L'Heure des Cadiens; Various Musical Performances/Folk Songs;

Accession No.: 
MA6-006

Mason 70.62.121-150:

Basile, Louisiana - Nathan Abshire, Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, Tony Balfa, Junior Benoit, Will Balfa:

L'Heure des Cadiens at Roy's Place with Dewey as host:

Band is introduced:
-Nathan Abshire - accordion
-Junior Benoit from Morse - guitar
-Rodney Balfa from Mamou - guitar
-Tony Balfa - drums
-Dewey and Will Balfa - fiddles

-Sid's Lounge
-Chunky's Furniture and Appliance Store. TVs and Home appliances.
-Records, 8-tracks, tape players. Basile, Stagg Avenue
-Calcasieu Waltz (Catalogued as 'La Valse de Kaplan')
-Mamou Two-Step
-Au Long de la Rivière chanté par Junior
-Pastries and Coffee. Lunches. Basile S.O.? Café
-Oh Marie! par Aldus Roger. Pour Roy Fontenot. Chanté par Junior
-Jasper in Eunice. Perry Pitre Ford Company. Used vehicles

(13:48) - Cajun Two-Step with Roger on spoons. (Acadian Two-Step/Club 73 Special/Nonc Adam)
-Roger from Paris, France. Slim's Club in Kinder on Hwy 190.
-Kingpins, Charles Mann, Geno Thibodeaux and Robert Bertrand, Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys all play at Slim's
-La Valse des Cherokis (Midland Two-Step)
-Sponsors. 4th 15 min. of the program. Roy's Place
-Pine Grove Blues (Ma Nègresse) pour les enfants

Scott, Louisiana:
-Crowley Two-Step by Erast? Dugas and Walter Mouton

Basile, Louisiana with Nathan Abshire and the Pinegrove Boys (see above for band members):

(26:29) - Grand Night Special (La Valse de Minuit)
-La Valse du Grand Bois (La Valse d'Alléman/La Valse des Mèches)
-La Banane à Nonc Adam (Acadian Two-Step/Club 73 Special) pour Roger
-La Danse de Limonade

Ville Platte, Louisiana - Otile Balfa:

(39:30) - Brillant comme une étoile (Je me suis marillié par les Frères Balfa)
-Charles chéri (Cher chéri)
-Si j'aurais des ailes
-Ma Grande Voile Noire
-La Valse à Tante Mimi (La Valse/Les Misères des Balfa)

Elton, Louisiana - Koasati Indians Church Compensational - Choir music with piano (IMG_1023):

(47:13) - By and By
-Just a little talk with Jésus
-On the Jéricho Road
-Washed in the Blood of the Lamb

Mamou, Louisiana - Dewey and Rodney Balfa:

-Chère 'Tite Fille (Mon Cher Bébé Créole/Saturday Night Waltz)

(1:00:17) - J'étais au bal hier au soir ( I Went to the Dance)
-La Valse de la Louisiane (Mon Papa by Robert Bertrand/Chataigner Waltz) - Harry, Dewey, and Rodney Balfa
-Reprise du morceau précédent

Lafayette, Louisiana - Judy Bearb - 08/09/1970:

-Un petit bonhomme
-Saute Crapaud
-Un petit bonhomme
-Madame Boyo (Madame Bosso)

Scott, Louisiana:

-Jolie Blonde (La Fille de la Veuve/Ma Blonde Est Partie)
-(Also, La Valse de Gueydan/La Valse de Jolly Rogers/La Valse de Couillon)
-Reprise of Jolie Blonde

(1:14:04) - La Valse de Bambocheur - les Frères Balfa (similar to La Valse Évangéline)

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Roger Mason Audio Collection
Subject: 
Louisiana; Cajuns; Creoles; Folk music; Violins; Accordions; Guitars;
Creator: 
Roger Mason
Informants: 
Nathan Abshire, Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, Tony Balfa, Junior Benoit, Will Balfa; Erast? Dugas and Walter Mouton; Otile Balfa; Koasati Indians of Elton; Harry Balfa; Judy Bearb;
Recording date: 
Sunday, August 2, 1970
Coverage Spatial: 
Basile, LA; Scott, LA; Lafayette, LA; Mamou, LA; Elton, LA; Ville Platte, LA;
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:17:08
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Original Format: 
CD (probably reel to reel tape)
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 3