Interview with Ambrose Thibodeaux

Accession No.: 
AN1.255

Ambrose Thibodeaux:

AN1.255.i

-First accordion "Lester Brand"; Father; Monarch and Sterling accordions; His current accordion; 38 years without playing
-Courtship practices; Raising a family
-La vie d'un musicien; Jouer des bals dans le temps; Leaving music for marriage and starting again 38 years later
-First record with La Louisianne; Popularity of Cajun music at festivals
-Appreciation of style and timing and the importance for dancing; Tour de force in young musicians; The current state of music--festivals
-difference between music of the old days and now
-difference of singing in English or French
-the story of "Kaplan Waltz"; plays Kaplan Waltz; differences of other songs
-songwriting

AN1.255.ii

-differences of other songs
-Two-step des platins
-songwriting
-La valse d'Independence

Ambrose Thibodeaux (72)

***Possible Copy of AN1-118 + AN1-121?***

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk music; Oral history;
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Recording date: 
Sunday, January 5, 1975
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
65:39
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--5"
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore