 'Bosco Stomp'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Tyler Abshire (Trumpet), Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Bass/Vocal), Sean Broussard (Drums), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Randall Jackson (Bass/Accordion/Vocals), Taylon Robicheaux (Rubboard), Nathan Williams Jr. (Keyboard)
00:16:53 - 'Zydeco Sont Pas Salé'
00:21:25 - 'Ann Cayenne'
00:25:29 - 'Down to the Bayou'
00:30:21 - 'Jolie Blonde'
00:33:30 - 'Dr. Jim'
00:36:49 - 'Nobody But You'
00:41:26 - 'If It's Good For The Gander, It's Good For The Goose'
00:45:32 - 'Dance All Night'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Fall 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Kayla Dugas (Fiddle), Jeanne Solis (Accordion/Vocal), Juliane Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal)
00:03:48 - 'Quoi Faire'
00:06:40 - 'Ossun Two Step'
00:09:42 - 'Eunice Two Step'
00:13:49 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:18:37 - 'Reel De Joie'
00:21:45 - 'Allons À Lafayette'
00:25:41 - 'Bosco Stomp'
00:31:46 - 'La Porte du Nord (The North Door)'
00:35:54 - 'Si Je Pourrais Oublier (If I Could Forget)'
00:40:45 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
00:44:42 - 'Casse Pas Ma Tete'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Nathan Williams Jr. (Keyboard/Vocal), Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Keyboard/Vocal), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Randall Lee Jackson (Bass/Drums/Accordion), Sean Broussard (Drums/Bass), Taylon Robicheaux (Rubboard), Tyler Abshire (Trumpet)
00:56:12 - 'Do It All Night'
01:01:00 - 'Nobody Else But You'
01:05:05 - 'Jolie Blonde'
01:08:32 - 'Knockin’ On Heavens Door'
{end - Part 1}
Fall 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
00:00:00 - 'Knockin' On Heavens Door' {cont.}
00:05:32 - 'Zydeco sont pas Sale'
00:10:34 - 'Ann Cayenne'
00:17:12 - 'Who Is It?'
00:22:04 - 'Down to the Bayou'
00:28:45 - 'If It's Good for the Gander'
00:32:24 - 'Dr. Jim'
00:37:46 - 'Dance All Night'
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
Kristi Guillory (Accordion/Vocal), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Corey Ledet (Rubboard/Accordion/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums), Randall Jackson (Bass), Wilson Savoy (Keyboard/Vocal)
00:53:12 - 'Amede Two-Step'
00:58:34 - 'Reno Waltz'
{end - Part 2}
Fall 2015 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 3)
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
00:00:00 - 'Reno Waltz' {cont.}
00:01:26 - '73 Special'
00:06:13 - 'La Pinieres'
00:11:11 - 'J'etais au Bal (I Went to the Dance)'
00:19:46 - 'Les Flammes D'enfer (The Flames of Hell)'
00:25:01 - 'Tante Nana'
00:29:00 - 'Boudin Man'
00:34:32 - 'I'm On The Wonder'
00:41:46 - 'Hot Tamale Baby'
{end - Part 3/Video}
Interview of Irvin Mayfield in Angelle Hall
Irvin Mayfield:
00:01:05 - Introduction
00:04:22 - Mayfield's upbringing and musical origins
00:07:57 - Attending the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and almost going to St. Augusta High School
00:09:17 - Being selected by his school to travel to Germany at 14
00:10:19 - What it was like being a student at NOCCA and an Alumnus
00:12:14 - Choosing the University of New Orleans over Juilliard
00:15:19 - Leaving UNO and moving in with Wynton Marsalis
00:18:30 - Balancing musicianship with showmanship
00:22:00 - Biggest struggle with being a musician in New Orleans
00:26:19 - Mayfield as a businessman
00:32:04 - Most effective way to practice
00:35:57 - How to meet the right people
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Bluegrass to Blues 2016 - Ensembles' Concert (pt. 1)
Vermillion Express:
Alex Goodrich (Bass/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Banjo/Vocal), Myles Migl (Mandolin/Vocal), Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle), Sonny Landreth (Guitar)
00:05:10 - 'Kentucky Borderline'
00:10:42 - 'Trouble, Trouble, Trouble'
00:16:33 - 'Sitting Alone in the Moonlight'
00:21:02 - 'The Tower'
00:26:33 - 'I've Forgotten You'
00:32:40 - 'Brakeman’s Blues'
00:37:27 - 'Nadine'
00:43:32 - 'I’ll Take the Blame'
Ragin' Blues Band:
Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Michael Hilbun (Guitar), Mark Huguet (Saxophone), Trevor Lee (Drums), Myles Migl (Guitar/Vocal), Dakota Piqué (Bass), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet), Sonny Landreth (Guitar)
00:52:59 - 'Chitlins Con Carne'
{end - Part 1}
Bluegrass to Blues 2016 - Ensembles' Concert (pt. 2)
Ragin' Blues Band:
00:00:00 - 'Chitlins Con Carne'
00:02:53 - 'Frosty'
00:06:34 - 'Tipitina'
00:11:00 - 'Change is Gonna Come'
00:16:02 - 'Superbad'
00:21:00 - 'Leave My Girl Alone'
00:28:26 - 'Walkin’ Blues'
00:34:05 - untitled
00:39:28 - 'Superstition'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Spring 2016 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Pistiche:
Chris Segura (Fiddle), Jeanne Solis (Guitar/Accordion/Vocal), Sandy Himel (Fiddle/'tit-fer/Vocal), Christine Dewey (Accordion/Guitar), Mary Howell (Fiddle), Colleen McDaniel (Mandolin/Guitar/Vocal)
00:02:07 - 'Jongle À Moi'
00:07:28 - 'Quoi Faire'
00:11:03 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:15:53 - 'Les Veuves De La Coulee'
00:20:03 - 'Valse des Vachers (Cowboy Waltz)'
00:27:56 - 'Arc de Triomphe Two Step'
Kevin Wimmer Fiddle Class:
Hugh Robertson (Fiddle), Alex Flores (Fiddle/Vocal), Sam Frasier (Fiddle), Kevin Wimmer (Guitar)
00:33:22 - 'Drunkard's Waltz'
00:37:29 - 'Jongle À Moi'
Angelle Aces:
Roddie Romero (Accordion/'tit-fer/Vocal), Juliane Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal), Douglas Schroeder (Fiddle), Susi Mills (Fiddle/Vocal), Matthew Fanguy (Snare Drum), Dr. Mark DeWitt (Bass)
00:44:30 - 'Mamou Two Step'
00:47:52 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:51:18 - 'Bosco Stomp'
00:55:39 - 'Port Arthur Blues'
00:59:52 - 'Lemonade Song'
01:03:49 - 'Calcasieu Waltz'
01:07:42 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)'
{end - Part 1}
Spring 2016 Cajun & Zydeco Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Angelle Aces:
00:00:00 - 'Blues de Tac-Tac (Popcorn Blues)' {cont.}
00:01:33 - 'Amede Two Step'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Keyboard/Vocal), Randall Jackson (Bass/Accordion/Vocal), Chase Moore (Rubboard/Drums), Tyrone Alexander (Rubboard), Jonathan Cochran (Guitar/Vocal), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums/Keyboard)
00:05:34 - 'Johnny Billy Goat'
00:10:10 - 'Barres De La Prison'
00:15:25 - 'Paper In My Shoe'
00:19:35 - 'Motordude Special'
00:23:53 - 'Take My Hand'
00:29:04 - 'I'm a Man'
00:32:55 - 'untitled'
00:37:53 - 'Why You Wanna Make Me Cry'
UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:
Roddie Romero (Accordion/Vocal), Kevin Wimmer (Fiddle), Chris Segura (Fiddle), Kelli Jones (Guitar/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Drums), Randall Jackson (Bass), Blake Miller (Accordion)
00:44:40 - 'Les Flammes D'Enfer (The Flames of Hell)'
00:48:59 - untitled
00:52:31 - 'Joe Pitre A Deux Femme'
00:57:26 - 'J'aimerais Connaitre (I'd Like To Know)'
01:02:40 - 'Quelle Etoile (Which Star)'
01:07:35 - 'Zydeco sont pas Sale'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Fall 2016 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Hue Robertson (Fiddle), Alex Flores (Fiddle/Vocal), Ailee Pardi (Fiddle/Vocal), LeeAnn Law (Fiddle/Vocal), Cameron Dupuy (Accordion), Devin Sonnier (Guitar), Julianne Mahoney (Guitar/Vocal)
00:02:08 - 'Lawtell Two Step'
00:05:53 - 'Eunice Waltz'
00:09:17 - 'Reel de Joie'
00:12:38 - 'Johnny Can't Dance'
00:16:15 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:22:14 - 'Bosco Blues'
00:26:09 - 'Lemonade Song'
00:29:53 - 'Barres De La Prison'
00:33:10 - 'Mamou Two Step'
00:37:28 - 'J'aimerais Connaitre (I'd Like To Know)
00:40:58 - 'Country Playboys Special'
00:45:53 - 'J'ai Fait Un Gros Erreur (I Made A Big Mistake)'
00:50:05 - 'Ton Papa M'a Jete Dehors'
{end - Part 1}
Fall 2016 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Marie-Laure Bourdreau (Accordion/Keyboard/Vocal), Randall Jackson (Accordion/Keyboard/Vocal), Chase Moore (Rubboard), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Jesse DelGrizzi (Bass), Justice Jackson (Drums)
00:11:13 - 'Give Him Cornbread'
00:14:18 - 'Brad's Theme Song'
00:17:48 - 'You Don't Love Me No More'
