Live Performance by Thomas Matte, Reggie Matte, and Ken David

Accession No.: 
BE7-009-2

Thomas Matte - accordion and vocals; Reggie Matte - triangle and vocals; Ken David - fiddle; Bobby Dumatrait - Guitar

Recorded c. 2005; Thomas was 93 years old at time of recording

Mini Disc 2

00:00 - Conversation about being a farmer in the Great Depression continues from Mini Disc 1; Became a carpenter, did that for 40 years and retired at 79 years old;
00:30 - More conversation about planting crops, milk cows, purchasing food in the old days;
01:50 - Says that there was four bootleggers in town and one bread maker;
02:15 - Favorite musiciains (Angelas LeJeune, Amédé Ardoin, ?? Guidry); played often with Joe Falcon; First accordion was purchased for $3 from his brother;
05:10 - Lewisburg Two Step; For old-time house dances there was usually only an accordion and somebody on t-fer, sometimes they'd have a fiddler;
08:49 - Evangeline Special is announced, but they play Creole Stomp;
13:10 - Church Point Breakdown
17:10 - Les flammes d'enfer / End

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Harold Bernard Collection
Subject: 
Cajun music, interviews, live performance
Creator: 
Harold Bernard
Coverage Spatial: 
Chris' Po'boys, Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Harold Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:19:01
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, March 16, 2026
Digitized Date: 
Monday, February 9, 2026
Original Format: 
MiniDisc (MD)
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Returned to donor