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
