Musical Performance by Varise Connor, Lionel Leleux, Eric Benoit and Edgar Benoit

Accession No.: 
AN1-004

Varise Connor (Violin), Lionel Leleux (Violin), Eric & Edgar Benoit (Guitar)

0:00 - 'Carroll County Blues' (St. Louis Blues?)
3:38 - Lionel knows enough to where he knows he doesn't know everything.
-Some people know just enough to think they know everything
-'Honey in the Rock'?

5:57 - 'La valse de Grand Bois'
"If you can dance a pretty waltz with a woman, she will never refuse to marry you"- Varise Connor's father
Story about Bascom Mouton preparing for a dance/rosining his bow. "People, I didn't come here to cause y'all pain." - Bascom Mouton

10:16 - 'The Rabbit Stole the Pumpkin'
Bascom Mouton tuned his fiddle so high, Varise thought it would explode. His voice was high enough to sing with it

Songs:
'J'ai été au bal'
'La vieille malheureuse in D'
'It Ain't Gonna Rain No More'
'Sabine Blues'
'Dis bye-bye à ta mame' (Mon cher bébé créole)
'Perrodin Two Step'
'Untitled Two Step'

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajun; Folk music; violin; fiddle
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Varise Connor, Lionel Leleux, Eric Benoit and Edgar Benoit
Recording date: 
Thursday, April 7, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Arthur, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:33
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, May 1, 2014
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