Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Vocal), Kylie Veazey (Rubboard/Vocal), Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Jesse DelGrizzi (Bass), Travis LeBlanc (Drums)

00:00:34 - 'Make You Sweat'
00:05:07 - 'Zydeco Extravaganza'
00:08:03 - 'Untitled'
00:12:44 - 'Casanova'

00:16:44 - 'Motor Dude Special'
00:21:28 - 'Release Me'
00:26:33 - 'Ragin' Two Step'
00:30:13 - 'Tiffany Two Step'

00:33:24 - 'Untitled'
00:38:15 - 'Feel Like Holding On'
00:41:58 - 'Zydeco Stomp'
00:47:09 - 'Haterz'
{end - Part 3/Video}

Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Guitar/Vocal), Kylie Veazey (Rubboard/Vocal), Nathan Williams Jr. (Keyboard), Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar/Bass), Jesse DelGrizzi (Bass/Accordion/Vocal), Joshua "Smoov Ross" Martin (Drums)

00:00:00 - 'Hello Josephine'
00:03:29 - 'Madeleine'
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Ragin' Blues Band:
Kayla Dugas (Vocal), Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Trevor Lee (Drums), Abner Rodriguez (Guitar/Vocal), Nicholas Tanner (Bass), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet), Corey Ledet (Accordion)

00:00:35 - Intro
00:01:41 - 'Ice Cream Man'
00:05:09 - 'I’d Rather Go Blind'
00:09:42 - 'I'm Goin' Down'

00:12:51 - 'Lady Marmalade'
00:15:54 - 'Rock With You'
00:19:24 - 'Fire On The Bayou'
00:23:10 - '24K Magic'

Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Marie-Laure Boudreau (Accordion/Bass/Vocal), Jesse DelGizzi (Bass/Accordion/Vocal), Jeremy Domingue (Guitar), Joshua "Smoov Ross" Martin (Drums), Kylie Veazey (Rubboard)

00:28:36 - 'Shake Your Tail Feather'
00:31:57 - 'Bee De La Manche'
00:35:31 - 'This Is Not Goodbye'

00:39:13 - 'Tante Nana'
00:43:25 - 'Madeleine'
00:47:03 - 'Haterz'

00:51:37 - 'Suzy Q'
00:54:28 - 'Push It'
{end - Part 2/Video}

Vermillion Express:

00:00:28 - 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'
00:04:46 - 'Kentucky Borderline'
00:09:20 - 'Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home'
00:13:23 - untitled

00:17:51 - 'Meet Me At The Creek'
00:23:05 - 'I Take The Blame'
00:28:10 - 'Dry Town'
{end - Part 2/Video}

Angelle Aces:
Renee Reed (Guitar/Vocal), Luke Huval (Accordion/Fiddle/Vocal), Ailee Pardi (Fiddle/Vocal)

00:01:17 - 'Temperance Reel'
00:05:23 - 'Hold Me Close, Hold Me Tight' (Belton Richard)
00:09:47 - 'Rolling Pin Special'
00:14:18 - 'Apres M'ennuyer'
00:18:02 - 'Bayou Sorelle'
00:22:46 - Untitled

00:26:35 - 'Wait Until I Finish Crying'
00:30:20 - 'O.S.T. Special'
00:34:13 - Untitled
00:37:58 - Untitled
00:41:44 - 'Ding a Ding Ding Dong'
{end - Part 2}

Angelle Aces:
Renee Reed (Guitar/Fiddle/Vocal), Julie Babineaux (Guitar/Mandolin/Vocal), Gracie Babineaux (Accordion/Fiddle/Vocal), Bradley Gueho ('tit-fer/Rubboard)

00:00:00 - 'Sam's Big Rooster'
00:03:01 - 'Ouvre Cette Porte'
00:07:31 - 'Macaque Sur Mon Dos'

00:12:27 - 'Ma Meilleure Valse'
00:18:26 - 'J'ai Perdu Mon Idee'
00:24:11 - 'Chere 'tit Bassette'
00:28:03 - 'Mercredi Soir'

00:33:20 - 'Crying Waltz'
00:37:47 - 'When I Leave You Baby'
00:41:58 - 'Hey La Bas'
00:46:01 - 'Coulee Rodair'

Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Kylie Veazey (Accordion/Rubboard/Vocal), Bradley Gueho (Rubboard/Accordion), Ryan Malone (Guitar), Gregg Griffin (Bass), Travis LeBlanc (Drums)

01:00:48 - 'Bee de la Manche'
01:04:19 - 'Zydeco Stomp'
01:08:59 - 'Ti Monde'
{end - Part 1}

UL Lafayette Traditional Music All-Stars:

00:04:04 - 'Zydeco Cha Cha'
00:08:43 - 'Petite Ou La Grosse'
00:14:02 - 'La Valse J'aime"
00:17:31 - 'My Little Dog / Down In Louisiana'

00:26:37 - untitled
00:31:25 - 'Bayou Noir'
00:34:41 - 'Allons À Lafayette'
00:40:32 - 'Eunice Waltz' joined by Brazos' Fiddle Students

00:43:35 - 'Bayou Pon Pon'
00:48:18 - 'J'ai Fait Une Grosse Erreur (I Made A Big Mistake)'
00:53:47 - 'Tortue Perdue'
{end - Part 3/Video}

Ragin' Blues Band:

00:00:00 - untitled {cont.}
00:02:54 - 'Ice Around My Heart'
00:11:38 - 'I Don’t Want To Be With Nobody But You'

00:16:00 - 'My Babe'
00:20:18 - 'Chain of Fools'
00:24:35 - 'Voodoo Woman'
{end - Part 2/Video}

Midiyanto & the UL Lafayette World Percussion Ensemble:

00:00:00 - Midiyanto discusses schooling in the U.S. and his offer to let students stay with him in Indonesia
00:02:20 - A student sits at the Gamelan
00:03:10 - Gamelan and how it is taught
00:03:35 - Method of teaching: Learn by ear first, and then see the score
00:06:12 - The form of Gamelan music

00:08:45 - How he counts off before the start of a piece
00:09:55 - Measure divisions, or "Gatra"
00:12:25 - He has the students showcase playing: Gong on the first and last beats, and smaller gong on every other beat starting on two
00:13:55 - Three students play: the gong, the metronome, and every other beat starting on 2
00:14:59 - Adds in two more instruments

00:16:31 - 5 instruments, play together
00:17:34 - The technique for playing metallophones
00:19:44 - Adds the second line of the piece
00:21:00 - Adds in repeats
00:21:54 - Everyone plays together
00:22:48 - How to play up to tempo

00:23:29 - Gamelan conducting and how it is signaled
00:24:29 - The students play the piece again
00:25:46 - How to listen for the signaled ending and instructs them on how to play the ending
00:26:54 - How he tests his students in Gamelan
00:29:08 - Interlocking between instruments
00:33:08 - Students practice interlocking

00:35:23 - The students play the piece repeatedly, switching from interlocking to no-interlocking
00:36:35 - Adds in more gongs. As well as more complex rhythm patterns
00:37:30 - The students play the piece again with the added changes
00:39:15 - Explains the ending once again to the students
00:40:08 - Midiyanto talks about how he teaches and how the students should practice
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Midiyanto & the UL Lafayette World Percussion Ensemble:

00:00:00 -Continues to talk about how pieces are written; importance of the Gong
00:00:58 - The meaning of Colotomic
00:02:35 - Gamelan tonic, and how the tonic of this song is 6; and how different songs are named different things
00:06:55 - Understanding the whole piece as well as the instrument to understand the mode
00:08:00 - How traditional Gamelan players don’t think about mode; as well as traditional players relationships with scholars
00:10:35 - Fully understanding and doing research on the things you’re talking about

00:13:00 - How each instrument should be hit
00:13:55 - Midiyanto starts the piece from the beginning
00:18:14 - Dynamic changes
00:20:39 - Transition changes
00:25:05 - Ladrang with 32 beats per gong

00:26:07 - Four lines of eight beats, two measures in each line. Kenong on every 8th beat
00:27:49 - Written diagram and representation of the song
00:31:31 - The main melody and instructs a single student to double the melody
00:34:53 - All the students play
00:36:22 - The Colotomics of this song

00:39:18 - Midiyanto individually instructs specific parts and answers student questions
00:43:27 - Everyone plays together
00:44:12 - How to play different strokes
00:45:05 - The Pathet for drums
00:46:12 - Drums in context of song

00:47:22 - Everyone plays with the addition of a drum
00:48:27 - Faster tempo
00:49:27 - Tempo of certain parts
00:52:42 - Midiyanto talks about Irama {cont.}
01:00:21 - Midiyanto talks about the different groups who play in Indonesia
{end - Part 2}

Midiyanto & the UL Lafayette Percussion Ensemble:

00:01:38 - Practicing 'Gonjing Miring' {cont. @ 00:11:46 - 00:19:56 - 00:30:53 }
00:37:38 - Practicing the students' original piece 'Joko'
00:50:28 - How people in Gamelan playing communities become their instrument
00:51:36 - Midiyanto's favorite instrument
00:56:00 - The life of Gamelan students
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UL Lafayette World Percussion Ensemble:
(Directors: Dr. Brett Landry and Troy Breaux)
Luke Broussard, Nicholas Broussard, Mark Derouen, Avery Guidry, Tyler Fanguy, Bethany Howard, Bailey Lanier, Justin Laviolette, Taylor Naquin, Andre Rochelle, Guillermo Rojas, Steven Scherer, Stephen Tumblin

00:07:45 - 'Gonjing Miring'
00:15:28 - 'Joko' (arrangement by: Nicholas Broussard, Tyler Fanguy, Avery Guidry)
00:22:21 - 'Ora Jamu'
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Ragin' Blues Band:
Nicole Needham (Vocal), Yanni Richard (Vocal), Mark St. Cyr (Trumpet), Nicholas Tanner (Guitar), Michael Joseph Harper (Guitar), Lee Allen Zeno (Bass), Gerard Delafose (Drums)

00:00:26 - 'I’d Rather Go Blind'
00:04:59 - 'Let’s Do It Again'
00:09:58 - 'Still the Queen'
00:16:50 - 'Tyrone'

00:22:25 - 'Voodoo Woman'
00:27:31 - 'Who’s Lovin’ You'
00:32:34 - 'You Can Have My Husband'
00:38:40 - untitled
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Vermillion Express:
Emily Ortego (Guitar/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Mandolin/Vocal), Benjamin Richey (Banjo), Luke Huval (Fiddle/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Bass)

00:00:00 - 'Ground Speed'
00:03:17 - 'My Little Georgia Rose'
00:07:22 - 'You're the One'
00:11:12 - 'Only You'
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Angelle Aces:
Renee Reed (Guitar/Vocal), Julie Babineaux (Mandolin), Gracie Babineaux (Fiddle/Accordion/Vocal)

00:00:00 - 'Can't Put That Monkey On My Back'
00:02:06 - 'Reel de Joie'
00:04:50 - 'Boitine Boiteuse'
00:06:28 - 'Crying Waltz'
00:09:52 - 'J'etais au Bal (I Went to the Dance)'
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Ailee Pardi:

00:00:00 - Pardi begins her presentation with introductions and the explanation of her project, that focuses on rare fiddle tunes
00:03:19 - 'Waltz of the Mulberry Limb' and breakdown of the song
00:06:52 - 'Mischievous Reel' and Dennis McGee
00:14:01 - McGee's style and some aspects of Cajun fiddling
00:15:37 - 'Mischievous Reel' (Version 2)
00:16:58 - How Cajun tunes, particularly fiddle arrangements, change over time and are passed down

00:17:40 - Story of the song 'Valse à Guibeaud Pelikan;' dating back to the Civil War
00:20:54 - 'Valse à Guibeaud Pelikan'
00:23:06 - Analyzing the 'Lake Arthur Stomp'
00:25:28 - 'Lake Arthur Stomp' and breakdown of the song
00:28:29 - Ailee takes questions from the audience
00:29:16 - 'Wayne Perry Blues'

00:32:47 - 'La Valse à Pop'
00:34:30 - The process of learning rare old tunes
00:35:23 - Juliane Mahoney joins Ailee for the next few songs; first, 'The Rabbit Stole the Pumpkin' (Bascom Mouton)
00:37:38 - 'Courville-McGee Waltz'
00:40:00 - 'Frugé's Reel'

00:43:53 - 'Valse des Ballots'
00:45:34 - 'Evangeline Breakdown'
00:49:22 - Ailee Pardi acknowledges her friends, mentors, and the audience before the last song
00:50:05 - 'Caillette est Crèvée' (Wade Frugé)
00:52:15 - The audience applauds U.L. Lafayette's first graduate with a B.A. in Traditional Music
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Angelle Aces:

00:00:00 - 'J'etais au Bal (I Went to the Dance)' {cont.}

Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Kylie Griffin (Accordion/Rubboard/Vocal), Bradley Gueho (Rubboard/Accordion), Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Ryan Malone (Guitar), Gregg Griffin (Bass), Nathan Byers (Drums)

00:08:34 - 'Madeleine'
00:12:32 - 'Broken Hearted'
00:17:01 - 'Zydeco Shoes'
00:22:19 - 'Dance My Blues Away'

00:26:55 - 'The Back Door (La Porte Dans Arriere)'
00:31:21 - 'Feel Like Holding On'
00:35:54 - 'Games People Play'

00:39:52 - 'Tee Nah Nah'
00:44:54 - 'I Got Loaded'
00:51:22 - 'Ragin' Two-Step'
{end - Part 2/Video}

Ragin' Blues Band:
Hunter Hebert (Saxophone/Keyboard/Vocal), Jace Hebert (Guitar), Kade Lalonde (Guitar/Vocal), Yanni Richard (Vocal), Paul Tauriac (Drums), Lee Allen Zeno (Bass/Vocal)

00:00:00 - 'I’m a Man'
00:03:42 - 'Black Magic Woman'
00:08:26 - 'I’m a Woman'
00:13:24 - 'I Don’t Want To Be With Nobody But You'

00:17:55 - 'Chain of Fools'
00:22:12 - 'Gravity'
00:26:57 - 'Clean Up Woman'

00:29:55 - 'Thinking Out Loud'
00:37:44 - 'My Babe'
00:42:04 - 'Voodoo Woman'
{end - Part 2/Video}

2019 Traditional Music Showcase:

00:00:00 - 'Frugé's Reel' performed by Ailee Pardi (Fiddle) & Gracie Babineaux ('tit-fer)

Royal Roots Blues Band:
Aaron Barrilleaux (Guitar/Vocal), Sarah Rumsey (Piano/Vocal), Lucy Rhymes (Fiddle/Vocal), Devin Sonnier (Guitar)

00:01:35 - 'Everyday I Have the Blues'
00:05:26 - 'Spoonful'
00:10:04 - 'West End Blues'
{end - set}

00:14:33 - 'Sunflower River Blues' performed by Renee Reed (Guitar)

Vermillion Express:
Emily Ortego (Guitar/Vocal), Ailee Pardi (Fiddle), Julie Babineaux (Mandolin/Vocal), Benjamin Richey (Banjo/Vocal), Dr. Len Springer (Bass)

00:16:43 - 'Jerusalem Ridge'
00:21:18 - 'What's Good For You, Should Be Alright With Me'
00:25:07 - 'Only You'
{end - set}

00:29:06 - 'J'ai Fait Une Grosse Erreur (I Made A Big Mistake)' performed by Kylie Griffin (Accordion/Vocal)

Angelle Aces:
Gracie Babineaux (Accordion/Fiddle/Vocal), Julie Babineaux (Mandolin/Vocal), Renee Reed (Guitar/Vocal)

00:35:06 - 'Aimez-Moi Ce Soir'
00:38:21 - 'Can't Put That Monkey On My Back'
00:41:31 - 'T'es Petite et t'es Mignonne'
{end - set}

Performances by:
Lucy Rhymes (Fiddle/Vocal) & Ailee Pardi (Fiddle)

00:45:06 - 'Courville-McGee Waltz'
00:47:18 - 'Oh Mom (Hey Mom)'
{end - set}

00:51:50 - 'So I Sing' performed by Emily Ortego (Guitar/Vocal)

Ragin' Blues Band:
Hunter Hebert (Saxophone), Jace Hebert (Guitar), Kade Lalonde (Guitar/Vocal), Yanni Richard (Vocal), Paul Tauriac (Drums), Lee Allen Zeno (Bass)

00:56:57 - 'Black Magic Woman'
01:01:36 - 'I Don’t Want To Be With Nobody But You'
01:06:10 - 'Voodoo Woman'
{end - set}

01:12:09 - 'Meet Me in the City' performed by Devin Sonnier (Guitar/Vocal)

Zydeco Ragin' Steppers:
Kylie Griffin (Accordion/Vocal), Bradley Gueho (Rubboard), Fabian Bernard (Guitar), Ryan Malone (Guitar), Gregg Griffin (Bass), Nathan Byers (Drums)

01:16:31 - 'Madeleine'
01:20:17 - 'Barres De La Prison'
01:23:41 - 'The Back Door (La Porte Dans Arriere)'
{end - Part 1.0/Video}