Musical performance by Varise Connor & Lionel Leleux

Accession No.: 
AN1-051

0:00 - LG3-Gibson Guitar. One of two guitars Hank Williams had that was given to a fellow in Lake Charles
-One of Andy's friends bought it from this fellow and owed Andy's dad $50
-So instead of giving him the $50, he gave him the guitar. The other is in a museum in Fort Worth, TX
-Andy acquired it before he died in 1951/52; Kentucky

2:30 - Maiden's Prayer; Varise calls Lionel Leleux to come play and give Varise a break; Cross-tuning
4:54 - Sawmill Two-Step and reprise; Retuning fiddle
8:45 - Anna Mae Waltz; Sabine Blues
12:58 - Ranger's Waltz; retuning fiddle; calls Lionel to come play again
16:13 - You Got to See Mama Every Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All); Creole Waltz
19:50 - Chacoter on "Perrodin Two-Step"; Varise wants Eric to come take Andy's place on guitar; Jimmy Bryant's Waltz

Lionel Leleux:
22:30 - J'ai été au bal; Belizaire's Waltz
27:27 - Les flammes d'enfer; La dernière valse; Untitled Two-Step (Bascom Mouton?)

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; violin; fiddle
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Varise Connor; Andy Benoit; Eric Benoit; Lionel Leleux
Recording date: 
Sunday, January 5, 1975
Coverage Spatial: 
Lake Arthur, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
32:38
Cataloged Date: 
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 2