Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog
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Request a fileMusical Performances by The Mountain Boys with Preston Manuel and Chuck Guillory, Aubrey Deville, The Green Boys, Chuck Guillory, Shirley Bergeron
French Canadian commerical recordings;
Sud de la Louisiane;
Mamou Two-step
Commentary on Grand Mamou Mardi Gras Association (00:06:00)
Tennessee and The Mountain boys with Preston Manuel.
Big Iron (00:10:00)
Aubrey Deville and Preston Manuel;
Country Fiddle (00:13:30)
The Green Boys;
Low Down and Dirty
Folk songs recorded by Ralph Rinzler;
Preston Manuel, Chuck Guillory, Shirley Bergeron, Roy Fuselier;
Grand Texas (00:47:45)
La valse de Tolam,
Grand Mamou,
Jolie Blonde,
Jeune filles de la campagne (00:57:10)
La chanson de lemonade,
Les traces de mon bogue,
Grand Mamou,
Pauvre Hobo,
two step,
Chere tout tout
Mardi Gras Jigue
Musical Performances by Cyprien and Adam Landreneau, Preston Manuel, Chuck Guillory, Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Isom Fontenot, et. al
Cyprien and Adam Landreneau - Charlie Bolo Fuselier's Kichen;
Mardi Gras Jig;
Cherokee Waltz;
Preston Manuel; Chuck Guillory; Shirley Bergeron; Floyd Fuselier;
J'ai passé devant ta porte (00:03:00);
Grand Texas (00:05:25);
Reno Waltz;
Sundown Special (00:11:11);
Chere Alice;
Chuck Guillory;
Faded Love (00:17:10);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed;
T'es petite et t'es mignonne;
Grand Mamou (00:21:10)
Preston Manuel and Aubrey Deville;
Sugar Foot Rag (00:22:44);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed; Rodney Fuselier; Charlie Fuselier; and friends
Dedans la Louisiane (00:24:20);
La valse de Bambocheur;
Jolie Blonde;
Mon bon vieux mari (00:32:10);
Grand Mamou;
No Name Stomp;
Port Arthur Waltz;
Floor Bouncer's Stomp;
Chanson de Mardi Gras;
La marche de marriage (00:46:35);
Discussion of wedding march;
Mazurka (00:49:21);
J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Grand Texas;
Ils ont coupé le vieux arbre de pin (00:58:55)
?
Isom Fontenot - multiple songs on harmonica (01:04:19);
breakdown
Musical Performances by Edius Naquin, Ed and Bee Deshotels, Dennis McGee and Sady Courville, Canray Fontenot, Bois Sec Ardoin,.
Edius Naquin;
La marche à Bonaparte;
Méchant ivrogne;
Un papier d'epingles;
Oh chère chèrie
La marche à Bonaparte;
Frenchman In a Crawfish Hole (00:07:30);
La messe;
Quelle tristesse (00:10:00);
Isom Fontenot;
Crowley Two-step (harmonica);
Contradanse;
Betaille dans le 'tite arbre (00:13:07);
Ed & Bee Deshotel;
T'es petite et t'es mignonne; (00:16:50);
Edius Naquin;
La valse à Adam Hebert;
Isom Fontenot:
Harmonica tune (00:20:25);
Edius Naquin
Allons Danser Colinda (00:22:38);
La valse de bamboucheur;
La valse d'Amedé (00:26:00);
Isom Fontenot
Harmonica (00:26:55);
Mardi Gras Song;
Preston Manuel & Isom Fontenot;
Madame Bosso (00:29:39);
Chère Mom;
Ton papa et ta maman ma jeté dehors;
Edius Naquin;
Si j'avais des ailes (00:34:25);
J'ai passé au long du bois;
La Sainte Catherine (00:39:05);
La chanson d'un garçon dégouté d'une fille;
Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (00:43:00);
Caillette et crèvé;
Isom Fontenot;
Rye Whiskey;
T'en à eu, t'en auras plus
Madelaine;
La valse de la misère (00:50:37)
Bois Sec Ardoin & Canray Fontenot;
Home Sweet Home (00:52:30)
Waltz;
Isom Fontenot;
Mardi Gras Song;
Revon Reed annonces Dennis McGee and Sady Courville;
Chère bébé Créole
Mamou Radio Show Introduction;
Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
Live at Fred's in Mamou - Musical Performances by Isom Fontenot, Sady Courville, Nathan Abshire, Preston Manuel, Mark Savoy, Chuck Guillory
Sady Courville, Nathan Abshire, Preston Manuel;
Calcasieu Waltz;
Blues de tac tac (00:05:40);
Two-step des vachers;
Bayou Chène Waltz;
Tramp sur la rue (00:14:40);
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica tunes;
Port Arthur Blues (00:18:25);
Madame Bosso
The Cattle Trail (00:21:05);
Hey Mom;
Ton papa et ton maman ma jeter dehors;
Rye Whiskey;
Chuck Guillory;
The Kind of Love I Can't Forget (00:28:50);
Your Cheating Heart (0031:15);
The Waltz You Saved for Me;
Allons à Lafayette (00:38:05);
Step it Fast with Isom Fontenot;
San Antonio Rose with Preston Manuel (00:42:00)
Lake Arthur Stomp (00:45:25);
In the Mood - Swing tune;
Evangeline Two-step;
Pauvre Hobo (00:54:30);
Tolan Waltz;
Grand Texas
Marc Savoy, Preston Manuel & Isom Fontenot;
Les traces de mon bogué (01:03:20);
Johnny peut pas danser;
Bayou Teche Two-step (01:08:03);
Lacassine Special;
Musical performances by Revon Reed and Friends, Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Storytelling by Sostan, Torchon, and Irvin "Too Too" Reed
French Folk Songs - La Soeur Sourire
Petit batteau sur l'eau;
Entre les etoiles;
Recording of Jolie Blonde (00:06:32);
Revon Reed and Friends;
Christian Soldiers;
I Have Seen the Glory;
America the Beautiful (00:14:00);
Round the Meadows;
Sons of Freedom;
Soldat (00:21:25);
Juanita Farewell;
Rock of Ages;
My Body Lies Over the Ocean;
Sweet Chariot;
Reading from Mcbeth;
Other stories;
Sostan, Tourchon and TooToo telling stories about the Mamou Pairie; (00:52:25)
Cheese Read;
Hip et taiau (00:59:30);
Juste parce que (01:03:15);
Stomping Polka;
Cold Cold Heart;
Commercial Recordings and Commentary by Revon Reed and Musical Performance by Ralph Rinzler
Commercial recordings and commentary
Deloris Grey;
Big Mamou (00:03:18);
Leo Soileau;
Port Arthur Blues (00:09:35)
Morris Leblue;
Bazile Waltz (00:11:01);
Floyd Leblanc;
Orphan's Waltz (00:14:12);
Louisiana Stomp (00:15:!0);
Jolie Blonde is Gone;
Songs by The Singing Nun "La Soeur Sourire" (00:24:30);
Revon Reed and Friends;
My Body Lies Over the Ocean (00:27:00)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot;
Old Man River;
My Old Kentucky Home;
April Showers (00:34:45)
Revon Reed
Commentary on Shakespeare's "Mcbeth;"
Stories and Jokes in English;
Sostan tells stories (00:52:30);
Hip et Taieau (00:59:40)
Just Because;
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Cold Heart (01:06:50);
Ralph Rinzler in Revon Reed's High School English Class;
Woody's Rag;
Backup Push;
The Eight of January;
Feight Train;
Old French folksongs;
Musical Performance by Cheese Reed, Preston Manuel, Royce Thibodeaux; Aubrey Deville and Edius Naquin
Wallace "Cheese" Reed;
Arkansas Traveler;
Port Arthur Stomp (00:02:30);
Put a Tiger in Your Tank;
Ambroise Thibodeaux, Preston Manuel, Aubrey Deville;
Patassa Two Step (00:07:40);
B.O. Sparkle Waltz;
Two-step d'Afrique (00:12:20);
Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes;
Ambroise Thibodeaux;
Breakdown;
Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (00:21:25);
Shake Hands With Mother Again;
Dewey Leger;
Wondering 00:29:20);
Coal in the Mountain;
Aubrey Deville; Preston Manuel;
Fiddle tune (00:35:20);
Edius Naquin;
Si j'aurais des ailes (00:38:05);
J'ai passé au long des bois;
St. Catherine (00:42:45);
?? (00:44:30)
Malbrough s'en vas t'en guerre;
Caillette est crèvé (00:49:00);
Mardi Gras Breakdown (00:50:35);
Chanson de Mardi Gras;
Grand Mamou (00:56:00);
Group Singing;
Ils ont coupée le vieux arbre de pin (00:56:04);
Ma chère cherie;
Pistache à Tante Nana (01:02:47);
I've Got Them Blues (01:05:20);
No Body's Darling;
House Party at Bois Sec Ardoin's Home/ Revon Reed Plays Old Records
Revon Reed at Bois Sec Ardoin's House Party - Mostly song fragments;
J'ai étais au bal;
Allons à Lafayette
Bonsoir Moreau (00:04:00);
Chère Tout Tout (00:05:00);
Two-step; (00:07:25)
Robe barré
J'ai étais au bal (00:10:46);
Allons a Lafayette;
Bonsoir Moreau (00:14:25);
Chère Tout Tout;
Two-Step;
Robe barré (00:19:00)
La valse a Tolam - Harmonica (00:25:30);
Port Arthur Blues - Harmonica (00:27:00);
Fourteenth of July (00:28:35);
Oh 'ti monde;
Grande Mallet (00:34:00);
Bonsoir Moreau;
Fiddle Tune;
Eunice Two-step (00:39:00);
J'ai étais au bal;
Bonsoir Moreau (00:44:20);
'Tit Monde;
Quoi Faire (00:50:25);
Recordings of 78 RPM records
Amédé Ardoin;
La valse d'amour;
Blues (00:57:20);
Leo Soileau;
Grand Mamou (01:00:15);
Si tu voudrais m'aimer;
Artelus Mistric;
La Belle de Pointe Claire (01:06:30);
Tu m'apartiens
La danse des mulates;
Mamou Two-step;
'tit Maurice(01:13:40);
Hip et Taieau (01:14:30);
Musical Performances by Preston Manuel, Aubrey Deville, Roy Fuselier, and Will Balfa
Beginning of Fred's Broadcast, Incomplete songs;
Preston Manuel, Aubrey Deville;
Crowley Two-Step;
'Tit Maurice;
Hip et Taiau;
Roy Fuselier; Will Bolfa; Norice Fontenot; Percy Guillory;
La valse qui me fait du mal (00:02:30);
Bayou Pon Pon;
Mamou Two-step;
La valse de musicien;
Chère Cherie (00:08:25);
Flammes d'enfer;
Valse de musician (00:11:30);
Bosco Stomp;
Perrodin Two-step;
Pine Grove Blues;
Saute Crapaud (00:20:00;
Mardi Gras Jig;
Valse de pardon;
Cinderella;
Edius Naquin;
Si j'aurais des ailes (00:30:20);
J'ai passe au long du bois;
Sainte Catherine;
??;
Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (00:38:35);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed
Mazurka (00:40:30);
Grand Texas;
Radio Show; Balfa Brothers;
Indien sur un chicot (00:43:50);
Commentaire - Radio spot with interviews by CBC (00:44:10)
Chuck Guillory;
Grand Texas (00:57:30);
La valse à Chuck;
Donald Reed, Chuck Guillory, Preston Manuel;
Your Cheating Heart;
Comedy (01:04:37)
Storytelling with Revon Reed and Friends, Revon Reed plays old Cajun Records
Revon & friends telling stories
00:00:00 - Carry-on Story;
00:03:50 - Difference between a joke and a wisecrack;
00:05:25 - Playing a game of Leap Frog;
00:09:15 - The Zebra with the Mumps;
00:11:20 - The Smart Bartender Explains Atomic Energy;
Dubs of Harry Choates recordings;
00:14:20 - Chère Mignon;
00:16:!5 - Harry Choates Blues;
00:17:55 - Honkey Tonkin' Days;
00:19:40 - Mon Chere Vieux Mari;
00:22:10 - Grand Texas;
00:25:10 - Chère petit;
00:28:30 - Storytelling continues;
51:10 - Wade Fruge -
One step de chameau
T'en à eu, t'en auras plus
Storytelling with Revon Reed and Friends
Copies of stories from previous tapes
Mamou Cajun Band - Radio Show with Revon Reed Live from Fred's Lounge
Sady Courville - Fiddle
Roy Fusilier - Accordion
Preston Manuel - Guitar
Roy Fontenot - Vocals and Fiddle
00:00:44 - Theme song;
00:09:25 - Cajun Hot Shoes
00:12:15 - Je peut pas t'oublier;
00:15:00 -
00:17:00 - Jolie Blonde;
00:20:30 - Lacassine Special;
00:23:05 - ??
00:27:00 - Bosco Stomp
00:37:30 - Jolie Blonde
00:45:00 - Allons à Lafayette;
00:43:50 - Valse de la belle;
00:47:05 - La porte d'en arrière;
00:50:40 - La valse de la grande prairie;
00:54:35 - Mamou two step;
00:57:43 - J'ai passè devant ta porte;
01:01:00 - Allons à Lafayette;
01:04:50 - Lake Charles Playboys Waltz;
01:10:07 - Pine Grove Blues;
01:14:55 - La valse des Allemands;
01:19:01 - La chanson de Mardi Gras;
01:21:50 - Touts les soirs;
01:26:34 - Les flammes d'enfer;
01:29:45 - Un homme marrier;
01:34:17 - Hathaway two step;
01:38:26 - Chère tout tout;
01:41:58 - Acadian two step;
01:44:58 - Ma chère bébé Créole;
01:49:15 - Cotton Eyed Joe;
01:51:21 - La valse du Lac Charles;
01:55:55 - Pine Grove Blues;
Mamou Cajun Band Radio Show From Fred's Lounge and Interview with Sady Courville
00:00:00 - La chanson de Mardi Gras;
00:03:40 - La porte d'en arrière;
00:08:40 - 99 Year Waltz;
00:12:43 - Jolie Fille;
00:17:30 - T'es petite et t'es mignonne;
00:21:02 - Old Fashioned two step;
00:24:05 - La valse de Port Arthur;
00:27:12 - La Pointe aux Pins;
00:29:40 - Les traces de mon boghei;
00:34:09 - Lovebridge Waltz;
00:37:47 - Interview with Sady Courville - Sady discusses early Cajun French music (79 years old at the time of the interview)
00:39:00 - Les danses carrés;
00:39:45 - Introduction of accordions into Louisiana, discussing how it changed the music;
00:41:30 - Discussing accordion makers - Marc Savoy, Sidney Brown;
00:43:10 - Working with Revon Reed to bring Cajun music into the elementary schools - Says he's presented in schools locally and in France, California, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine;
00:44:00 - He's performed for the National Folk Festival, Smithsonian, etc;
00:44:50 - Talking about playing with Dennis McGee;
00:48:30 - Discussing musical playing styles of different musicians;
00:49:50 - Mamou Cajun Radio Show - Sady talks about how the show started - Revon Reed started it as host, Sady started playing on the program in 1968;
00:52:40 - The show starts at 8AM with recorded music, at 9, Live music from Fred's begins and goes until about 11am;
00:54:00 - Mardi Gras - Sady mentions that he's never run for Mardi Gras, but has occasionally played for it.
00:57:00 - Interview with Revon Reed - Born on December 11, 1917 and is 67 at the time of the recording, lives in Mamou;
00:57:30 - Hosts the Saturday morning Cajun Radio show, Sady talks a bit about his education, career, and work in schools;
01:00:10 - Discusses challenges of starting the Cajun Radio Show on KEUN
Interview with Revon Reed
Interview with Revon Reed (continued)
00:00 - Revon originally hosted a radio program that aired on Thursdays - was mostly English music;
01:07 - Saturday morning radio program starts at 8:00 AM with recorded music and advertisements, Mamou Cajun Band starts live portion at 9:00 AM and goes until 11:00 AM;
02:20 - Revon talks about Sady Courville, mentions that Barry Ancelet and CODOFIL help spread the word about the radio show;
04:30 - Zydeco Music - Sady plays some Zydeco tunes on the recorded portion of his show, mentions how popular Zydeco music is getting;
05:40 - Mamou Mardi Gras Band;
06:20 - Guest musicians on the program;
07:25 - Importance of music during Mardi Gras;
09:15 - Discussing origins and meaning of "La danse du Mardi Gras"
14:50 - Role of musicians in Mardi Gras; Discussion about the Mamou Mardi Gras;
Live Performance by the Mamou Mardi Gras Band
DWI - Mamou Mardi Gras Band;
Dennis Isreal - Accordion;
Mike Reed - Fiddle;
Calvin Isreal - T-fer;
Bo-boy Fontenot - Fiddle
T-Dom Landreneau - T-fer
Tony Balfa - Guitar
Mike "Chop" Chapman - Drums
John Vidrine - Fiddle
Bob Granger - Bass
00:00:55 - La chanson de Mardi Gras;
00:05:55 - Lovebridge Waltz;
00:09:25 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus;
00:13:20 - Jolie Blonde;
00:17:50 - La valse de Balfa;
00:21:00 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:24:40 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
00:29:24 - Pine Grove Blues;
00:34:30 - La chanson de Mardi Gras
00:39:20 - La valse criminelle
00:43:00 - J'ai étais au bal;
00:46:08 - Pistache à Tante Nana;
00:49:20 - Pauvre Hobo;
00:52:45 - 'Tits yeux noirs;
00:56:24 - La porte d'en arrière;
00:59:33 - La valse des Cherokees;
01:03:00 - La chanson de Mardi Gras (Steve Riley on guitar)
01:08:35 - Veuves de la coulée;
To be continued
Music at the American Legion Home - Les Hariahs with Marc and Ann Savoy, Michael Doucet
Marc and Ann Savoy with Michael Doucet
00:00 - Eunice Two step;
04:30 - Johnny Can't Dance;
12:25 - Lucille;
18:50 - Allons à Lafayette;
22:05 - Marie;
26:50 - Jolie Catin;
31:00 - Zydecos sont pas salé;
37:50 - Les 'tits yeux noirs;
43:30 - Jongle à moi;
47:35 - Comme une 'tit oiseau;
52:18 - J'ai étais au bal;
58:50 - I Don't Want You Anymore;
01:05:29 - High Point two step;
01:09:40 - La valse de Grand Prairie;
01:14:15 - Grand Night Special;
01:18:55 - Drunkard's Dream;
01:22:04 - ?
