Musical performance by Austin Pitre II (Repeat of RI1-014)

Accession No.: 
RI1-054

*Repeat of RI1-014; This is a clearer recording; See RI1-014 for more details*

Interview and performance by Austin Pitre on fiddle; Austin's wife and an unidentified man are present and part of conversation;

00:00:13 - Contredanse 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 prow dr 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;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Rinzler, Ralph
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Oral history; Fiddle;
Creator: 
Ralph Rinzler
Informants: 
Recording date: 
Wednesday, October 13, 1965
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:32:40
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1