Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet (cont.)

Accession No.: 
BE1-094

00:30 - More thoughts on Jimmy Domengeaux;
02:00 - Problems within French education; importing French teachers;
04:20 - You can teach kids standard French, while still reinforcing "their own" French. Teaching standard French in school is a non-issue;
05:45 - Domengeaux would always apologize for the way he spoke French, Didn't care for Cajun/Creole music;
07:15 - Genteel Acadians and Cajun music - The thought of it as bas clas;
08:00 - Dewey Balfa changes Domengeaux's mind (to an extent) on Cajun music;
10:00 - Domengeaux's thoughts on Inez Catalon's performance at one of the early Festivals Acadiens;
11:00 - Domengeaux's legacy;
11:50 - The Faulk affair - (Assuming this is something with James Donald Faulk's book);
13:30 - "Cris sur le Bayou" - Domengeaux thought Cajun French shouldn't be taught, partially because there were no written examples until this book of poetry had been published. After this Richard Guidry was hired by the State Board of Education;
15:50 - Codofil's early funding through the Bilingual Education Act from the federal government;
18:20 - Bernard asks Ancelet if he ever heard a story about the FBI spying on CODOFIL;
18:45 - Discussing Barry's early interest in Cajun culture; Recounts hearing Roger Mason performing in Paris for the first time;
22:40 - Barry first meeting Dewey Balfa;
24:10 - Barry's early interviews that he conducted for CODOFIL;
25:30 - Ron and Fay Stanford's fieldwork done through an NEA grant;
28:00 - Early planning of the first Festivals Acadiens et Créoles;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
CODOFIL; French language, Louisiana
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Recording date: 
Friday, February 27, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:13
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, April 8, 2024
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
AIFF
Bit Depth: 
16
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore