MUS 360 - feat. Megan Brown (2015)
Megan Brown:
00:06:34 - Dr. DeWitt and Megan Brown begin the session with introductions
00:08:38 - Megan Brown talks about her family and musical relatives; including her distant relation to Sidney Brown
00:11:26 - She continues with first getting into Cajun music and playing gigs
00:15:33 - Megan Brown sings 'untitled'
00:17:14 - Translation of the previous song's lyrics
00:20:10 - Brown acknowledges the Magnolia Sisters for sparking her love of early ballads and recordings
00:23:55 - Dr. DeWitt inquires about her involvement in the 40-50-80 festivities from Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2014
00:26:45 - Brown simplifies learning different dialects of French, crediting her B.A. in Francophone Studies from U.L. Lafayette, and compares the language types
00:28:29 - Transitions into her job at KRVS radio station, collaborative work with the Center for Louisiana Studies, and the French involvement within each
00:32:45 - Students ask Megan's opinion on which era (early or modern) in Cajun music is more influential on artists today
00:35:32 - Megan Brown sings 'Moi, Je L'Aime Une Petite Fille'
00:37:04 - Translation of the previous song's lyrics
00:40:02 - Brown talks about one of her projects, T'Monde
00:42:43 - The two discuss Cleoma Falcon-Breaux, and the common prejudices against female musicians in, and surrounding, Falcon's life
00:45:00 - Megan Brown strums her guitar and sings the French version of 'Careless Love'
00:50:56 - T'Monde, beginning and present; also, breakdowns of the group's recorded tracks
00:57:23 - The result of Cajun music with the button accordion's arrival
01:03:40 - Megan Brown closes the session with 'La Fete Printeniere'
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