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Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:31am -- Chris Segura

00:15 - Enterre-moi pas - Dennis on Accordion - Says he used to be a really good accordion player but can’t play it anymore;
03:15 - Kaplan Waltz (ID accordion player);
07:40 - Chère tout tout;
00:11 - Allons à Lafayette;
15:14 - La valse qui me fait du mal;
17:45 - La valse de quinze ans;
19:45 - Danse Carré - (La reel de Courville);
22:20 - La valse des Cherokees;
26:15 - La valse criminelle;

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Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 10:46am -- Chris Segura

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;

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Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 9:27am -- Chris Segura

00:05 - unnamed waltz - Dennis demonstrates one of his bow maneuvers;
01:45 - La valse de l’anse Maigre;
02:40 - Valse de l’anse maigre - played in “Accordion time” (first with one fiddle, then with twin fiddles)
05:46 - Enterre-moi pas;
07:15 - La valse de Tolam
08:35 - Nobody’s Darling but Mine (T’es petite et t’es mignonne);
10:40 - Dixieland
11:47 - Gotta See Momma Every Night;
12:20 - Casey Jones;
13:55 - unnamed reel
15:00 - La valse des vâchers;
15:55 - Reel des Deshotels;

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Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 4:02pm -- Chris Segura

00:00 - Irene You Gotta See Big Joe
00:55 - Pa Janvier, donnes-moi Pauline - played once with a single fiddle, then again with twin fiddles. Dennis breaks down the melody of the tune for Will;
07:25 - Reel de Coquin;
08:32 - Reel de Frugé;
09:20 - Chère mama (bébé) Créole - played with twin fiddles;
15:00 - Madame Young;
15:45 - La valse de Reed
17:33 - Family Waltz (learned from father-in-law)
19:35 - Square Dance (Courville’s Favorite) - They discuss the old dances they used to do to some of the songs;
21:35 - Adieu Rosa;

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Interview and Musical Performance by Dennis McGee and Sady Courville

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 2:03pm -- Chris Segura

00:00 - Pa Janvier, donnes-moi Pauline - vocal verse after two instrumental versions;
03:20 - Another version of Pa Janvier;
04:45 - Enterre-moi pas;
09:25 - La valse d’orphelin (Sady joins on second fiddle);
11:20 - La valse à mon défunt père;
13:00 - Pa Janvier, donnes-moi Pauline played with twin fiddles;
15:00 - Dennis explains the name of Pa Janvier;
15:30 - Reel Frugé;
18:10 - unnamed waltz played with twin fiddles;

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