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Interview of Wilma Leger on September the 28th in Welsh

Mon, 12/09/2019 - 2:54pm -- Chris Segura

0:39 her maiden name was Blanchard
0:40 she was born June 5th 1932 in church point
1:13 her dad was Fedo Blanchard and her mom Adeline Lejeune
2:17 her dad was working with cotton
4:11 she had 2 brothers and 2 sisters
6:10 she used to clean houses
7:44 she went to balls few times
9:07 girls was going to the ball for free but boys at to pay
11:01 she met her husband when she was 15 years old
14:22 she didn’t listen to her husband music since he died

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Interview of Ola Abshire on 31st august 1991 in Basile

Mon, 12/09/2019 - 2:50pm -- Chris Segura

0:48 she liked the music that her husband was paying
1:37 her husband learned accordion when he was 18 years old
1:52 his uncle show him how to play 
9:56 he wasn’t talking about work to her
14:10 she have no record of her husband’s music
14:41 she only have a radio
17:10 she doesn’t have her husband accordion no more
17:35 she sold her husband accordion for 800 dollars
18:05 she needed money when her husband died
23:07 when Nathan found out he had a cancer he started drinking even more

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Vermillion Express - Spring Concert 2018

Wed, 10/30/2019 - 1:28pm -- Chris Segura

Vermillion Express:
Emily Ortego (Guitar/Vocal), Celebrindal Roberts (Mandolin/Vocal), Luke Huval (Fiddle/Vocal), Benjamin Richey (Banjo), Dr. Len Springer (Bass)

- Instruments of Bluegrass:
00:08:20 - Emily Ortego on Acoustic Guitar
00:10:45 - Benjamin Richey on Banjo
00:12:07 - Celebrindal Roberts on Mandolin
00:13:58 - Dr. Len Springer on Upright Bass
00:14:45 - Luke Huval on Fiddle

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Harry Trahan and Other Unknown Musician's at Raymond Decoux's House.

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 3:24pm -- Chris Segura

Song 1 – Bosco Stomp (0:01)
Song 2 – La valse criminelle (3:03)
Song 3 – Donnez-moi mon chapeau (6:40)
Song 4 – Jolie Blonde (9:23)
Song 5 – Zydeco sont pas sale (13:00)
Song 6 – Don’t Mess With My Tutu (16:00)
Song 7 – Mathilda (19:45)
Song 8 – Jalapeno Lena (22:02)
Song 9 – I’m Walking the Floor Over You (24:18)
Song 10 – One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (26:37)
Song 11 – Your Cheatin’ Heart (29:50)
Song 12 – I Still Miss Someone (33:28)
Song 13 – 99 Year Old Waltz (35:48)
Song 14 – Bayou Pon Pon (37:42)

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Harry Trahan with Other Unknown Musicians.

Mon, 10/14/2019 - 3:17pm -- Chris Segura

Song 1 – Unknown waltz (0:03)
Song 2 – Belizaire Waltz (2:00)
Song 3 – Jolie Blonde (4:15)
Song 4 – J’étais au bal (8:00)
Song 5 – Chere Tout Tout (12:20)
Song 6 – Fee Fee Poncho (15:46)
Song 7 – Unknown waltz (18:57)
Song 8 – La valse de mèche (23:45)
Song 9 – The Back Door (27:53)
Song 10 – La valse du malchanceux (31:05)
Song 11 – Lena Mae (35:26)
Song 12 – Donnez-moi mon chapeau (38:51)
Song 13 – Jolie Blonde (42:24)
Song 14 – Hippy taio (46:00)
Song 15 – Chere tout tout (49:20)

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