Michael Doucet:
01:00 - Adult musical carrer; formation of Coteau
02:45 - The relationship between Coteau and BeauSoleil
03:30 - Getting young people interested in French music in the 1970s
05:30 - Recording BeauSoleil's first record
07:25 - Difference between the two groups
08:50 - Touring with Coteau
David Doucet:
01:00 - Experience at the Blue Moon Jam Session
02:30 - BeauSoleil's use of more chords, compared to most Cajun groups
04:00 - Hiring bands for the World's Fair, in New Orleans
04:10 - Snooks Eaglin and his unorthadox playing style
05:30 - Lack of creativity in the current Lafayette music scene
08:00 - Playing music on the strip in the late 70s; Mother's Mantle
Mitch Reed:
01:00 - Birthplace of Bayou Vista, LA
01:20 - Growing up on Doucet Road in Lafayette, and musical motivation
03:00 - Playing with his father, Bob Reed, in a Cajun band called "Mamou Prairie Band"
04:20 - Octa Clark and Hector Duhon sparking inspiration for Cajun music
04:50 - Canray Fontenot and Bois Sec Ardoin
05:45 - The influence of Irish Music; Planxty
07:30 - Fiddle beginnings
Billy Ware:
00:40 - First experiences playing music; Bongo drums
01:45 - Taking lessons from Charlie Gahn
02:45 - Birthplace (Mobile, AL), family history, and how his parents met; eventually moving to Lafayette. Family owned Belle Grove Plantation in White Castle
04:30 - Learning to play drums
09:00 - Playing with different bands and attending jam sessions in high school
10:30 - Francis Pavy
11:50 - Attending U.S.L.
15:30 - Playing for dance studios
17:50 - Music and living in California
Tommy Alesi:
00:01:00 - Tommy Alesi, son to the owner of Alesi's Pizza House in Lafayette
00:02:20 - Stationed in Lafayette during war; meeting Tommy's Mother
00:02:40 - Moving to Lafayette in 1957
00:03:15 - Father playing piano accordion
00:05:00 - Talking about how he began to play music; started out in school band playing drums
Michael Doucet speaks to a class, and is joined by the traditional music ensemble
00:50 - Significance of Cajun music being local and his journey learning and playing music
02:25 - Speaking about Irene Whitfield Holmes' thesis
03:00 - Cajun music in the 1970's and young people discovering traditional music
Wilson Savoy:
01:00 - 'Balfa Family Waltz'
02:30 - The simplicity of music is what makes it beautiful, "leaving space"
03:15 - Old styles of Cajun music
07:00 - Early Dennis McGee recordings
14:00 - 'Bayou Teche Waltz'
22:00 - 'Caillette est Crèvée'
25:20 - 'Pine Grove Blues'
33:00 - Picking out the melody in a song
Wilson Savoy's Traditional Cajun Music Ensemble Class with special guest, Michael Doucet:
00:00 - Review of previous week's class
00:40 - 'Bosco Stomp'
12:50 - 'Midland Two-Step'
21:20 - 'Cherokee Waltz'
25:00 - Comparing excerpts from different songs like 'Grand Mamou,' and 'Viens Me Chercher'
Michael Doucet:
00:00 - Class continues to dance various traditional tunes
10:00 - Rhythmic chopping on violin
11:30 - 'Valse à Deux Temps'
17:00 - Improvisational dancing to a reel
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Michael Doucet:
01:00 - Dancing to Cajun music
02:35 - Dudley Leblanc's Hadacol and its connection to dance
03:45 - The flow of the music and how it connects to dance
04:45 - Students giving feedback on dance expression to Cajun music
