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Performances by Jean Pons and Joseph Rhois, Michael Doucet, David Doucet, Errol Verret, Canray Fontenot and Bois-Sec Ardoin, Felix and Sterling Richard, Joseph Perrier, Simon St. Pierre

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

Jean Pons and Joseph Rhois - various tunes on accordion and bagpipes

Michael Doucet, David Doucet, Errol Verret - Danse Carré (00:05:30)

Felix and Sterling Richard, Gerald Cormier:

-Acadian Two Step (00:10:40)
-La valse criminelle (00:12:30)

Simon St. Pierre playing an unnamed tune (00:16:30)
-Saint Anne's Reel (00:18:25)

Canray Fontenot:

-Unnamed waltz
-Unnamed reel (00:24:10)
-La danse de la misère

Canray Fontenot and Bois-Sec Ardoin:

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Performances at the Smithsonian Folk Festival by the Lawtell Playboys, Michael Doucet, Canray Fontenot, Felix and Sterling Richard; Various French Musicians

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

1. Tape 852 - French Tapes
2. Tape 852 - Alice Brochet - J'ai connu la rose (00:02:00)

3. Tape 852 - Alice Brochet - Le plaisir d'être à table
-Footage of dancing, music and food at an Smithsonian Folk Festival

4. Tape 853 - Zydeco - Lawtell Playboys
-Allons à Lafayette played in background (00:14:00)
-La pistache à Tante Na Na
-Lemonade Song (0019:07)
-Tante Na Na (00:21:52)
-Fi Fi Poncho
-La coulée rodaire
-Ils ont tous demandé pour toi

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Performance by Ardoin Family band with Canray Fontenot; Footage of Jousting at Cotton Festival

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

1. Tape 290, 291, 292 - Ardoin show - Canray Fontenot joins the band
-Jongle à moi
-Mardi Gras
-Joe Pitre (00:10:50)
-Allons Danser
-Fi Fi Poncho
-La valse à dimanche après-midi (00:26:18)
-Moi, je suis gone
-Jongle à Moi

2. Tape 293 - Jousting at the Cotton Festival - video footage of the jousters
-Rider talking about the Tournoi (00:38:00)
-Talking about how the wind affects riders' performance
-Footage from the tournament

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Performance by Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, Footage from Ardoin Family Barbeque

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

1. Tape 285 - Fontenot 1 - Bois Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Freeman Fontenot
-La valse de dimanche après-midi
-Bois Sec and Canray talking about Amédé Ardoin's career and how he died

2. Tape 285 and 286 - Fontenot 2 - Bois Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Freeman Fontenot
-La coulée rodaire (00:15:46)
-J'ai personne dans le pays pour m'aimer
-La Pointe aux Pins
-Waltz

3. Tape 287 - Ardoin Family BBQ
-Conversation with Freeman Fontenot and his wife (00:36:20)
-Random footage from BBQ (00:40:36)

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Field video on various subjects - Footage from Festivals Acadiens

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

1. Tape 278 - Sunday Festival - Footage of musicians and dancers
-J'ai passé devant ta porte
-Mamou Hot Step

-Haitian Dancers - Halleluah (00:03:53)

-Interviews and footage of people in the crowd (00:07:00)

2. Tape 278 - Sunday Festival 23

-Michif Indians and Dancers
-Diggy Liggy La (00:09:25)
-Instrumental with tap dancing (00:10:37)

3. Tape 280 - End of Festival

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Various video subjects

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

1. Tape 272 - Rêve du Diable - multiple reels on accordion and fiddle
-Tymeurs de la baie
-Instrumental (00:08:45)
-Polka d'Évangéline (00:12:40)
-Bienvenue en Claire (00:16:41)
-Bienvenue en Claire Take 2

2. Tape 273 - Michif Indians from North Dakota (00:24:00)
-Instrumental fiddle tunes (00:28:35)
-Diggy Liggy La (00:30:44)
-Step dancing (00:39:00)
-Spanish eyes (00:47:53)

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Various videos from Festivals Acadiens - Interviews with Craftspeople, Performances by Cush Cush and the Scott Orchestra

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

Footage from Festival - Sausage po-boys, wooden toys

1. Tape 266 - Interviews with Chitimacha Tribe members and women weaving baskets (festival)
-Interview with Adner Ortego - local fiddle maker and player (00:12:30)
-Cher bébé créole (00:15:25)

2. Tape 267 - Cush Cush (festival) - Errol Verret, Ward Lormand, Ray Brasseur, Robert Leblanc, Lynn Harrington - Lacassine Special

3. Tape 268 - Scott Orchestra (festival) - Walter Mouton, Dick Richard, Keith Richard, Emory Leger, Chuck Broussard

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Field video on various subjects - Footage from Festivals Acadiens

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

1. Tape 261 - Philadelphia Street Dance #1

2. Tape 261 - Philadelphia Street Dance #2
-Interview with Elston Gillford and Lee Ellen Freeland on Ogden St. in Philadelphia
-Creating and teaching dances; demonstration of different steps, group demonstration with music

3. Tape 262 - Cush-Cush
-La valse des grands chemins
-Jolie bassette / Eunice Two Step
-La valse criminelle
-Les flammes d'enfer

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Freeman Fontenot

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

02:20 - Fifi Foncho
04:29 - Two step Platte
05:58 - Two step de Mamou
07:35 - Valse de Samedi au soir
09:12 - Valse de Trainer
11:02 - Deux Cousines
15:45 - Pain de Mais
17:20 - Hathaway two step
19:10 - Love Bridge Waltz
22:30 - La pointe aux pins
23:50 - Dixieland
25:12 - J'ai étais au bal
26:35 - Two step sans titre
28:11 - Contredanse
30:10 - Shoefly

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