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Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band - Live Performance from Bouctouche, New Brunswick - Part 3
Footage from Live Performance at Congrés Mondial Acadien 1994?
00:00 - Acadie à la Louisiane;
Bruce Daigrepont and Gina Forsyth Perform on Music City Tonight with Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase
Hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase;
00:01:15 - Opening with Crook and Chase - Audiance Q and A;
00:04:50 - Aaron Tippin - "Ain't Nothin Wrong With the Radio";
00:10:30 - Interview with Aaron Tippin;
00:21:21 - Larnell Harris with the Born Again Church Choir perform "Stand Up and Be Counted";
00:26:25 - Crook and Chase Interview Larnell Harris;
00:35:50 - Deborah Allen performs "Rock Me";
00:39:15 - Crook and Chase interview Deborah Allen;
00:43:50 - Executive Director of the Country Music Foundation, Bill Ivey, joins the show for Deborah Allen's donation to the Foundation;
00:50:24 - Bruce Daigrepont and Gina Forsyth perform "Disco et fais do do";
00:53:50 - Crook and Chase interivew Bruce Daigrepont;
00:54:40 - Bruce explains the meaning of "Disco et fais do do" to the hosts
00:56:30 - Bruce talks about touring in Europe;
00:58:00 - Bruce shows off his Martin accordion;
01:01:48 - Aaron Tippin performs "That's As Close As I'll Get to Loving You";
01:08:48 - Deborah Allen performs "I'll Hurt For You";
01:13:40 - Larnell Harris performs "Unbelievable Love";
01:21:28 - Aaron Tippin performs "Ten Pound Hammer";
01:27:30 - Show closing
Popeye's Commercial called "Po Boy Sandwich Platter" Featuring Bruce Daigrepont
Popeye's commercial for their shrimp poboy platter - Features Bruce Daigrepont playing accordion;
Cookin' With Soul TV Show with Chef Austin Leslie, Chef Jr. "Sonny" Savoy, and Bruce Daigrepont as the Musical Guest
Cooking with Chris and Goffredo - Hosted by Joan Malter
00:00 - Chefs Chris and Goffredo talking about how they cook Crawfish Scampi and Chicken with Crawfish;
02:10 - Recipes for the above dishes are given;
03:20 - Chefs and hostess are seated at the dining room table at Nottoway Plantation;
06:00 - Pledge Drive footage;
14:30 - Cookin' with Soul - Hosted by Chuck Lampkin, featuring Chef Austin Leslie, Musical Guest Bruce Daigrepont and Jr. "Sonny" Savoy;
16:12 - Intruduction of Chef Austin Leslie from Chez Helene;
16:38 - Bruce Daigrepont, Sue Daigrepont, Michael Dupuy and Chris Dupuy play "Danse Carré"; Rand and Cynthia Spirer dancing in background;
18:30 - Turtle Soup recipe by Chef Leslie;
19:40 - Chef Leslie explains how to cut the turtle meat and runs through the ingredients for the soup
23:30 - Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band - Marksville Two-step;
27:00 - Chef Jr. Savoy from Mulates is introduced;
27:30 - Footage of Mulates in New Orleans - Chef Savoy starts on a dish called "Catfish Savoy
30:50 - Audience questions;
33:00 - Tasting the turtle soup;
35:00 - Les flammes d'enfer;
Home Video of Tourist Spots and Live Performance by Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band in Bouctouche, New Brunswick 1996
00:00:00 - Scenes of Bouctouche, New Brunswick - Pays de la Sagouine;
00:11:25 - Footage of crowd entering the venue for a concert;
00:11:42 - Performance footage of an unnamed Acadian Band;
00:28:00 - Bruce Daigrepont and his band take the stage - Introduction;
00:29:15 - La valse de la Rivière Rouge;
00:31:17 - Disco et fais do-do;
00:36:44 - Acadie à la Louisiane;
00:40:34 - Stir Up the Roux;
00:44:06 - Grand Mamou;
00:45:50 - Laissez moi tranquille;
00:48:50 - Bosco Stomp;
00:53:00 - Le temps est après marcher;
00:56:20 - footage of the band hanging out backstage
00:59:20 - Les filles Cadjine;
01:03:50 - Prés de mon coeur;
01:06:20 - Perrodin Two step
01:08:50 - La valse de la Rivière Rouge;
01:14:25 - Pointe aux pins;
01:18:00 - ??