00:23:44 - untitled
00:26:50 - 'I'm on a Wonder'
00:36:33 - 'If You Got A Problem'
00:41:57 - untitled
00:44:33 - untitled
00:47:44 - 'Hey Joe'
00:54:55 - 'Two Fingers in the Air'
{end - Part 2}
Fall 2016 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 3)
Ragin' Blues Band:
Kayla Dugas (Vocal), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet), Nicholas Tanner (Bass), Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Abner Rodriguez (Guitar), Corey Ledet (Drums), with guests: Mike Dopsie (Accordion/Vocal), Randall Jackson (Rubboard)
00:08:56 - Intro
00:10:40 - 'Give Me One Reason'
00:15:23 - 'I'd Rather Go Blind'
00:20:10 - 'Ice Cream Man'
00:24:27 - 'I'm Goin' Down'
00:27:56 - 'Lady Marmalade'
00:32:45 - 'Night Time Is The Right Time'
00:39:36 - Instrumental
00:43:20 - 'Who's Loving You?'
00:51:03 - 'O, O, Ba, Ba,'
00:56:21 - 'Fire On The Bayou'
01:02:04 - 'untitled'
{end - Part 3/Video}
Vermillion Express Rehearsal - feat. Alan Munde
Vermillion Express Rehearsal feat. Alan Munde:
00:00:00 - Practicing Lakeyn's original song: 'I'll Take the Blame'
00:12:37 - Munde mentors Benjamin and Celebrindal on Banjo
00:33:06 - Vermillion Express plays 'Sitting Alone in the Moonlight' with Alan Munde
{end}
Master Class with Brock McGwire
Brock McGwire:
00:01:38 - Instrumental Medley*
00:05:39 - Rundown of Irish History and Music
00:09:33 - Irish Banjo
00:10:34 - Irish Fiddle
00:11:46 - 'Danny Boy'
00:13:35 - Different types of ornamentation
00:15:28 - Style of improvisation
00:19:11 - Irish influence on Bluegrass
00:21:58 - Biggest influences on Irish music
00:24:35 - Present day bands
00:30:32 - Learning by ear
00:34:00 - 'Blackbird' accompanied with dancing
00:35:42 - Decreasing popularity of dancing
00:39:15 - Countries toured
00:43:28 - Piano Instrumental*
{end}
Roots Camp 2016
Fiddle, Accordion, and Guitar students showcase what they learned during the week to close out Roots Camp 2016
Instructors / Staff: Todd Mouton, Dr. Mark DeWitt, Jonno Frishberg, Brazos Huval, Chris Munson
00:21:00 - Lomax recording of Jesse Stafford singing 'Je m'endors'
00:22:13 - Students perform their arrangement of 'Je m'endors'
00:25:23 - The Instructors explain how the students composed the tune that morning
00:26:55 - Lomax recording of Joe Segura singing 'Le Pays des étrangers'
00:28:47 - Students perform their arrangement of 'Le Pays des étrangers'
{end}
Vermillion Express - Live in Angelle Hall (plus: Alt. Footage of Bluegrass to Blues 2016)
Vermillion Express:
Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Banjo/Vocal), Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Alex Goodrich (Bass/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Fiddle)
00:00:15 - 'Brakeman's Blues'
{Bluegrass to Blues 2016}
00:04:02 - 'I've Forgtten You'
00:08:57 - 'Kentucky Borderline'
00:14:30 - 'I've Got Trouble' (feat. Sonny Landreth)
00:19:55 - 'Sitting Alone In The Moonlight'
00:24:21 - 'The Tower'
{end}
Zydeco, La-La, Ya-Ya: An Evening of Zydeco Music - Live (pt. 1)
Lawrence Ardoin & Tradition Creole:
Lawrence "Black" Ardoin (Accordion/Vocal), Ed Poullard (Fiddle), Russell Ardoin (Rubboard), Nicholas Ardoin (Guitar), Christopher Paul Ardoin (Bass), Ronald Ardoin (Drums)
00:06:40 - 'Quoi Faire'
00:10:19 - 'Viens Me Cher (Come And Get Me)'
00:14:00 - 'J'etais au Bal (I Went to the Dance)'
00:18:24 - 'Kaplan Waltz'
00:22:37 - Dr. Nick Spitzer talks Ardoin family, Bois Sec, and Canray Fontenot with the band
00:34:18 - 'Les Flammes D'enfer (The Flames of Hell)'
00:38:07 - 'High Point Two Step'
00:41:37 - 'Petite Ou La Grosse'
00:47:49 - 'Eunice Two Step'
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie:
Geno Delafose (Accordion/Vocal), Popp Esprite (Bass), Patrick Stelly (Guitar), Jermaine Jack (Drums), Demetric Thomas (Rubboard)
00:55:42 - 'French Rockin' Two Step'
00:58:03 - 'Jongle À Moi'
01:00:55 - 'Valse de Opelousas'
01:03:18 - 'You Took My Heart And Threw It Away'
01:06:00 - 'Bye Bye Mon Nèg'
{end - Part 1}
Zydeco, La-La, Ya-Ya: An Evening of Zydeco Music - Live (pt. 2)
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie:
00:00:06 - 'No Good Woman'
00:03:07 - 'One Hour Too Late'
00:06:20 - 'Gardez Donc!'
