Greg Guirard Collection
Materials from the collection of Greg Guirard - noted naturalist and author, nature photographer, and documenter of life in the Atchafalaya Basin.
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The Houma Project Collection
American researcher and radio show host Earl Robicheaux’s tapes recorded for the “Houma Project.” The collection features interviews with Dominique Dardar Sr., Junius Billiot, Pierre and Maryline Naquin, Marie Dean, Kirby Verret, and others.
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KRVS Collection
KRVS 88.7 FM is a non-profit, listener supported, regional public radio station licensed to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The collection features recordings of radio broadcasts including programs such as “Chez Nous Autres” and “Voix De La Louisiane.”
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Interview with Yvette Landry
01:00 - Les blues à Catin by Bonsoir Catin
04:06 - Interview
- Aside from music, she is a teacher of eighth grade and sign language interpreter
- From Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
- Grew up listening to country and swamp pop
08:00 - Shirley Jean by Rockin’ Sydney
10:45 - False Eyelashes by Dolly Parton
13:20 - Interview
- Grandparents were swing and jazz musicians
- Grandmother played the banjo and grandfather played the drums
17:09 - Back Home in Indiana by Cap Hebert and his Louisianians
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Interview with Wilson Savoy
00:55 - Homage à Poulard by the Pine Leaf Boys
04:42 - Interview
- Originally from Savoy, near Eunice
- Parents are Marc and Ann Savoy
- Legendary Cajun musicians would come to his parents’ house as a child
- Learned to whistle his dad’s accordion tunes as a kid
- Got to travel with his parents through music
- Worked behind the counter at his dad’s store
- Started playing the piano in the style of boogie woogie
- Played piano for school events
20:30 - Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
23:04 - Interview
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Interview with Tony Davoren
0:56 - Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore
05:10 - Interview
- Born in Coventry, England in 1970
- Dad owned a folk music club called the Rocky Road in Coventry
- Many musicians including The Dubliners, The Furies, Christy Moore, and Planxty would stay at his parent’s house while traveling
13:02 - The Rocky Road to Dublin by The Dubliners
15:31 - Interview
- Moved back to Hollywood County Wicklow, Ireland when he was seven or eight years old
- Played football and was in the choir in school
- Was into punk music growing up
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Liberty Theatre Collection
Recordings from the Rendez-vous des Cajuns television show, recorded live in front of an audience at the Liberty Theatre in Eunice, Louisiana. The collection includes musical performances, jokes, storytelling, dance, and recipes.
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John and Alan Lomax Collection
Copies of discs recorded by American folklorists and authors John and Alan Lomax around Acadiana during a 1934 trip. Provided by the Library of Congress in the American Folklife Center.
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Alan Lomax Collection
Copies of videotapes recorded by American folklorist, filmmaker, and author Alan Lomax shot around Acadiana around 1982 and 1983. The tapes are the raw materials for Lomax’s 1990 film: “American Patchwork: Cajun Country.”
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Roger Mason Collection
This collection is made up of copies of Louisiana fieldwork conducted by American author, musician, and ethnomusicologist Roger Mason in 1970. Tapes include performances and interviews of Nathan Abshire, Alma Barthélémy, the Balfa Brothers, Walter Mouton, and others.
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