01:29:20 - Home Sweet Home
Mamou Mardi Gras Band at FredÕs Lounge
Mamou Mardi Gras Band; and Interview with John Vidrine III and Don Landry
Music on the Mardi Gras Trailer
Music at the American Legion Home (cont)
Dede Anderson's home movies #1
Transferred from 8mm film - No Audio -
Menard's Horse;
Mouton Sleep Party;
Thanksgiving Day;
Momo of Mom & Dad, Aunt, Uncle & Family
Dede Anderson's home movies #2
Transferred from 8mm film - No Audio - Broussards
Opelousas Yambilee Performance and French Singing Contest
Maxie Rozas, Shirley Bergeron, Eli Ardoin, Angelas Lejeune;
00:00:00 - Jolie blonde;
00:02:40 - Falcon waltz;
00:05:10 - Love bridge two-step;
00:07:46 - La fille de la veuve;
00:10:40 - Ossun two-step;
00:13:35 - Chère tout tout;
00:16:15 - Announcement: End of contest and start of dance (plugged-in);
00:17:00 - Branche du mûrier;
00:19:40 - Colinda;
00:21:09 - Announcement of french singing contest; Judges - Gloria Harrington, Louise Perret, Catherine Blanchet, Paul Tate;
Emmeline Broussard;
00:22:38 - La chevalier du roi;
00:24:25 - La petite Jacqueline;
Tex Perrin (from Delcambre);
00:25:45 - Madelon;
Debra (Debri) Couvillon;
00:27:45 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Emma Dean Meaux;
00:28:30 - Quel petit homme;
00:30:00 - J'ai été au bal hier au soir (with accordion)
Ballads Performed by Alma Barthelemy
Alma Barthelemy;
00:00:20 - Beau cavalier;
00:02:48 - Par derrière chez mon père;
00:05:50 - Etant assis auprès d'Isabeau;
00:10:10 - C'était une fille de 15 ans;
00:14:50 - En me promenant;
00:18:35 - Le jour de l'Ascension;
00:23:50 - Petit pinçon (?) en déployant vos ailes;
00:26:38 - Quand la belle attendue dire que son amant fût pris;
00:31:11 - Voulez-vous me traverser;
Fais Do-Do in Mamou with Cyprien Landreneau, Vinesse Lejeune, Gladdie Thibodeaux, et al.
Cyprien Landreneau - Accordion
Delphy Soileau - Fiddle
Wallace LaFleur - Guitar
00:00:22 - La valse des meches;
00:03:24 - Jeunes gens de la campagne;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Vinesse Lejeune - Fiddle
Wallace LaFleur - Guitar
00:05:45 - La valse des musiciens;
Cyprien Landreneau - Accordion
Shelton Manuel - Fiddle
Keith Soileau - Guitar
00:08:58 - Lake Charles two-step;
Shelton Manuel - Accordion
Delphy Soileau - Fiddle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Cyprien Landreneau - Triangle
00:11:33 - Flammes d'enfer;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Vinesse Lejeune - Fiddle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Delphy Soileau - Triangle
00:14:14 - La valse des cajuns
Gladdie Thibodeaux - Accordion
Shelton Manuel - Fiddle
Vinesse Lejeune - Guitar & Vocals
Betrand (?) - Triangle
00:17:38 - Duson waltz;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion & Vocals(?)
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Bertrand - Triangle
00:21:00 - Lovebridge waltz;
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Cyprien Landreneau - Vocals
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Betrand - Triangle
00:23:39 - La patate chaude (Mon bon vieux mari);
John Quebodeaux - Accordion
Vinesse Lejeune - Vocals
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Bertrand - Triangle
00:27:47 - La danse de limonade
Ville Platte Cotton Festival (Rinzler - Seeger)
00:02:00 - Speech by Paul Tate;
Solo instrument contest;
00:10:54 - An old dance - Noah Young on accordion (from Ville Platte)
George Fontenot and Mr. and Mrs. Soileau;
00:14:25 - La patate chaude (Mon bon vieux mari);
Kirk Soileau - Fiddle
Preston Manuel - Guitar
00:18:56 - Tout les deux pour la même;
00:22:26 - Mabel Fontenot;
00:23:48 - Mrs. Maurice Fontenot - Fragment of La valse des bambocheurs;
00:25:10 - Elby "Bee" Deshotels - Sur le natchitoches;
00:28:10 - Announcement for dance contest;
00:30:26 - Rosamund Vidrine (Rosa May?) - J'aimerais avoir quelqu'un pour m'aimer;
Ville Platte Cotton Festival II and Opelousas Yambilee Festival
October 15, 1964 - Ville Platte Cotton Festival II;
00:00:13 - Elby "Bee" Deshotel - Boitine boiteuese;
00:02:16 - George Fontenot and Ludry Soileau - Jig;
00:04:48 - Aubrey Deville and Preston Manuel - Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
Elby "Bee" Deshotels;
00:06:45 - Les souliers rouge;
00:08:50 - L'Arbre est dans ses feuilles;
00:12:00 - Louisiana waltz - for dance competition;
00:14:50 - Announcement - Winners of Opelousas Yambilee for individual instrument, group, solo singing, and dance competition; Cash prize;
October 15, 1966 - Opelousas Yambilee contest;
00:18:30 - Band warming up;
00:20:52 - Maxie Rozas and Shirley Bergeron - Drunkard's Waltz / Midnight Waltz;
00:22:45 - Announcement - Welcomes audience to french music contest; Introduces band:
Eli Ardoin - Accordion
Maxie Rozas - Fiddle
Shirley Bergeron - Guitar
00:26:00 - Drunkard's Waltz / Midnight Waltz (was listed as jolie blonde);
00:27:52 - Lacassine two step (sounds like Choupique two step);
00:30:10 - Announcement for the solo contest;
00:30:49 - Shirley Bergeron - Madame bosso;
Not included in recording:
Eli Ardoin, Shirley Bergeron;
Falcon waltz;
Eli Ardoin, Shirley Bergeron, Maxie Rozas;
Two step;
Angelas Lejeune, Maxie Rozas, Shirley Bergeron;
La fille de la veuve;
Ossun two step;
Chère tout-toute;
Ballads performed by Alma Barthelemy
Alma Barthelemy - ballads;
00:00:00 - Il y a-t-une Allemande;
00:03:30 - Malborough s'en va;
00:05:55 - Cadet Rousselle;
00:09:00 - Une fille de quinze ans;
00:11:30 - Un jour dedans Paris;
00:14:50 - C'est aujourd'hui je quitte cette ville;
00:17:10 - En passant devant ta maison;
00:19:50 - La haut dedans les bois;
00:23:35 - En me promenant à l'ombrage;
00:36:30 - Un homme sans argent;
00:29:00 - Dedans l'Union il y a une jolie fille (fragment)
Ballads performed by Alma Barthelemy
Alma Barthelemy - ballads;
00:00:10 - Voulez-vous me traverser;
00:02:25 - La fleur de la jeunesse;
00:04:40 - La Madellon;
00:08:40 - Talks about her family;
00:12:00 - Petit oiseau;
00:14:35 - Continues discussion about her family;
00:16:22 - Au beau claire de la lune;
00:20:04 - Qui avez-vous ma chère brune (une danse ronde);
00:21:35 - Papa nous defend d'aller au-z-bois;
00:22:15 - Conversation;
00:26:50 - Nous sommes partis de Toulon (Chanson de guerre);
00:30:14 - J'ai fait une maitresse, trois jours il n'y a pas longtemps
(There is a third person talking, but he is not introduced--perhaps Alma's husband?)
Musical performance by Clement "King" Ned Norman
Clement "King" Ned Norman; Accordion and triangle music;
00:00:07 - King two-step (Clement calls it Bosco two-step);
00:02:55 - Interviewer asks the name of first song;
00:03:34 - Valse;
00:07:34 - Traveller's blues;
00:11:03 - Villaine manières;
00:13:20 - Improvised piece;
00:15:15 - Tu m'as fait croire;
00:17:55 - Chère Petite;
00:20:56 - Part of Traveller's blues (sounds like a different song);
00:23:23 - La valse de Samedi après-midi
Revon Reed Program #1
Revon Reed radio program;
00:00:27 - Isom Fontenot - La bétaille dans ce 'tit arbre;
00:03:20 - Revon Reed;
00:09:05 - Normand Derbes (?) - La valse de Dimanche après-midi (It sounds like Isom again--maybe Normand singing);
Ambrose Thibodeaux and Jerry Devillier;
00:12:30 - Chère tout-toute;
00:15:45 - La danse de Patassa;
00:17:25 - Revon talks with musicians about the word "patassa"; type of fish and the name of a community;
00:18:00 - Introduces Ralph Rinzler;
Jerry Devillier, Isom Fontenot, Norris Fontenot;
00:22:30 - La valse du pont d'amour;
00:26:18 - La valse de grand Kaplan;
Norris Fontenot, Jerry Devillier, Ambrose Thibodeaux;
00:30:00 - La porte d'en arrière;
Revon Reed Program #2
Revon Reed radio program;
Roy Fuselier - Accordion & vocals
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Jerry Devillier - Triangle
00:00:15 - Jolie blonde;
Roy Fuselier, Isom Fontenot, Aubrey Deville;
00:04:09 - La valse du couillon (listed as La valse du Carillon);
Aubrey Deville (was listed as Denille?) - Fiddle
Roy Fuselier - Accordion
Preston Manuel - Guitar
00:08:14 - Creole stomp;
00:09:55 - La valse de la campagne (Chère Alice);
00:13:26 - Creole stomp;
00:15:08 - Reno waltz;
00:18:20 - Chicot de Mamou;
00:20:13 - Bosco stomp;
Derbes(?) Bertrand and Gladdie Thibodeaux;
00:22:52 - Valse criminelle (La valse de St. Landry/La valse de Duson);
00:25:23 - Perrodin two-step;
Ambrose Thibodeaux - Accordion
Gladdie Thibodeaux - Triangle
00:27:32 - La porte d'en arrière;
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Aubrey Deville - Fiddle
Preston Manuel - Guitar
00:30:00 - Cajun breakdown (Port Arthur blues)
Interview with Joe Falcon and Leo Soileau
10 October 1965; Conversation with Joe Falcon (continued);
00:00:10 - Comparing differences between dances in the past to the present;
00:01:10 - Rinzler asks if Joe remembers any black or creole musicians; Babineaux; Joe says music sounded the same as white bands;
00:02:00 - Rinzler asks if he is interested in other types of music; Joe mentions Larry Brasseaux (Abbeville/Lafayette);
00:03:00 - Talks about first record player they had; Joe had some string band records; He doesn't remember much; Had a record of a dog fight;
00:05:09 - Another man asks about Segura Brothers and Leo Soileau (they start speaking french then back to english);
00:06:30 - Talk about his music career after recording;
00:07:05 - He quit after 4th of July, 1963 show in Kaplan; got an operation and lost a lot of weight;
00:08:39 - Rinzler asks if Joe ever played in Mississippi; He played in Biloxi a few times;
00:09:28 - Talks about using electric instruments; Easier to play electric, but the sound isn't as good;
00:10:08 - Talks about instruments he had in his band: accordion, drums, rhythm guitar, standard guitar, violin;
00:10:40 - Talks about when guitars became popular;
00:11:25 - Playing in Texas; Between Beaumont and Port Arthur; They talk about radio;
00:12:40 - Talks about his daughter; She didn't play music, but he taught a few other people;
00:13:25 - He saw Bob Wills in Abbeville in the 1950s; Ernest Tubb; Joe liked his record;
00:14:50 - Singing in french; They talk about drinking and playing music;
00:16:00 - Paying the band; Music as a career;
00:16:50 - Farming cotton, sweet potatoes, corn, sugarcane; Transition to the oil field; Audio cuts out;
20 October 1965; Leo Soileau; Old days with Mayuse Lafleur and first recordings;
00:18:05 - Leo met Jimmie Davis and Bob Wills; Leo was born in Ville Platte on a farm; Highland farm: cotton, rice, potato, corn;
00:18:35 - His parents were Fabuis Soileau and Louisa Soileau; His dad played fiddle; Learned when he was 12-13 years old;
00:19:47 - Learned tunes from listening to his dad; He plays once in a while for fun; Learned how to play from records, other people;
00:20:55 - Mayeuse Manuel, a local singer; Songs didn't have any names; Valse du bambocheur; Never bought his own record;
00:22:40 - Floyd Shrive (?) and Bill Landry were on that record;
00:23:13 - He heard music at country dances/bal de maison; Recording for the first time in 1928;
00:24:35 - Took train to Atlanta to record; Cat Doucet (Sheriff in Opelousas) went with him as a manager and Mayeuse played accordion;
00:26:04 - They recorded Grand Basile, Mama Where You At?, Your Papa Put Me Out, La valse criminelle; Mayeuse died before he could hear the recordings;
00:27:00 - Mayeuse Lafleur's death; He was 22 when he died. Leo was 25 at the time;
00:27:44 - Rinzler asks if they called it cajun or french music; Amede Ardoin; Music didn't have a different name for white and black musicians;
00:29:23 - Leo's daughter; Didn't play music, spoke some french; Leo likes hillbilly music more than cajun music;
00:30:15 - Second time recording in 1930 for Decca; In 1932, he drove from Crowley to Chicago in a Model A Ford to record; Ernest Tubb recorded at Decca;
00:31:25 - Bluebird sessions in the 1930s before Decca; Never learned accordion; audio cuts out
Repeat of RI1-011
This is a repeat of RI1-011; See RI1-011 for interview with Joe Falcon and Leo Soileau
Musical performance by Austin Pitre
Interview and performance by Austin Pitre on accordion and fiddle; Austin's wife and unknown man are present and part of conversation;
00:00:08 - Flammes d'enfer;
00:00:47 - Talks about making lyrics for Flammes d'enfer; His mother always told him to be careful; Every beat has a word with it, so you have to start singing at the right time; Song doesn't work in english;
00:03:30 - Sings Flammes d'enfer slow;
00:05:30 - Renée special;
00:06:23 - He has lyrics for Renée special on fiddle, but not accordion; Talks about different rhythm on fiddle and accordion;
00:07:55 - Conversation switches to french; They talk about the song J'ai fini mes misères;
00:10:44 - Plays the old Valse de Duralde on fiddle; Different tunes from different towns; Songs would travel with musicians; Iry sings it on record but doesn't play the fiddle; J.B. Fusilier played fiddle;
00:13:40 - Colinda on fiddle; Rod Bernard; Johnson pronunciation;
00:15:55 - La coulée Rodaire on accordion; pronunciation of Rodaire; Amede Ardoin;
00:20:00 - Talks about his father;
00:20:35 - Bal de maison; Fais do-do;
00:21:20 - Bal de noces; He says he's the only one who plays the wedding march like it is supposed to go; Discuss lyrics;
00:22:35 - La marche des mariées;
00:26:00 - Conversation continues; Austin lists the instruments he plays; Work
Musical performance by Austin Pitre II
Interview and performance by Austin Pitre on fiddle; Austin's wife and an unidentified man are present and part of conversation;
00:00:13 - Contra danse Anglaise (he plays Danse mon 'tit beb, danse mon 'tit chou);
00:01:50 - Mazurka Anglaise; Talks about the lyrics;
00:04:18 - Jolies joues roses;
00:05:54 - Plays a similar fiddle song; Can't play with a band because the rhythm is different; Talks about the lyrics;