00:09:33 - 'Pistache'
00:12:40 - Dr. Nick Spitzer interviews Geno Delafose
00:23:33 - 'Zydeco est pas Sale'
00:27:36 - 'I'm A Hog For You'
00:31:13 - 'Hey Baby'
00:34:44 - 'untitled'
00:38:52 - 'Jambalaya'
00:42:53 - 'Allons À Lafayette'
00:47:37 - 'Bonsoir Moreau'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Vermillion Express - Fall Concert 2016
Vermillion Express:
Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Fiddle/Mandolin/Vocal), Alex Goodrich (Bass/Vocal), Benjamin Richey (Banjo/Mandolin/Vocal)
00:00:10 - 'From This Valley'
00:05:11 - 'The Tower'
00:09:28 - 'Sitting Alone In The Moonlight'
00:13:56 - 'Rye Whiskey'
00:19:44 - 'Hey Ya'
00:24:02 - 'Half Moon Rising'
00:30:17 - 'I’ve Forgotten You'
00:36:00 - 'Beautiful Star of Bethlehem'
00:42:35 - 'Christmas Time’s a Comin’
00:46:34 - 'Born Lonesome'
00:52:11 - 'Hit ‘Em Up Style'
00:56:05 - 'Train Carrying Jimmy Rodgers Home'
01:00:58 - 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'
01:04:27 - 'I’ll Take the Blame'
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Interview of Andre Thierry by Dr. Mark DeWitt
Andre Thierry:
00:01:05 - "Alternative Creole"
00:03:00 - Beginning to play music
00:05:30 - Memories of Danny Poullard, as well as his garage jam session
00:08:21 - Released albums, recent work, and other ongoing projects
00:11:49 - "Alternative Creole" {cont.} and Creole United
00:14:50 - More ongoing projects
00:16:58 - What Thierry thinks people should know about Zydeco music and the different styles
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MUS 360 - feat. Andre Michot & Anya Burgess (pt. 1)
Andre Michot & Anya Burgess:
00:00:40 - Andre Michot explains the history of accordion building in Louisiana;
-mentioning builders like Sean Mouton, Sidney Brown, & Marc Savoy
00:05:45 - Advancements that Louisiana builders made on German accordions to create the "Cajun Accordion"
00:09:00 - Michot shows the inside of an accordion and its reeds
00:15:34 - Building a "tight" accordion; explanation of air flow in reeds
00:19:00 - Video presentation of Michot working in his shop
00:22:44 - Learning how to make and tune accordions from Randy Falcon
00:24:15 - Tuning demonstration
00:31:03 - Types of wood
00:31:45 - How long it takes to learn
00:35:17 - Andre Michot and Anya Burgess play the 'Reno Waltz'
00:38:56 - Growing up and playing with the Michot family
{end - Part 1}
MUS 360 - feat. Andre Michot & Anya Burgess (pt. 2)
Andre Michot & Anya Burgess:
00:07:40 - Anya Burgess explains the dynamics of Violin making
00:09:31 - Step by step process of making Violins: "The 10 Minute Version"
00:25:41 - Differences between making fiddles and accordion
00:27:35 - Adjustable pieces on the Violin
00:29:52 - Explanation of the Violin's bow
00:31:33 - Anya's #1 customer for bow rehairing
{end - Part 2}
Bluegrass to Blues 2017: Ensembles' Concert (pt. 1)
Vermillion Express:
Lakeyn Schultz (Guitar/Vocal), Luke Huval (Fiddle/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Mandolin/Fiddle/Vocal), Benjamin Richey (Banjo/Mandolin/Vocal), Emily Ortego (Guitar/Mandolin), Dr. Len Springer (Bass)
