Balfa Brothers, Abshire, Ardoin, & Fontenot Outtakes

Accession No.: 
BR7-001

Outtake from Jean-Pierre Bruneau's film "Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane"

***NO AUDIO***

Filmed in 1972
Nathan Abshire, Bois Sec Ardoin, Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, Will Bolfa, Terry Burtram

Notes from JP Bruneau: Dewey Balfa's house in Basille, song is possibly "Bonsoir...", all people present except film crew are Balfa family members, Bruneau visible seated on ground at one point.

Banjo player is Terry Burtram whom Dewey Balfa played with at a folk festival and was experimenting with it in Cajun music

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Bruneau, Jean-Pierre
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Folk Music; Creole, Violin; Accordion; Guitar; Banjo
Creator: 
Jean-Pierre Bruneau
Informants: 
Nathan Abshire, Bois Sec Ardoin, Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, Will Bolfa, Terry Burtram
Recording date: 
Wednesday, January 5, 1972
Coverage Spatial: 
Basile, Louisiana
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
Other
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:27
Digitized Date: 
Monday, December 3, 2012
Original Format: 
16 mm Film
Digital Format: 
Video
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
48 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 3