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Request a fileInterview 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;
Interview with Felton Carrière
00:30 - Born in Church Point, LA on June 15th, 1922. Father was Maurice Carrière and Mother was Mathilde Daigle, his father played some accordion;
01:25 - Learned to play from his brother, Clarence Carrière;
02:10 - Played with Adam Hebert prior to the Veteran Playboys forming;
02:30 - Served in the Air Force during WWII, served in New Guinea and the Philippines, returned to Church Point after serving;
03:15 - They make the connection that Felton's wife is Gervis Stanford's cousin; They married in 1941;
04:30 - Farmed cotton, corn and potatoes after returning from the service. Stopped farming in 1955, worked for the sheriff for 9 years;
05:10 - Worked as meat inspector for the state
05:25 - Played some music with Ed and Bee Deshotel, Nolan Badeaux;
06:40 - Had a band with other sheriffs called The Blockbusters. Says that he was the first person to play the accordion in the Superdome;
09:25 - Mostly played parties, not bars and dancehalls;
10:00 - Has three children, none play music.
10:30 - Talks about how the music has changed during his life;
11:40 - Mentions seeing Happy Fats, Harry Choates at the Green Lantern;
12:30 - Talks about seeing Hersey Richard, Austin Pitre, Maurice Berzas, Lawrence Walker;
13:00 - Hersey Richard's wife (one of Austin Pitre's sisters) - They mention that she's a good musician;
15:00 - Old dances - quadrille, mazurkas, polkas - Felton and his wife talk a bit about remembering their parents dancing;
16:15 - Mentions that he likes Steve Riley's music, Don Fontenot, Chester Cormier;
18:00 - Never wrote any of his own songs;
Felton plays some songs on accordion;
19:15 - Kaplan Waltz;
20:13 - Chère tout tout;
22:38 - Hathaway two step;
25:13 - La valse de grand prairie;
Interview continues;
27:30 - Fights in Marais Bouleur area;
Interview with Ed Deshotels - Part 1
01:30 - Born in the country about 6 miles north of Mamou, had 6 other siblings. Didn't have school in the area, so they walked 4.5-5 miles to Vidrine;
02:20 - Got school busses around 1931 or 32;
02:48 - Born on July 6, 1920. Raised in L'anse Grise near Bayou Nez Piqué and wrote a song about it;
03:35 - Patents were named Marcelus Deshotels and Athile Ortego, his dad played accordion and harmonica, fiddle, and was a story teller.
04:45 - Talks about a program that Ann Savoy put on at LSUE that his dad sang about mermaids (Au bord de l'eau)
06:25 - Brothers names were Darby, Darbis, Miller, Elby. Sisters were Verdie and Emily. Only Elby (Bee) and Ed played music;
07:45 - His grandmother, Virginia Billeaudeaux, sang old songs
08:55 - Finished grade school in Vidrine, attended SLI and worked on the farm, then entered the service. After WWII, returned to SLI and did graduate work at LSU. Finished in 1952 with a Masters in Agriculture;
10:05 - Worked for Monsanto and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture - was an inspector for sweet potatoes
10:45 - Served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years in the Pacific Theatre;
11:40 - Married in 1950,
11:50 - Bals de maison - were common because they couldn't go to dances in town. Musicians played Accordion, Fiddle, and t-fer. Popular musicians when he was young were Joe Falcon, Leo Soileau, ?? Thibodeaux
13:20 - Ed says that Paul Tate and Revon Reed were import figures in the preservation of Cajun music;
15:00 - Old songs that Ed and Bee recorded that they learned from their grandmother - L'arbe et dans ses feuilles, Les 'tites souliers rouges, Boitine Boiteuse;
16:40 - Ed and Bee learned to play music by listening to their dad and grandmother, talks about their early instruments;
18:20 - Talks about living through the Great Depression and what they could afford to buy;
18:45 - Discussing the dances that he and Bee played, started playing more after he came back from the service;
21:10 - Organized a band with Hadley Fontenot, Savy Augustin, Porkchop Roy;
23:00 - Owned a bar with Bee while he was attending college;
23:00 - After finishing school and forming their band, they played at most of the hotels in Lafayette, New Orleans, etc;
24:30 - Recorded with Harry Oster in 1968 or 1969, First commercial release was released in 1973 on Swallow Records;
26:05 - Also played with Leroy Tate, played fiddle;
27:00 - Ed wrote a song called "Garde, mais touche pas;"
27:30 - Talks about "Chevaliers de la table ronde," learned it from some French people who were visiting;
28:45 - Talks about playing "Veuves de lac bleu" for the French visitors;
Interview with Harrison Fontenot
00:00 - Intro - Born in L'anse Bleu on August 1, 1934. Parents names were C.B. Fontenot and Marie Johnson, neither played music. Attended school in Ville Platte;
01:45 - Started playing music at 13 years old. His dad purchased an accordion for himself and didn't want Harrison to touch it. When he'd go to work, Harrison would take it out and practice. Harrison tells the story about when he was caught;
03:15 - Started playing with a band at around 18 years old with Nathan Fontenot, Adam West, Clint West, they'd play two times per week usually. It was more of a hobby and not a job for them.
04:20 - Harrison flew a crop duster for 35 years, started doing that at 16 years old. Started out as a hobby. Started building Imperial brand accordions at around 40 years old;
05:20 - Sidney Brown taught Harrison how to build accordions.
06:00 - He says there were 8 accordion makers in the area - Marc Savoy, Sidney Brown, John Hebert, Shine Mouton, Charlie Ortego are all mentioned
06:40 - Favorite musicians when he was learning were Aldus Roger, Austin Pitre, Lee Sonnier;
07:10 - First recording he made was Danser Codin/Cravate à zic a zac;
08:00 - Mentions that his wife passed away and that he has three children
09:00 - Discusses the recordings that he's made over the years, Bobby estimates that he recorded 21 songs;
10:40 - Discussing modern musicians
11:40 - Snook's Dancehall. Bobby asks if people danced differently in the old days, Harrison says he didn't notice much of a difference;
13:00 - Songs that Harrison translated from English to French;
14:00 - Initially, reeds that he used for his accordions were taken from Horners. Discussing how he came up with the Imperial brand name. Harrison says that it's "classy."
15:30 - He's made one violin - he says that he figured out how to do it.
16:45 - Harrison plays a few tunes on solo accordion
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
Performance by Bruce Daigrepont
00:00 - Jolie Coeur
03:12 - Acadie à la Louisiane
06:10 - Bosco Stomp
09:50 - Le trace de mon buggy
14:10 - Happy Birthday Dorita
14:50 - Marksville Two Step
18:14 - Tu peux cogner
22:00 - Pour la dernière fois
25:33 - Le disco et fais do do
29:00 - Fais do do
34:55 - La valse d’amitié
39:30 - Jongle a moi
43:40 - Le coeur de Cajun
46:50 - La valse de la rivière rouge
50:50 - Les flammes d’enfer
54:57 - Laissez faire
59:40 - La main du bon dieu
1:05:00 - Bye bye samedi, bonjour dimanche
Performance by Jambalaya with Vin Bruce
00:02 - Pete Bergeron talking
11:31 - La jolie blonde (Radio)
14:06 - Pine Grove Blues (Radio)
17:04 - La lumière dans ton chassis (Radio)
20:36 - Pete Bergeron talking
26:40 - Pointe aux pins
30:02 - Parlez nous a boire
34:06 - Unknown Waltz
37:37 - Lâches pas ma main
41:14 - Allons danser Colinda
44:50 - Dans la Louisiane
48:48 - Delaysay
55:05 - La valse de tête dure
57:54 - Allons a Lafayette
1:00:54 - Je m’ennuie pour toi
1:05:16 - Evangeline Special
1:08:30 - Gone, Gone, Gone
1:12:25 - Swallow Two Step
1:16:00 - Dans le claire de la lune
1:19:00 - A Maiden’s Prayer
1:23:15 - Valse d’amitié
1:26:58 - Grand Texas
1:30:29 - C’est fun!
