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Interview with and musical performance by Varise Connor, Lionel Leleux, and Don Montoucet

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

Varise Connor (Violin), Lionel Leleux (Violin), Don Montoucet (Accordion)

0:00 - 'La valse du soûlard'; getting Varise a couple of drinks; 'Westphalia Waltz'; talking/taking photos

6:29 - 'Down South'. Learned it from Hubert Fontenot on fiddle about 4 years ago
-Heard others play it. Not old, not new either. Heard jazz bands play that same melody; tuning guitar

10:38 - 'Grand Basile in D'; 'Perrodin Two-Step' (learned it from one of his uncles who played accordion; Hayes)

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Musical performance by Varise Connor, Lionel Leleux, Don Montoucet, and Eric Benoit

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

Varise Connor (Violin), Lionel Leleux (Violin), Don Montoucet (Accordion), Eric Benoit (Guitar)

Varise Connor:
0:00 - 'Chère bouclette' (J.B. Fuselier's version, almost like Chère bassette)
3:18 - 'Mazurka des Aguillards'; tuning fiddle

7:22 - Varise can play 'Sugar Foot Rag'/'Black Mountain Rag'/'Devil's Dream' ('Contredanse/Square Dance')
-Varise is having trouble playing how he wants; 'Lake Arthur Stomp'

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Musical performance by Varise Connor, Lionel Leleux and Don Montoucet

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

Varise Connor (Violin), Lionel Leleux (Violin), Don Montoucet (Accordion), Barry Ancelet (Guitar)

0:00 - 'Hathaway Two-Step'; talking, offering beer and coffee
-Lionel telling Barry when to come in on 'Chère Alice'
-Lionel and Don choreographing/discussing the order of the song (turning it vs. playing it like Lawrence Walker)

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Interview with and musical performance by Varise Connor, Eric Benoit, and Michael Doucet

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

Varise Connor (Violin), Eric Benoit (Guitar), Michael Doucet (Violin)

0:00 - Story of visit with Bascom Mouton and tuning high. Ulysse Fontenot was the best rhythm man Varise ever had
-'Creole Waltz'. '7th fret in B'. Lionel wrote to his son in the army and said there's something he's never heard before
-Just figured out lately how it was tuned. Easier to tune guitar up (2nd fret)
-'American Two-Step'
-'Sawmill Two-Step'. Varise never names tunes, just makes up tunes

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Musical Performance by Varise Connor, Lionel Leleux, Eric Benoit and Edgar Benoit

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

Varise Connor (Violin), Lionel Leleux (Violin), Eric & Edgar Benoit (Guitar)

0:00 - 'Carroll County Blues' (St. Louis Blues?)
3:38 - Lionel knows enough to where he knows he doesn't know everything.
-Some people know just enough to think they know everything
-'Honey in the Rock'?

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Interview with and musical performance by Lionel Leleux, Varise Connor, Michael Doucet and Eric and Edgar Benoit

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

Lionel Leleux (Violin), Varise Connor (Violin), Michael Doucet (Violin), Edgar Benoit (Guitar)

0:00 - 'Lake Arthur Stomp'

1:58 - 'Petite flamme bleue' (frag.)
-'Petite flamme bleue'

4:22 - 'Over the Seas'

8:48 - Recording stories. Violin he (Barry?) bought with John Henry and wanted him to teach him
-The guy had dark hair and glasses; the guy was Lionel. Taking pictures
-'Flammes d'enfer' (frag.). Lionel will sing Hathway Two Step (joking)
-'Flammes d'enfer'

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