Interview with Dr. Josh Caffery

Accession No.: 
QUI-034

00:56 - Main Street Blues by the Red Stick Ramblers
05:33 - Interview
- Grew up in Franklin, Louisiana
- Dad played different styles of guitar
09:08 - Sliding Delta by Mississippi John Hurt
12:30 - Doc’s Guitar by Doc Watson and Merle Watson
13:50 - Interview
- Started playing guitar in college
- Met Richard Burgess in college and started playing music together
- Went to the University of New Mexico, then switched to Louisiana State University
- Started learning about Cajun music and was fascinated by the lives and stories of Cajun musicians
19:30 - Chameaux One Step by Marc Savoy and Dewey Balfa
22:35 - The Drunkard’s Waltz by Canary Fontenot
24:20 - Interview
- Met Marc and Anne Savoy and became friends with their son, Joel Savoy
- Formed a band with Richard Burgess, Joel Savoy, and Glenn Fields called Brother Theresa, in which they played swing music and original tunes
- Brother Theresa would play shows in Baton Rouge
- Graduated in English and Religious Studies
- Started writing about music for the Times of Acadiana
- Went to Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia with quite a few Louisiana musicians
- Started the Red Stick Ramblers with Joel Savoy
32:40 - I’ve Been Alone Before by The Red Stick Ramblers
37:10 - The Emu Song by Josh Caffery
40:58 - Interview
- Learned to play mandolin in the Red Stick Ramblers
- Played with the Red Stick Ramblers for five years
- Talks about how the Red Stick Ramblers played a part in a new generation of the Lafayette music scene
45:50 - When the Sugarcane’s Tall by the Red Stick Ramblers
50:55 - Cross That Bridge by the Figs
53:17 - Interview
- Talks about writing the song “Cross That Bridge” that the Figs covered
- Currently working on PHD at UL
- Currently playing with Feufollet
55:48 - Femme l’a dit by Feufollet

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Corey Porche - Quoi Ya Radio Show
Subject: 
Cajun Music, Red Stick Ramblers
Creator: 
Corey Porche
Informants: 
Corey Porche, Dr. Josh Caffery
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies; Corey Porche; KRVS
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
1:00:08
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, March 22, 2021
Original Format: 
Born Digital
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1 kHz