01:21:40 - Josephine c'est ma femme;
To Be Continued
Three Guys Plumbing...They Were Asking For You
00:19 - Versatile Abstract Theory
02:20 - Krusty Kube
05:30 - Why They Call You Juicy?
07:43 - Bring Back the Man
09:44 - (My) Buttlint (Bit Me On the Cheek)
12:12 - Picking Boogers Quickly
14:50 - Shoplifter, Sharecropper
16:46 - (I've Got a Crush on) Jesus
19:45 - I Don't Even Know You
23:20 - This One's For Da Ladies (In Da House)
25:22 - Bow Down to the Dutchmaster
29:17 - Use Ta Could
31:06 - Franka (Original Goodtime Gal)
33:26 - The Ballad of BIG MIKE
36:26 - Hubell Stubble
38:43 - For The Love of Coach Randy
41:07 - Satan's On Your Side
44:00 - Got Some Vinyl
Santeria - A Gift of One's Self
00:00 - You Got What I Need
04:33 - Death Trip
08:51 - Let the Morning Fall
13:13 - Zixox
19:40 - Bastard's Blues
23:25 - Bombay the Hard Way (1+2)
28:20 - Elron's Satan Boys
30:08 - The Drifter (demo)
36:48 - Moulmon Sty
38:30 - Moonlight Serenade
40:16 - Elron vs. the ZowZow
42:20 - Something for Nothing
47:23 - Halloween Police
50:49 - Blood Lines the Path
1:01:04 - Drifter
1:07:18 - Flatlands
1:14:10 - House..Dying Sun
Rare Avis
00:00 - Under
02:19 - Progression Slide
04:00 - Belle
07:10 - Fragile Killer
10:50 - Army Ants
11:56 - Planted
15:45 - Now Just Then It Died
19:16 - Unknown Song (Toxic Love)
24:47 - Teenager's Unite
28:20 - Metaphor Rock
33:10 - Unknown Song
37:36 - Enchantment Under the Sea Dance
40:37 - Urge of Repetition
43:00 - Heavy Drowning Rain
Frigg A-Go-Go - My Girl's Alright
00:00 - Looking For a Fight
02:08 - Falling All Over You
04:05 - Hot Rod Allie
06:09 - My Girl's Alright
08:08 - Pile Driver
10:48 - Pussyfinger
12:54 - Backseat
14:47 - Straight to Hell
Frigg A-Go-Go - Crash Up Demo
00:00 - HWY 389
02:33 - Swivel Hips
05:30 - Hot Rod Allie
07:46 - Daddy
10:10 - Pile Driver
13:13 - Pussy Finger
15:35 - Back Seat
17:47 - Crash Up Derby
Best Wishes, Simpleton. Post-Intellectual Misconceptions..
00:00 - Introduction Très Bon
03:43 - My Friend Say I Don't Like Anything
05:49 - Just Like Sophocles
10:47 - Chocolate Soldier
14:32 - Not Alternative Enough
17:50 - Stab Me Two
21:08 - The Underwhelming Importance of Overwhelming Regrets
26:15 - My Friends Say I Don't Like Anything (Reprise)
29:20 - G. I. Joe Sound Collage
*Samples from The Usual Suspects, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, G. I. Joe*
Dirt Franklin - Removal of the Breathing Apparatus
00:13 - We Found (the) Sound
03:24 - Teenage Slut
08:07 - Charming; In Formation
11:05 - The Greatest Known Cause of Stupidity
15:57 - Ms. America Is At Fault
18:25 - 8:21 PM, Sunday
20:57 - Died Inside
23:35 - Bunko Squad
26:50 - Maggots
28:20 - Theme From Bad Recording Session
30:04 - Chono
31:25 - Taste the Fruits of Treason
34:20 - Tear Gas
37:55 - As I Watched Myself Fall Down
44:00 - Bobby the Lung
Bois-Sec Ardoin Teaches a 1 on 1 Class at Augusta Music Camp
00:45 - Jolie Blonde;
01:45 - Jongle à moi - Bois-sec plays Mark's new accordion;
03:45 - Eunice two-step;
05:45 - Discussing how certain songs have similar melodies;
19:10 - Love Bridge Waltz;
11:45 - Crowley two-step;
15:00 - Crowley two-step;
16:30 -
19:15 - Bois-Sec talks about learning "Jolie Blonde" when he was younger;
20:45 - J'étais au bal;
22:15 - La valse de 'tit Maurice;
24:55 - Lacassine Special;
25:50 - Catch My Hat;
28:00 - Discussing how to break in the bellows of Mark's new accordion;
30:30 - Larry Miller, Randy Falcon Accordions;
32:00 - Practicing tips from Bois-Sec;
Shelton Manuel Teaches a Class at Augusta Music Camp
00:20 - Finger sliding style of Leo Soileau;
01:25 - Lovebridge Waltz
06:45 - Mark conducts a short interview with Shelton - Shelton says that Harry Choates didn't speak French. Says that Harry was born in Abbeville and raised in Port Arthur. Texas. Shelton met Harry in 1938 when he was playing electric guitar in Leo Soileau's band. Shelton started playing in Harry's band in 1945. Shelton would play drums in his band, Shelton would sub on fiddle when Harry would need a rest.
10:05 - Jolie blonde (In Harry Choates' style);
12:30 - Port Arthur Blues;
13:05 - Allons à Lafayette;
15:35 - Shelton calls his accordion the "starvation box;"
16:00 - Jolie blond (accordion version);
17:30 - Les flammes d'enfer (accordion version);
19:10 - Lovebridge Waltz (accordion version);
20:55 - Lacassine Special (accordion version);
22:15 - Shelton talks about Emmylou Harris recording a version of Lacassine Special;
23:55 - Evangeline Special (accordion version);
25:30 - Accordion techniques
27:15 - Walfus two step; Shelton talks about the Walfus Club
Zydeco Gumbo
Clifton Chenier - IÕm a hog for you baby;Boozoo Chavis - What is zydeco into Oh bye bye;Interview portion with Slim Grandy - owner of SlimÕs Y-Ki-Ki;John Delafose - music and interview;Interview with Leon Sam of the Sam Brothers Five;Sam Brothers Five - Josephine est pas ma femme;Terrance Simeon - Interview and Hee Haw Breakdown;Herbert Wiltz - KRVS DJ;Willis Prudhomme;Zydeco Straits - Bernadette;Warren Ceasar - Rubboard demonstration;Lil Jeff BouttŽ and the Zydeco Band - WhatÕs Good for the Gander is Good for the Goose, Interview;Anne Goodley - Zydeco StompInterviews with James Thompson and C.J. ChenierClifton Chenier live at the Plaisance Zydeco Festival- IÕm Coming Home
Interview with Mrs. Alidore Parfait
Recorded in 1978 - No actual date given
Interview with Jimmy and Albertine Courteaux
Interview with John Bébé Francis
Interview with Whitney Billiot and Melissa Billiot
Interview with Thomas Dion
Indian Education/Land Transactions
Interviews with Antoine Billiot and Mabel Francis
Interviews with Emile "T-Pit" Billiot
Interviews with Rita Parfait and Clovis Billiot
Interview with Valentin Dardar
Interview withIvy Dion
Original tape apparently ripped while dub was being made. Dub is mostly unlistenable - will try to gain access to the original.
Interview with Antoine Billiot
Interviews with Matilda Lovell, Charles Billiot, Emmy Billiot, Angelle Fitch
"Mei Je L'aime" Sheet Music
Interview and Musical Performance by Delphin Ardoin
00:00 - Intro, Born in L'anse Prien Noir - explanation of the name; Mother was named Marie Louise Cesar, father was Gustave Ardoin;
02:20 - Served as a cook in the Army in Germany, Italy and France. Mentions that he used French while serving;
03:50 - Married after returning from the service, Wife is Mary Papillon Ardoin;
04:10 - Started playing his brother Houston's accordion when he was young. Mentions that his parents didn't play music;
06:40 - Played house dances when he started playing accordion. Says that he learned on a single row accordion, but also played a double row;
07:27 - Says that they didn't call the music he played "Zydeco Music," just said "Creole or French Music;"
08:00 - Mentions that Bois Sec played with Amédé Ardoin.
09:00 - He's played Liberty Theatre and also played in Lafayette a few times.
09:30 - House Dances - mostly played house dances for black people, usually accompanied by a triangle and/or guitar;
11:24 - Talks about early exposures to music. First went to a dance in Basile that Bois-Sec Ardoin played;
12:15 - Amédé Ardoin - says that he always carried his accordion in a bag with a triangle, often played by himself or with just a triangle;
13:25 - Mentions that Amédé played with Douglass Bellard and Dennis McGee sometimes;
14:45 - Amédé taught Bois-Sec quite a few of the songs that he played;
15:00 - Mayeuse Lafleur;
15:50 - Amédé was Delphin's second cousin, lived in L'anse des Rougeau and would spend quite a bit of time at his house in the early days, mentions that Amédé was never married;
16:25 - Dances that he played after returning from the war - Was always Bois-Sec and Delphin, they were usually paid by passing the hat;
17:40 - Delphin has 5 kids. His wife had nine, four died during birth.
18:30 - Says that Canray Fontenot's father, Adam, was his favorite accordion player and that he was better than Amédé;
Delphin plays some tunes on the accordion;
22:35 - Madame Etienne;
23:58 - Eunice two step;
25:09 - La coulée rodaire;
26:45 - La valse de 99 ans;
28:15 - Lacassine Special;
30:00 - Lake Arthur Stomp (tape cuts out);
31:04 - Jolie Blonde;
32:00 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
33:35 - Waltz;
35:15 - Bayou Pon Pon fragment;
35:33 - Chère Mom;
38:15 - Chère tout tout;
40:40 - Eunice two step
Interview and Musical Performance by Morris Ardoin
00:43 - Born and raised in Duralde, lived there most of his life, only left for a few years for work in Mississippi
01:00 - Father is Alphonse "Bois-Sec" Ardoin and Marceline Victorian Ardoin;
02:00 - Morris was born on September 21, 1935. Morris says there were many other musicians in their circle when he was growing up - Canray Fontenot, Adam Fontenot, Amédé Ardoin, Thomas Ardoin, Joseph Frank, etc;
04:30 - His family farmed cotton and rice;
04:50 - Morris was the oldest of 14 children, started playing triangle at 9 years old with his father;
05:30 - Morris says that Canray and Bois-Sec have been playing together for as long as he can remember, somebody named George Linnert (?) played guitar with them.
06:20 - Started learning guitar around 15 years old, also learned fiddle and accordion.
07:00 - Says that his wife didn't want him or the kids to play the fiddle because "it was for the Cajuns, not the Creoles." Lisa clarifies that comment - Morris says that it's not true, talks about the Carrière and Frank families, Ed Poullard, Canray Fontenot, etc who all play fiddle;
11:05 - Morris and his wife have 8 kids, 3 play music;
12:30 - When he was younger, they called it Creole Music, not Zydeco;
13:30 - Recorded an album with his dad and brothers in 1974, they talk about the song that Morris sang "Bossman;"
14:20 - Says that Bois-Sec played house dances for black and white people, probably a majority for white people;
15:40 - Listing some of the clubs that Bois Sec played - Avalon, Queen's Lounge, Rainbow Club;
17:00 - Band was usually comprised of accordion, fiddle, guitar, t-fer. Drums came along in the late 40s. Lawrence "Bee" Lafleur played drums with them until Lawrence "Black" Ardoin started playing drums;
18:30 - Places they've traveled for music - Washington, D.C., Toronto, California, France, Morris talks about how excited he always was to travel for music;
19:30 - Talks about crowd reactions while traveling and how proud his is of Creole music. Mentions that he really has no desire to play anything else.
