Musical performance by Varise Connor

Accession No.: 
AN1-012

Varise Connor:

0:00 - 'St. Louis Blues'. Used to play with his brothers in 1930s
-'Carroll County Blues'. Almost identical to 'St. Louis Blues'; Blues has been a part of Cajun music for a while

3:14 - 'Lake Arthur Stomp'; 'Lake Arthur Stomp' (reprise). He heard it before, but not like this
-Varise worked on it until he got it to where it is now

7:45 - 'Lake Arthur Two-Step'; switching fiddles. rocking the bow; Varise asks if they'd want the "Sugar Foot Rag"
10:48 - 'Chère toute toute'; 'Jolie blonde in A' (Don wanted to hear that)
14:54 - 'La valse à Moreau'; 'Fi Fi Poncho'

18:31 - 'Mon cher bébé créole'/'La valse de samedi soir'. At first, Varise thought it was called "Madame Young."
-Reprise sung by Barry Ancelet. Varise offers to play it in G instead of in D so it'll be easier for Barry to sing
-Barry asks Varise if he knows "Jurez my Lord/Demain c'est pas dimanche (Adieu Rosa)" or "La valse des piniers"

26:21 - 'Creole Waltz'; T'es petite et t'es mignonne

***Only month and year were included in original notes, no specific day***

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajun; Folk music; violin; fiddle
Creator: 
Barry Ancelet and Frank Proschan
Informants: 
Varise Connor
Recording date: 
Saturday, October 1, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Arthur, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:39
Cataloged Date: 
Friday, June 2, 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