BeauSoleil: Tommy Alesi, Billy Ware, Mitch Reed:

00:02:35 - Tommy Alesi and Billy Ware explain the various rhythms of BeauSoleil
00:07:27 - 'Bosco Blues'
00:10:27 - 'The Back Door (La Porte Dans Arriere)'
00:14:40 - History of Alesi Pizza House, Tommy's father, and moving to Lafayette
00:22:29 - Meeting Michael Doucet and joining BeauSoleil

00:24:31 - Experimentation with percussion in Cajun music
00:28:26 - Rhythm in BeauSoleil's version of 'Bon Temps Rouler'
00:31:31 - Creating and researching different rhythms and percussion
00:36:27 - Latin rhythm
00:39:46 - Second Line rhythm

00:49:47 - Michael and Billy's original vision for BeauSoleil
00:52:18 - Mitch Reed's musical beginnings
00:57:44 - Paul Simon and Dickie Landry sitting together at Carnegie Hall watching BeauSoleil
01:00:44 - Usual suspects at Marc Savoy's jam and Mitch's driving influences

01:03:45 - The process of building relationships with older musicians; then meeting Canray Fontenot and the Carriere family
01:08:40 - 'Old Carpenter's Waltz'
01:13:13 - Cajun versus Creole fiddle styles
01:16:38 - Story of Tommy Alesi's alligator skin snare drum
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