Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee

Accession No.: 
SP2-008

00:00 - Fragment of a tune
00:36 - Casey Jones played with fiddle, guitar, bass
01:15 - Port Arthur Waltz (Chère Bouclette?) (Jean Billeaudeaux?)
04:42 - Gotta See Big Joe (Multiple versions);
06:30 - Tante Alene;
09:10 - La valse de pénitencière - played with twin fiddles and guitar. Dennis sings a verse after playing the song.
11:42 - Les flammes d’enfer (Petit ou la Grosse) played with twin fiddles;
14:55 - Kaplan Waltz played with twin fiddles;
21:48 - Allons à Lafayette - Played in the style of Harry Choates; Alternate vocals for “Lafayette et pris en feu;”
24:10 - Nobody’s Darling but Mine (T’es petite et t’es mignonne); Tells a story about his sick daughter;
28:45 - Saute Crapaud (fragment);
30:00 - La valse des Deshotels - played with twin fiddles
33:17 - La valse des Reeds - played with twin fiddles
36:50 - Two step de Devilliers
39:50 - Ton papa m’a jèté dehors;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Will Spires and Delilah Lee Lewis Collection
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Folk Music, Live Performance, Fiddle
Creator: 
Will Spires and Delilah Lee Lewis
Informants: 
Louisiana, French, Cajun, Folk Music, Live Performance, Fiddle
Recording date: 
Wednesday, April 5, 1978
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Will Spires, Delilah Lee Lewis
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
40:41
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
ACCF - Room A Drawer 21 Row 3