Revon Reed Radio Program; Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire

Accession No.: 
RI1-050

Isom Fontenot - Harmonica
Aubrey Deville - Fiddle
Preston Manuel - Guitar
00:00:27 - Cajun Breakdown (Port Arthur Blues) (1st take Preston Manuel; 2nd take Isom Fontenot);
00:03:08 - La bétaille dans le 'tit arbre;
Aubrey Deville and Preston Manuel;
00:06:15 - Fiddle and guitar tune ();
00:08:28 - Heard it at a dancehall somewhere; Learned it by ear;
00:08:50 - La valse de mon père et ma mère;
00:12:00 - Talking; Joking with each other;
00:12:58 - La robe barrée;
00:16:17 - They say that "La robe barrée" is 27-30 years old or 30-38 years old; Talk about the lyrics; One of their fathers used to sing that;
00:17:14 - Aubrey Deville learned to play fiddle at home; His older brother and his grandpa played fiddle; His dad sang; He doesn't sing much--only alone;
00:18:20 - Titles of songs his dad sang: Chère cherie, Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
00:19:30 - Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;
00:21:09 - Aubrey's dad, Lester Deville, and grandpa, Raymond(?) Deville, played that song; Lived in Pointe aux Pins (Five miles east of Mamou); Farmer;
00:22:15 - Speaking in french;
00:23:00 - Le vieux boeuf et le vieux chariot;

Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire;
00:26:37 - J'ai été au bal;
00:29:18 - Lacassine Special;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Rinzler, Ralph
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk Music; Accordion; Fiddle; Radio
Creator: 
Ralph Rinzler
Recording date: 
Saturday, October 9, 1965
Coverage Spatial: 
Mamou, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:32:22
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, September 9, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--7"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1