Acadia North and South - Zachary Richard interviewing Sandra LeCouteur

Accession No.: 
AC3-004

Episode 4: Sandra LeCouteur - Island Girl - Hosted by Zachary Richard;

00:50 - Zachary Richard talks about the Acadians love for music;
03:10 - Zachary talks about Miscou being isolated from the rest of the world;
04:00 - Footage of Sandra LeCouteur recording a song;
04:48 - Footage of Sandra on a fishing boat with others;
05:30 - Zachary asks Sandra about her history with singing - She's been singing her whole life, but only recently started singing on stage;
07:18 - Zachary explains that Sandra is a good example of a Miscou girl and explains what that means - She's a mother, daughter, a dreamer, and is true to herself;
07:20 - Scenes of Sandra and her father, Hiran LeCouteur, digging for clams
09:50 - Sandra discusses her love of words and stories;
10:44 - Sandra recording a song - Zachary narrates and says that she never forgets where she comes from while singing;
11:26 - Sandra discusses the Miscou fog horn and how it sounds like it's in her song;
12:25 - Sandra talks about her sons and how, because of them, she stopped believing in organized religion
14:08 - Sandra singing in the Miscou church;
14:15 - Sandra explains that the church is the Miscou church and talks about her memories here;
14:50 - Sandra talks about singing and crying for all the ones that have died and are now buried in the church cemetery;
15:16 - Sandra sings the song that is sang at the end of all of the funerals ("Beautiful Heaven" / "Beau ciel");
17:35 - Explains how she feels when on stage; Footage from the recording studio;
20:31 - Footage from a clam bake, talking about her time at the lighthouse;
21:44 - Sandra singing while people eat and play music;
22:42 - Zachary speaks of Sandra and all of her good qualities
23:43 - Festival Acadien de Caraquet, August 2002 (Sandra singing on stage)

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Acadia North and South Collection
Subject: 
Acadians, French, Folk Music, New Brunswick, Acadie
Creator: 
Charles Larroque
Recording date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Miscou Island, New Brunswick
Publisher: 
Charles Larroque / Louisiane à la carte
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:44
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Original Format: 
DVD
Digital Format: 
MP4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 3