Performance by John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys; Interviews with Barry Ancelet, Deo Langley, Dewey Balfa, et al.
John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys:
0:00 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play "Petite et la grosse"; Ann Goodly plays accordion
3:10 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play "Oh 'Tit Fille" / "Oh Petite Fille"; Ann Goodly plays accordion
8:18 - John Delafose & the Eunice Playboys play a song in English; Geno Delafose plays accordion
17:24 - close-up on "The Telephone Book" with an image of a Floyd Sonnier engraving
17:44 - close-ups on other Floyd Sonnier engravings
Interviews with and Performances by Barry Ancelet et al:
32:10 - Alan Lomax and Barry Ancelet discuss cultural survival of the Cajuns
35:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about displays of pride for Cajun culture
36:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about the distinction between Cajun and Acadian culture; Acadian history
40:30 - Alan Lomax and Barry Ancelet discuss Festivals Acadiens
41:25 - Barry Ancelet talks about the first "Tribute to Cajun Music" festival
43:45 - Barry Ancelet talks about Cajun music attracting attention worldwide; Cajun music among Francophone international audiences; Beausoleil; Zachary Richard
45:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about CODOFIL, French immersion, Dewey Balfa's Folk Arts in the Schools program
47:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the issue of teaching standard French in Louisiana schools to Louisiana French heritage speakers
48:50 - Barry Ancelet talks about working toward adapting French language education to utilize Louisiana French varieties
50:40 - Barry Ancelet talks about Cajuns settling on the edge of the frontier, cowboy culture
52:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about American cowboy music, Dennis McGee's "La Valse du Vacher, rodeos, horse shows, cattle drives
54:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about Catahoula Leopard dogs
55:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about betting sports, horse racing, etc.
56:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about Revon Reed's Saturday morning radio show at Fred's Lounge on KEUN
58:20 - footage of the interior a home in Acadian Village in Lafayette, Louisiana
1:01:30 - Fiddle player Deo Langley discusses his Choctaw and Coushatta heritage and his family in Elton, Louisiana
1:04:40 - Deo Langley talks about house dances / bals de maison, learning to play fiddle at the age of 6 and his parents playing French music
1:05:55 - Deo Langley talks about speaking French, Coushatta, Choctaw and English
1:07:00 - Deo Langley talks about learning to play "Indian on a Stump" from his uncle, Jackson Langley
1:07:50 - Deo Langley plays "Indian on a Stump"
1:10:00 - Deo Langley and Dewey Balfa play "Adieu, Rosa"
1:11:20 - Deo Langley and Dewey Balfa play "Adieu, Rosa"
1:12:45 - Dewey Balfa plays "Adieu, Rosa"
1:14:45 - Deo Langley talks about learning "Adieu, Rosa" from Leo Soileau, Deo Langley and Dewey Balfa play "Adieu, Rosa"
1:16:50 - Deo Langley and Dewey Balfa play "Grand Tasso"
1:20:00 - Dewey Balfa talks about Jimmie Davis and the song "Colinda"
1:21:11 - Dewey Balfa plays "Colinda"
1:22:45 - Dewey Balfa talks about "Parlez-nous à boire"
1:23:40 - Dewey Balfa sings "Parlez-nous à boire" a capella
1:25:17 - Dewey Balfa plays "Parlez-nous à boire"
1:27:20 - Dewey Balfa sings "Parlez-nous à boire" a capella
1:29:25 - Dewey Balfa plays "Parlez-nous à boire"
1:30:00 - Dewey Balfa talks about "Parlez-nous à boire," Cajun culture, the arrival of the Acadians
1:31:45 - Dewey Balfa talks changes in Cajun culture during the the Huey Long administration and World War II, influences from other cultures in Louisiana
1:33:30 - Dewey Balfa talks about the transformation from Acadian to Cajun culture
1:34:20 - Dewey Balfa talks about the origins of Louisiana French, speaking French with people in France, perceptions about Americans vs. Louisianians in France