1:33:45 - La belle de la campagne
1:38:00 - La coulée rodaire
1:41:33 - La mienne pour tout le temps
1:45:06 - Lake Arthur Stomp
1:49:09 - J’aimerais cette danse
1:51:45 - Le jig cajun
1:57:25 - La mazurka
Performance by Johnny Sonnier and Cajun Heritage
00:00 - Pete Bergeron talking
04:28 - C’est trop tard (Radio)
08:07 - Enterres moi pas (Radio)
11:45 - Je peux pas dormir le soir (Radio)
18:07 - J’étais au bal
21:38 - Saturday Night Waltz
25:02 - The Back Door
30:05 - Unknown Waltz
36:35 - Flammes d’enfer
39:59 - Un autre soir ennui
47:50 - Unknown Song (un homme dans le ciel)
52:36 - Dans le magasin
57:02 - Drunkard’s Dream
1:00:40 - Cajun Heritage Special
1:04:30 - Unknown Song
1:08:45 - J’étais au bal
1:13:20 - Chere Toute Toute
1:16:28 - Amédé Two Step
1:20:23 - Tout le temps dans mon coeur
1:24:37 - Cajun de Churchpoint
Performance by Balfa Toujours/Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys
01:52 - Two Step à Tina
09:30 - Evangeline Special (Radio)
13:53 - Lacassine Special (Radio)
20:00 - Chère Petite
24:20 - Unknown waltz
27:50 - Perrodin Two Step
35:10 - Lovesick Waltz
39:50 - Flammes d’enfer
44:45 - Tolam Waltz
49:52 - J’étais au bal
54:56 - Pine Grove Blues
1:01:43 - Lacassine Special
1:17:39 - La queue de tortue (Radio)
1:20:35 - Don’t Blame Me (Radio)
1:23:20 - The Letter (Radio)
Performance by Richard LeBouef and Two Step
00:05 - Send a Message to My Heart (Radio)
00:31 - Lacassine Special
04:47 - La valse du pont d'amour (Love Bridge Waltz)
09:05 - Saturday Night Special
12:20 - 'Tit Maurice
16:10 - Hicks Wagon Wheel Special
19:18 - Come Back to Port Arthur
23:50 - The Back of Town Two Step/Bayou Noir
27:15 - The Louisiana Waltz
31:45 - The World in a Jug
36:45 - Amédé Two Step
41:20 - C'est ca qui m'fait du mal
46:00 - Clotillon Special
49:33 - Un autre soir ennuyant
54:23 - Flammes d'enfer
57:45 - Mermentau Waltz
1:02:20 - Cajun de Churchpoint
1:05:40 - Valse du bayou teche
1:10:10 - Zydeco sont pas salé
1:17:49 - Amédé Two Step
1:21:47 - Interview with Aldus Roger
Performance by Walter Mouton and the Scott Playboys
01:10 - Hicks Wagon Wheel Special
04:46 - Jolie Blonde
08:25 - Boire du Whiskey
12:50 - Lonely Girl’s Waltz
17:05 - Old Time Two Step
21:50 - La mienne pour tout le temps
26:29 - Quand j'étais pauvre
30:40 - Heritage Waltz
35:20 - J’étais au bal
42:27 - La bouteille
46:26 - Georgia Loo
50:33 - La bague qui brille
55:40 - Flammes d’enfer
1:00:24 - J’ai pleuré
1:05:57 - ‘Tite robe courte
1:12:05 - Scott Playboy’s Special
Performance by Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
02:35 - Hathaway Two Step (Radio)
06:57 - Big Boy Waltz (Radio)
10:30 - Mamou Mardi Gras Hot Step (Radio)
13:39 - Danse de Mardi Gras (Radio)
16:22 - Chere Mom (Radio)
16:51 - Bayou Noir
21:13 - Lucille
24:38 - ‘Tits yeux bleus
28:16 - Flammes d’enfer
32:25 - Church Point Breakdown
36:20 - Mes enfants
40:37 - Pointe aux pins
44:53 - Tout le temps en temps
49:33 - Choo Choo Ch’Boogie
55:55 - J’etais au bal
59:04 - 1755
1:02:15 - Vieux Wagon
1:05:55 - Perrodin Two Step
1:11:23 - Back In Black
Performance by Felton LeJeune and the Cajun Cowboys at Festivals Acadiens 2000
00:10 - Lacassine Special;
01:47 - Convict Waltz;
05:43 - Two step de vieux temps;
09:10 - Tard dans la nuit
14:00 - Church Point Breakdown;
18:58 - La valse d'Alida;
22:55 - Allons danser;
27:15 - La valse des musiciens;
31:35 - Country Gentleman (Jeunes filles de la campagne);
35:24 - Comment j'vas faire;
40:40 - Evangeline Special;
45:00 - Le 'tit chemin gravaille;
50:18 - L'anse aux pailles;
53:35 - C'est tout fini;
Performances by Felton LeJeune and the Frank Family Band at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Felton LeJeune;
J'ai étais au bal;
Frank Family Band;
Preston Frank - Accordion
Keith Frank - Guitar
Jennifer Frank - bass
Brad Frank - Drums
Kevin Wimmer - Fiddle
05:12 - Instrumental tune
08:55 - Amédé two step
12:59 - Oh 'tite fille;
16:20 - Eunice two step;
20:22 - Tante Na Na;
25:25 - La place à Nonc Edward;
28:53 - Les traces de mon bogué (tape mistracks);
33:55 - Jolie Catin;
37:20 - Why You Wanna Make Me Cry;
42:30 - You Used to Call Me;
47:45 - Zydeco Hee Haw;
Performance by Feufollet at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Chris Stafford - Accordion, Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Chris Segura - Fiddle
Ashley Hayes - Guitar, Vocals
Michael Stafford - Drums
Brittany Polaski - Vocals, T-fer
Matt Cormier - Bass
00:23 - Proud to be a Cajun;
05:14 - Diggy Diggy La;
08:50 - Acadian Waltz;
12:05 - Uncle Harold's Reel;
15:32 - Reel de Joie;
18:32 - Allons à Lafayette;
22:20 - La rêve du diable;
25:46 - Travailler c'est trop dur;
31:00 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus;
34:56 - Les flammes denfer;
41:10 - Amédé two step;
Performance by the Traiteurs at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Al Berard - Fiddle and Vocals
Michael Doucet - Fiddle and Vocals
Sonny Landreth - Guitar
Danny Kimble - Drums
Errol Verrett - Accordion
Tony Latiolais - Acoustic Guitar
Gary Newman - Bass
Pat Mould - t-fer
00:00 - Jolie Catin;
04:38 - Cowboy Waltz;
11:00 - Saturday Night Special;
17:30 - Bosco Blues;
26:06 - Saute pas la barrière;
34:20 - La valse de Bayou Teche;
43:05 - Les flammes d'enfer - Barry Ancelet on vocals
Performances by Jo-El Sonnier and Robert Jardell at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Jo-El Sonnier Cajun Band;
Jo-El Sonnier - Accordion
Tony Thibodeaux - Fiddle
Randy Melancon - Drums
Orcy Vanicor - Steel Guitar
Junior Martin - guest on Steel Guitar
Kevin Hill - Bass
00:30 - Chère tout tout;
06:07 - La porte d'en arrière;
11:30 - Jolie Blonde;
17:00 - Drunkard's Dream;
23:45 - 'Tits yeux bleus;
27:45 - Les flammes d'enfer;
30:44 - Bayou Teche Waltz;
35:23 - Perrodin two step;
Robert Jardell and Pure Cajun (beginning of set);
50:27 - La valse de Cajun (incomplete);
53:50 - Qui c'est qui tiens pres;
Performance by Robert Jardell and Pure Cajun at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Robert Jardell and Pure Cajun
Robert Jardell - Accordion and Vocals
Jeb Huval - Guitar and Vocals
Jody Viator - Bass
Travis Matte - Fiddle
Edmond Guidry - Drums
01:04 - Eunice two step;
05:45 - La valse de Kaplan;
10:10 - Cajun de Church Point;
14:50 - La valse de Balfa;
18:20 - Les veuves de la coulée;
22:40 - Toi pour moi et moi pour toi;
26:20 - Happy Birthday;
27:25 - Le vieux wagon;
31:40 - La souhaite du veuve;
36:28 - J'ai étais au bal;
41:53 - Shamrock two step;
44:58 - Crowley two step (Kira Viator on accordion)
49:40 - Arrette de faire un coullion avec mon même;
55:00 - Pogeyboat Special;
58:35 - Calcasieu Waltz;
01:01:30 - Pine Grove Blues (Barry Ancelet joins on vocals)
Performance by Jambalaya at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Jambalaya Cajun Band
Terry Huval - Fiddle and Vocals
Reggie Matte - Accordion and Vocals
Bobby Dumatrait - Guitar
Randy Champagne - Bass
Ken David - Fiddle
Tony Huval - Drums
00:44 - Font de cullotes two step;
03:15 - Quoi Faire;
08:35 - J'ai une mouche dans mon cush cush;
11:45 - La coulée rodaire;
15:00 - La belle de la campangne;
19:58 - Les veuves de la coulée
24:28 - Mon tour va venir un jour;
27:34 - La valse de Holly Beach;
31:25 - La moulin;
36:30 - Swallow two step;
43:43 - La valse de tête dur;
46:40 - Parler-nous à boire;
52:25 - La pointe aux pins
Performances by Jambalaya and Poulard, Poulard, and Garnier at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Jambalaya;
00:40 - 'Tits yeux noirs;
05:04 - La Mazurka;
09:10 - J'aimerais avoir cettedanse pour la balance de ma vie;
12:15 - Lafayette Breakdown;
17:06 - J'ai fait mon Idée
20:30 - Catch My Hat;
25:35 - Fais do do bébé
30:00 - Dedication to Floyd Soileau - Festival Honoree;
33:00 - Creole Stomp/Scott Playboy's Special;
Poulard, Poulard, Garnier;
Ed Poulard - Accordion
D'Jalma Garnier - Fiddle
Danny Poulard - Guitar
37:45 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
40:00 - Quoi faire;
43:28 - Les plats sont mis sur la table;
47:00 - Hip et Taieau
50:10 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Performances by Charivari and Jesse Lege at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Poulard, Poulard, Garnier;
00:20 - Scott Playboy's Special;
03:50 - Les barres de la prison;
07:10 - Quoi Faire;
Charivari;
Mitch Reed - Fiddle
Randy Vidrine - Guitar and Vocals
Jonno Frishberg - Fiddle, Accordion, Vocals
Matt Swiler - Drums
Bo Ledet - Bass
10:50 - The Monkey and the Fiddle;
15:10 - The Woman I Never Forgot;
18:20 - I Want To Dance With You;
20:55 - Femmes;
26:13 - Arc de Triomphe;
30:08 - I Don't Like to Work;
33:58 - C'apres moullier;
37:20 - The marathron (Quelle etoile, McGee's One Step, Reel de Joie, 1755);
45:50 - Neitzsche's Waltz;
50:10 - Le Holiday;
54:00 - Tu peux cogner mais tu peux pas rentrer;
58:45 - Zydeco gris gris;