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Interview with Canray Fontenot, Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Performance by John Delafose

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

Interview with Canray Fontenot et al:

0:00 - Canray Fontenot plays "Bernadette"
2:00 - Canray Fontenot plays "Les barres de la prison"
5:40 - Canray Fontenot plays an instrumental tune
8:35 - Canray Fontenot plays an instrumental tune
10:30 - footage of Canray Fontenot's home
15:45 - Mass at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival
17:55 - St. Martin De Porres Church choir performs "God Has Smiled on Me"

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Interviews with Barry Ancelet, Morris Ardoin, Dorestine Ledet et al.

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

Interviews with Barry Ancelet et al:

0:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about the song "Le premier jours de janvier"
1:30 - Barry Ancelet talks about the song "Isabeau" / "Sur le bord de l'eau"

3:00 - Barry Ancelet talks about Lula Landry, "Vermilion Parish southern coast culture"
-singing traditions, lack of cultural blending, high percentage of Acadians

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Footage of Horse Races and Track, Performance by Canray Fontenot and Bois-Sec Ardoin, Interview with Bois Sec Ardoin and his wife

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

1. Tapes 1336 -1338 - Horse Races 2-6
-Selling watermelons on the racetrack
-footage of horse workout (00:03:00)
-announcer explaining the betting process (00:04:45)
-Race, workout, and betting footage
-Recipe for boudin, rice dressing, butchering hogs (00:22:18)
-Additional race, workout, and betting footage (00:26:30)
-Prepping horses for race (00:34:40)
-Race footage (00:40:20)

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Drinking song edition, Cajun and Creole Hour

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

Dr. Carl Brasseaux talks about; roll of alcohol in Louisiana culture, Catholic Mediterranean values, Spruce beer, *tafue (rum?), prohibition and alcohol production in Louisiana, Fats Domino and swamp pop in LouisianaMusic played; LilÕ Bob and the Lollipops - I got loaded, *6:00 (1755?), Aldus Roger - One scotch one bourbon one beer, *13:00, BeauSoleil - Parlez-Nous A Boire, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys - La Valse du Bambocheur, Nathan Abshire and Dewey Balfa - Lemonade song, Charles Mann - Red Red Wine, Dirk Powell - Moonshiner, Harry Choates - *, Franky Ford - *, Hank Williams sr.

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Live Performances by Robert Jardell and Dewey Balfa, Video of Radio Broadcast at Fred's Lounge

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

1. Tape 1326-1328 - The Hut 5,6, and 7

Robert Jardell and Dewey Balfa:
-'Tit galop pour Mamou'
-'Broken Hearted Waltz'
-'La valse des Mèches'
-'La valse de Grand Bois'
-'French Blues' (00:17:09)
-'T'es petite et t'es mignonne' (00:30:10)
-'Eunice Two Step'
-'Jolie Catin'
-'My True Love' (00:48:00)
-'Les barres de la prison' (00:53:00)

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