00:08:50 - Difference between one step and a two step; People dance a one step and a two step the same way, but they should be different; He explains the difference; One step is slower;
00:12:15 - Rinzler asks if people danced the mazurka when Austin was young; He used to dance them all: mazurkas, jigs, reels, polka;
00:14:00 - Example of one step; (**Previous notes say: Will not ------ the Fifth (comme Bambocheur; One Step -- example of old time));
00:15:15 - Example of two step (Lake Arthur Stomp); They call it Lake Arthur Stomp now, but it used to have a different name;
00:18:15 - La vieille valse criminelle; Discuss the song;
00:23:00 - They discuss new and old style fiddle;
00:24:00 - La valse des bambocheurs - new style;
00:26:20 - Austin tells Rinzler he'll record some songs on tape when he has more time to think about the old songs and remember them;
00:27:17 - They talk more about La valse des bambocheurs;
00:28:20 - Talks about playing and making his wife cry; They talk about music bringing back memories;
00:29:18 - Austin says he knows about 15-20 old tunes; Most have 2 or 3 chords; Old songs used to have more verses;
00:30:58 - Grand Mamou;
Musical performance by Adam and Cyprien Landreneau at the Abbeville Dairy Festival
Adam and Cyprien Landreneau at the Abbeville Dairy Festival;
00:00:08 - La valse de Dimanche après-midi;
00:02:40 - Allons à Lafayette;
00:04:43 - Jolie blonde;
00:08:08 - La talle des ronces;
00:10:17 - La valse des Cherokees;
00:12:40 - Colinda;
00:15:05 - La robe barrée;
00:17:55 - La Prairie Ronde;
00:20:40 - Les petites ou les grosses;
00:23:00 - Les pinières;
00:26:30 - La robe à Rosalie (similar to La Pointe aux Pins);
00:28:34 - T'es parents veut plus me voir;
00:31:06 - La robe à toute jolie (T'en as eu, t'en auras plus)
Revon Reed Radio Program
00:00:15 - Elby "Bee" Deshotels - Mes souliers rouges;
Amar Devillier - Accordion
Jerry Devillier - Triangle
Wallace Lafleur - Guitar
Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Fiddle
00:02:42 - La valse criminelle;
00:06:26 - Lake Charles two-step (sounds like Melville two-step/Wandering Aces special);
"All strings trio";
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Fiddle
Mrs. Belleau - Guitar
Ralph Rinzler - Mandolin
00:10:36 - T'es petite et t'es mignonne;
00:13:50 - Unknown western song;
Elby "Bee" Deshotels;
00:15:30 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
00:17:48 - L'arbre est dans ses feuilles; (Laforte : Kb-3)
00:19:35 - Talks about learning songs from his grandmother, Jeanie Billeaudeau;
00:20:23 - Boitine boiteuse; (Laforte : Jb-2)
00:22:20 - He has never heard anyone else play this song;
00:22:34 - Sur le Natchitoches;
00:25:30 - Mes souliers rouges; (Laforte : Eb-2)
Full band;
00:27:23 - La valse de la Grand Chenière;
00:30:00 - Crowley two-step
Revon Reed Radio Program
00:00:10 - Unknown fast song;
Isom Fontenot, N'oncle Dom et Tante Bus(ette) (also listed as Bassette), Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Wallace Lafleur, Jerry Devillier, and Amar Devillier;
00:02:40 - Bayou Choupique Waltz;
00:05:59 - La danse de Duralde;
00:08:30 - La valse qui me fait du mal;
00:11:44 - Radio announcements;
00:13:03 - La danse de Hathaway;
00:16:04 - Chère tout-tout;
00:19:00 - Radio announcements;
Wallace "Cheese" Reed - Fiddle and vocals
Mrs. Belleau - Guitar and vocals (Also listed as Mrs. B. Fuselier)
00:22:00 - Dans la Louisiane (Listed also as Chère 'tite fille);
Wallace "Cheese" Reed, Jerry Devillier, and Wallace Lafleur;
00:25:05 - French Breakdown (sounds like Lake Arthur Stomp) (unclear whether this song is also played by the previous band - Reed and Belleau);
00:27:45 - La Louisiane (by Harry Choates);
Elby "Bee" Deshotels;
00:31:34 - J'ai passé devant ta porte fragment
Opelousas Yambilee Contest
Early Lejeune - Harmonica
Dupre Lejeune - Fiddle
00:00:02 - Grand Nuit Special (clip starts on RI1-019);
Fiddle contest:
George Fontenot (from Ville Platte);
00:01:18 - Contre-danse Anglaise;
00:03:30 - Cajun Breakdown;
Ed Deshotels (Reddell);
00:05:20 - T'es jolie, t'es mignonne;
00:06:50 - Grand Mamou;
Dewey Balfa;
00:08:40 - La valse de pauvre défunt Pépère;
00:10:40 - Le Chicot (de la couverture...?) (Lake Arthur Stomp);
Deo Langley;
00:12:55 - La jug au plombeau;
00:14:48 - Jolie blonde;
Accordion contest:
Angélas Lejeune;
00:17:27 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:19:55 - Chère tout-tout;
Amar Devillier;
00:22:15 - La valse qui me fait du mal;
00:23:55 - Hathaway two-step;
Jerry Devillier - Harmonica;
00:26:00 - Valse de Pont d'Amour;
00:27:38 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
Elby Deshotels;
00:29:25 - Mes souliers rouges