Acadia North and South - Zachary Richard interviewing Marc Comeau

Accession No.: 
AC3-018

Episode 18: Marc Cormier - Don't Hurt 'em, M.C.!

00:45 - Intro
01:50 - Marc Comeau - Live performance of Jacobus et Maleco, footage with landscape B-roll;
02:44 - Marc talks about remixing old songs to get the crowd into it;
03:02 - Zachary talks about people using their own inspiration to keep the Acadian traditions going;
04:23 - "Tymer" Plays in backdround as Zach and Marc discuss how French speakers are a minority in Nova Scotia;
04:37 - Effect of North American media on Francophones;
05:47 - Marc and band talk about music and performances, studio footage;
06:50 - Zachary explains that music can have a healing quality;
07:24 - Rehearsal for Jacobus et Maleco performance;
08:07 - Marc defines "Acadian;"
09:30 - Marc and Jacques in the studio;
11:13 - Zach talks about passing down traditions and cultures;
12:04 -Marc and Danny Leblanc discuss how Acadian French is changing and evolving;
13:20 - Marc and Zach discuss how younger generations think of Acadian culture as a culture of folklore and tradition;
14:42 - Marc and Jacques rapping;
14:58 - Marc talks about the 400th anniversary celebration;
16:03 - Group of Acadians singing traditional songs;
16:52 - Marc talking about how his dad helped him keep his French alive and why it is important;
18:08 - Paul Comeau and Marc talk about speaking French in school and keeping the tradition alive;
18:59 - Paul discusses how his wife speaks only English but she can understand French;
20:20 - Marc discusses assimilation;
21:25 - Zachary Richard singing in the studio with Marc and Jacques;
22:01 - Zach talks about how a culture needs to evolve in order to survive;
22:44 - Marc rapping in studio;

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Acadia North and South Collection
Subject: 
Acadie, Acadians, Nova Scotia, French,
Creator: 
Charles Laroque
Recording date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Comeauville, Nova Scotia
Publisher: 
Charles Larroque / Louisiane à la carte
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:50
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