MUS 360 - feat. Andre Michot & Anya Burgess (pt. 1)

Accession No.: 
CO6-16-016

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}

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Comeaux Chair
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Accordion, Fiddle, Builders, Makers
Creator: 
Dr. Mark DeWitt
Informants: 
Dr. Mark DeWitt, Anya Burgess, Andre Michot
Recording date: 
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:39:14
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, July 15, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Monday, July 15, 2019
Original Format: 
MPEG-2
Digital Format: 
MOV
Storage Location: 
Born Digital