Musical performance by Canray Fontenot

Accession No.: 
AN1-105

Canray Fontenot;

-La dernière valse. Aldus Roger made that. Pretty waltz;
-Blues du voyageur (La Coulée Rodaire?);
-Bassing with special tuning/ Untitled Two Step (with special tuning for accordion). Learned that from other second fiddlers;

-Untitled Two Step à defunct Pop (5:52);
-Canray's uncle played with a certain tuning;
-Westphalia Waltz. Reprise with key change;

-Canray tries to play a song when he hears a song he likes. Playing in Lake Charles. He forgets the names of the songs (10:39);
-La Valse de Mercredi au Soir. Clark Cassinger?;

-Zydeco Gris Gris (tune from Adam Fontenot). Bois-sec and Canray recorded it under different names (15:41);
-Les haricots est/sont pas (mal) salés;

-Les bars de la prison (20:56);

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk music; Violins; Fiddles;
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Canray Fontenot
Recording date: 
Friday, October 7, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Welsh, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:38
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--5"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 2