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Interview of Crawford Vincent by Ben Sandmel

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Crawford Vincent:

00:00 - Talking about the early days of the Hackberry Ramblers
02:40 - Evolution of the band - Crawford joining the band when he was with the Civilian Conservation Corps
03:20 - Working on the farm after finishing school
04:50 - Playing with Harry Choates, Leo Soileau, Happy Fats
06:45 - Jolie Blonde

08:10 - Music changing - Began playing music with Accordion players
-Iry LeJeune, Joe Bonsall, Sidney Brown, Marie Falcon, August Broussard

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Interview of Nick Spitzer by Ben Sandmel.

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Nick Spitzer:

00:00 - His experience using it to premier the documentary on rural Zydeco
00:45 - Event with Chris Strachwitz and Santiago Jimenez
01:30 - Locals coming together to get the theater prepared for the film premier
02:25 - Reactions during the premier
02:50 - Restoration of the theater
03:00 - Originally built to give locals access to popular culture
05:00 - Programming being in French

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Interview of Vincent Fontenot by Ben Sandmel.

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

Vincent Fontenot:

00:30 - His involvement in Cajun music and owning the club in Basile
01:00 - Nonc Allie Young
02:00 - Harry LaFleur forming the CFMA - Cajun French Music Association
05:00 - First productions at the Liberty Theater
05:50 - Acadian Culture Center being tied in with the Liberty Theater
06:00 - Vincent became the first park ranger at the National Park, Jean Lafitte Center
07:50 - Architectural drawings for the Jean Lafitte Center
11:00 - Memorable events at the theater
11:50 - Claudia Wood, Tina Pillione

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Interview of David Greely by Ben Sandmel

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

David Greely:

00:10 - His thoughts about playing at the liberty theater - Audience speaks French
00:20 - Loves that most of the audience knows the music and speaks French
01:00 - Show is conducted in French
01:15 - When David started learning French - exposure to the language
02:30 - Teaching himself vocabulary and grammar
03:00 - How he got involved in playing Cajun music

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