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Creole folktales by Wilson Mitchell dit Ben Guiné

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

0:00 - Jokes were common back in the day; Froumi et butterfly (conte-fable)
5:58 - Vieux nègre et vieux blanc: Oh, fiva! (conte)
14:42 - Vieux nègre et vieux blanc: Metayer Joe et maïs qui baissait (conte)

21:45 - Histoire de la famille- Mère était créole
-Le père (pure américain) et sa sœur, orphelin, élevé par un sauvage (Amérindien)/traiteur puis par Joe 'Coon' Savoy (blanc) de Parks
-Puis Mr. Mécou(?) de Lafayette a pris son père et sa sœur

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Stories told by Mr. and Mrs. Walter & Evelia Boudreaux

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

0:00 - Régis shot the dog. Going to the dance the following Saturday
-John Déjean, went to court and Régis spent 11 months in prison in St. Martin
-he stayed there and spent the weekends at home?; Walter Boudreaux's grandfather died before he could remember
-Régis Boudreaux était en prison et constable en même temps
-Stayed constable as long as he wanted, no one would've challenged him; break for ice cream

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Stories told by Mr. and Mrs. Walter & Evelia Boudreaux

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

0:00 - contes: knife fight
-les Guilbeau contre les Landry, les Meche et les Melancon, les Meche et les Rogers; Marais Bouleur, Ossun

4:44 - la bataille aux courses chez Payo Morin: Stelly vs. Quibodeaux; someone died in knife fight near Arnaudville
-Officer Martin Webre and his stick/pistol; Mr. Walter and his father-in-law went to St. Martinville for the trial
-Martin Begnaud a été tué par les petits Français
-Walter Boudreaux thinks they hanged the French people in Scott - there's a book about the story (Baleine/Badon?)

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Stories told by Mr. and Mrs. Walter & Evelia Boudreaux

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

***Copy of AN1-128***

0:00 - Le conte du garçon et l'aveugle (The Blindman in the Bleachers)
-Heard at her cousin's funeral in Duson from the priest - no more pain or hurt in heaven
-gave up play time to spend with his father

5:01 - Le conte de la fille qui méprisait tout le monde; contes des prêtres au Canada
8:03 - Le conte de la fille qui faisait des somersets; Petite Poucette (expanded)
15:25 - Le conte du grand-père et son petit-fils; le médecin: le truck et le cadillac

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Interview with and Musical Performance by Freeman Fontenot

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

Freeman Fontenot:

0:00 - Jolie catin; Mazurka/Fais do-do bébé

3:43 - La danse à Mentau(?) Guillory; Freeman learned to play at age 14 from défunt Monsieur Adam
-Dolton Vidrine et Mayeuse Dugas (good white accordion player from Elton/Basile)
-Amédé Ardoin style; Amédé sang - Adam didn't sing but was a better accordion player than Amédé

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Interview with Félix Richard

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

0:00 - Cankton had one of the best basketball teams - players were all men
-Trail Rides, dances, cochons de lait chez Mr. Ellis Richard - He doesn't have legs, but he was just as strong as the bouncer
-coming back from their trip to Canada; playing "Allons Chez Tee Maurice"
-Ellis wanted his name mentioned as much as possible, good or bad; Félix would go out with Freddy Richard
-Freddy went to bed later than Félix because he always to care of watching places where people would play card/craps.

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Interview with Félix Richard

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

0:00 - Popular dancehalls; graduated in 1935; Gérard Forestier's danchall 1.5 miles east of Vatican going towards Carencro
-Esta Hébert's danchall 1.5 miles west of Vatican; Babineaux's dancehall in Bosco/Mire (between Vatican and Rayne)
-Tee Maurice; Pointe Noire, edge of Marais Bouleur - many people killed; improvement as schools opened
-Marais Bouleur and Carencro fights; Tee Maurice, people from all over went
-Joe Hanks was a good bouncer at Tee Maurice; played music for 12 years

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Interview with James Domengeaux and Mme. Charlotte Borga

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

James Domengeaux; J.-F. Cormier; Ph. Delarme; Mme Charlotte Borga:

Date: 10 septembre et 1 octobre (no indication of the year/1971 or 1972?)
Programme de la serie : 'La semaine en français' sur les ondes de la radio KPEL chaque dimanche matin à 9:30 AM

0:00 - James Domengeaux, président du CODOFIL going to France with several delegates and Governor Edwards

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