22:20 - Fights in dancehalls
23:15 - Bois-Sec taught Morris most of what he knows on accordion, started learning when he was 12 or so years old. Played for years with Nathan Fontenot on fiddle;
24:10 - Talks about the club that he owned - Opened it in the 70s and ran it for a dozen or so years - They hosted one dance a week on Sunday evening, was usually the family band that played. Tells stories about some of the fights that they had - Morris says he was stabbed once while trying to get a drunk person out of the club;
31:20 - Talks about dancing styles;
33:20 - Mary Jane Broussard is his cousin - she plays accordion; Carlton Frank's style of playing fiddle;
34:10 - Adam Fontenot;
34:20 - Lawrence Ardoin's style - Says that he started out playing Creole music then moved on to a more modern Zydeco style;
35:00 - Talking about BooZoo Chavis
35:45 - Discussing why Bois-Sec never turned to playing Zydeco music;
36:55 - Geno Delafose;
Morris plays some songs on accordion;
38:25 - La valse de gros garcon;
40:11 - Chameau two step;
41:55 - La valse de fermiers (Nathan Abshire tune);
43:25 - Johnny peut pas danser;
45:02 - Kaplan Waltz;
Morris switches over to fiddle;
46:20 - Les maringouins ont tout manger ma belle;
47:35 - Morris says he never took lessons on fiddle, only listened to other Creole fiddlers and figured it out. Says that Canray was the best, also liked Dewey Balfa;
48:30 - Jolie Bassette;
Morris' son, Dexter joins and plays some accordion;
50:20 - Jolie catin
51:33 - Shoo Black;
53:20 - Chère ici, chère la bas;
55:55 - Lovebridge waltz;
Interview with Eston Bellow
00:47 - Born on August 5, 1931 two miles north of Swords; Parents were Lawrence Bellow and Lena Brown Bellow; in 1945 they sold the farm and moved to Eunice;
01:40 - His grandfather, Francois Brown, played fiddle - Would play the fiddle by himself for the grandkids under an oak tree;
02:45 - Harry and Raymond Lafleur are Eston's cousins;
03:00 - Harry got Eston to start playing the guitar when he was younger, Eston's brother Norris used to play drums with Harry. When Norris quit playing, Eston learned to play drums;
04:00 - Eston's father had a farm when he was younger, also cut hair and drove a school bus;
04:35 - When Eston was younger, he helped out on the farm. When he finished school in 1949, started working at the Ford garage;
05:30 - Married Eula Mae Lee in 1951;
05:55 - Played with Harry Lafleur, Austin Pitre, Nonc Allie Young, Don Fontenot, J.C. Labbe, Fred Charlie. Talks about some of the albums he recorded;
09:10 - Traveled to Austria to play music with J.C. Labbe in 1992;
09:45 - When he started playing drums, there were not many drummers in Cajun music, mainly used brushes;
11:45 - Austin Pitre played on D and C Accordions;
12:15 - Eston says he never really sang much outside of jam sessions;
13:35 - Amps and Microphones - Purchased a small PA with Harry and Cabri Mounier;
14:10 - Played with Austin Pitre at the Rodaire Club, Chinaball Club;
14:40 - Discussing dancing styles in the early days and how the styles have changed;
15:35 - Changes in the musical styles;
17:45 - Mamou - Fred's Lounge, Diane's Lounge;
18:00 - Fights at dances - says there were some rough places and he saw quite a few fights, never saw anyone get killed;
19:00 - Eston's oldest son, David, plays drums;
23:20 - Recorded with Cheese Reed and has played some with Marc Savoy;
24:00 - Played a dance with Iry Lejeune at the Blue Goose;
Performance by Bois Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Paul Thomas, Morris Ardoin, Dexter Ardoin
0:50 - Bosco Stomp
04:18 - La valse qui m’fait du mal
09:15 - Eunice Two Step
13:40 - La valse d’Oberlin
17:25 - ‘Tit galop pour la pointe aux pins
21:02 - La valse de Kaplan
25:55 - Jongle a moi
31:10 - ‘Tit Maurice
35:55 - MIdland Two Step
39:10 - La valse du musicien
44:20 - Duralde Ramble
50:39 - Unknown Two Step
53:14 - Fais pas tout ça
Performance by The Basin Brothers, with Sonny Landreth and Tommy Comeaux
00:04 - Hathaway Two Step (Radio)
04:10 - Quand j’étais pauvre (Radio)
07:59 - T’en as eu, t’en auras plus
12:36 - Unknown Two Step
17:42 - La valse de Reno
22:18 - Bayou Sorrel
27:10 - ‘Tits yeux noirs
32:00 - Amédé Two Step
38:25 - The Ninety-Nine Year Waltz
42:39 - Chere Mom
47:59 - Grand Bosco
53:00 - La porte du nord
58:18 - Unknown Waltz
1:03:20 - Flames d’enfer
Performance by California Cajun Orchestra
00:07 - Unknown Waltz
03:10 - Allons a Lafayette
07:40 - Hicks Wagon Wheel Special
12:00 - Unknown Waltz
17:38 - Chers ‘tits yeux bleus
21:52 - Evangeline Special
27:30 - Chicot Two Step
42:49 - Let Me Talk to Your Heart (Radio)
46:10 - Quand j’étais pauvre
49:00 - les ‘tits yeux noirs
52:15 - ‘Tit bec doux