00:04:10 - 'Somewhere Trouble Don't Go'
00:10:21 - 'My Little Georgia Rose'
00:16:01 - 'Sitting Alone In The Moonlight'
00:19:54 - 'Scotland'
00:23:17 - 'Get Down On Your Knees & Pray'
00:29:13 - 'I'll Take The Blame'
Ragin' Blues Band:
Kayla Dugas (Vocal), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet), Nicholas Tanner (Guitar), Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Abner Rodriguez (Bass), Corey Ledet (Drums), Brianna Richard (Vocal), Nicole Liam (Vocal)
00:47:50 - 'Higher And Higher'
00:51:14 - 'Let's Do It Again'
{end - Part 1}
Bluegrass to Blues 2017: Ensembles' Concert (pt. 2)
Ragin' Blues Band:
00:06:07 - 'Higher And Higher'
00:09:31 - 'Let's Do It Again'
00:13:50 - 'Land of 1000 Dances'
00:18:23 - 'Still The Queen'
00:26:12 - 'I'm A Woman'
00:32:54 - 'Lady Marmalade'
00:37:01 - 'I'd Rather Go Blind'
00:41:37 - 'Who's Loving You?'
00:47:24 - 'Something's Got A Hold On Me'
00:50:05 - 'Bounce'
{end - Part 2/Video}
Spring 2017 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 1)
Angelle Aces:
Devin Sonnier (Guitar/Vocal), LeeAnn Law (Fiddle/Vocal), Ailee Pardi (Fiddle/Vocal), Gracie Babineaux (Fiddle/Accordion/Vocal), Roddie Romero (Guitar)
00:01:54 - 'Reel de Joie'
00:05:06 - 'J’aimerais Connaitre (I'd Like to Know)'
00:07:34 - 'Bosco Blues'
00:10:54 - '99 Year Waltz'
00:14:21 - 'Wayne Perry Blues'
00:19:08 - 'Reno Waltz'
00:23:29 - 'Untitled'
00:28:01 - 'Valse Du Malchanceux (Unlucky Waltz)'
00:31:32 - 'Lemonade Song'
00:34:30 - 'Eunice Waltz'
00:37:34 - 'Madame Bosso'
00:41:18 - 'Kaplan Waltz'
00:45:07 - 'Port Arthur Blues / Quoi Faire'
00:50:41 - 'Voyage Au Mariage (My True Love)'
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Guitar/Vocal), Kylie Veazey (Rubboard/Vocal), Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar/Bass), Jesse DelGrizzi (Bass/Accordion/Vocal), Joshua "Smoov Ross" Martin (Drums)
01:03:59 - 'Shake Your Tail Feather'
01:06:58 - 'Suzy Q'
{end - Part 1}
Spring 2017 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 2)
Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
00:00:20 - 'Bee De La Manche'
00:03:57 - 'Tante Nana'
00:08:59 - 'Madeleine'
00:12:45 - 'This Is Not Goodbye'
00:16:24 - 'Hello Josephine'
00:21:16 - 'Mathilda'
00:25:20 - 'I'm Gonna Take Care of Your Dog'
00:29:10 - 'Haterz'
00:34:01 - 'Push It To The Limit'
Ragin' Blues Band:
Kayla Dugas (Vocal), Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Trevor Lee (Drums), Abner Rodriguez (Guitar/Vocal), Nicholas Tanner (Bass), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet)
00:46:57 - Intro
00:47:50 - 'Ice Cream Man'
{end - Part 2}
Spring 2017 Cajun, Zydeco, & Blues Ensembles - Live @ Blue Moon Saloon (pt. 3)
Ragin' Blues Band:
00:00:00 - 'Ice Cream Man' {cont.}
00:03:15 - 'I'd Rather Go Blind'
00:07:11 - 'Lady Marmalade'
00:10:05 - 'I'm Goin' Down'
00:13:55 - 'Fire On The Bayou / Must Be Love' & Sonny Landreth joins the band.
00:20:55 - 'Night Time Is The Right Time'
00:24:54 - 'Careless Whisperer'
00:30:17 - 'Rock With You'
00:34:11 - 'The Way That I Love You'
00:41:05 - 'Give It Away'
{end - Part 3/Video}