Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

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3:40 she was born on November the 3rd 1925
3:57 she is 78 years old
4:52 her fist language is French
5:12 now she speaking English and French
5:45 she has 4 kids 2 boys and 2 girls
6:46 she started school when she was 6 years old
8:29 her husband was talking French too
9:41 she is creole
12:02 life used to be rough she used to eat only rice
13:31 she used to put trap to catch rabbits
16:35 when she was young she used to pick up shrimp and oyster
19:52 the men used to pick up the rice while the women was working with the seafood
22:32 they never sold their rice they kept it for them
27:19 she is explaining how they are making boudin
31:57 she is explaining how they make cheese
35:39 she heard about the Louisiana legends like feufollet but she never saw any
37:29 the doctor was only coming once a month in the village and people at to put a white tissue on their doors to let him know they wanted to see him
46:26 they had shark and alligator in her area
53:31 mardi gras wasn’t a big celebration back in the day 
55:46 she make seafood gumbo
57:30 they are talking about the difference between worlds in French and worlds in English

No audio, video only

00:00:00 - Family posing for photographs;
00:01:45 - Footage of the family traveling;
00:02:00 - Footage from Wonder Cave and Zoo in San Marcos, TX;
00:11:00 - Footage of kids playing, dancing, playing guitar;
00:14:40 - Footage of unknown guitar player
00:18:15 - Approaching an unknown city with footage from a theme park / zoo;
00:24:20 - Mardi Gras footage from Canal Street in New Orleans
00:34:40 - Footage of men and kids riding a horse;
00:38:18 - Dog herding a hog;
00:39:00 - Footage of cattle;

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00:40:50 - Boucherie footage begins - hog is bled;
00:42:30 - Hair of hog is removed using scalding water and knives;
00:43:50 - Butchering of hog begins - innards removed, cleaning intestines, cracklin meat cut up;

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00:48:20 - Unknown man playing guitar;
00:49:20 - Two men boxing, kids playing;
00:53:25 - Family members posing for the camera
00:58:00 - Footage from a zoo (Audobon?
01:01:00 - Family footage - dressed up, maybe going to church;
01:05:20 - More family footage;
01:08:30 - Paddling in a boat, fishingl
01:11:00 - Footage from a family gathering;
01:14:30 - Footage from a woodworking shop;
01:16:00 - Boy and dog playing;
01:17:01 - More Mardi Gras footage from New Orleans - people in costumes, dancing on the sidewalk, horse-drawn carriages
01:24:40 - Mardi Gras Indians, Skull and Bones costumes;
01:30:15 - Mardi Gras Parade - bands, costumes, floats;
01:44:05 - Baby footage;
01:48:50 - Man playing a guitar, baby dancing;
01:51:00 - More footage of family gathering;

01:40 - Introduction;
02:30 - Host Introduces Boubacar Diabaté, Bruce Daigrepont, Jano Bergeron;
05:45 - Beau et Chaud Theme Song;
07:30 - Jano Bergeron performs a song;
11:50 - Interview segment with Jano Bergeron;
14:35 - Bruce Daigrepont and Chris Dupuy perform Acadie á la Louisiane;
17:30 - Host interviews Bruce;
17:45 - Bruce discusses different styles of music in Louisiana;
18:40 - Bruce talks about his albums, tours, gigs, etc;
20:30 - Interview with two organizers of the Montreal Jazz Festival and Festival d'été;
21:20 - Music Video Clip of musician Salif Keita - "Nous Pas Bouger";
26:50 - Music Video Clip of Mylène Farmer - "Désenchantée";
28:18 - Performance by Boubacar Diabaté (Cora and Vocals);
32:40 - Host interviews Boubacar Diabaté - Boubacar explains what the job of a "griot" entails and how the title is passed down;
34:40 - Bruce Daigrepont and Cris Dupuy perform "Disco et Fais Do Do";
38:50 - Interview with Michel Girard;
46:40 - Jano Bergeron performs another song;
51:50 - Closing song

Hosted by Renée Martel

01:30 - Bobby Lalonde Introduction, from Ottawa;
02:15 - "Joue-moi du Zydeco" (song);
07:20 - Renée interviews Bobby Lalonde;
08:35 - Bruce Daigrepont - "Acadie à la Louisiane"
11:54 - Interview of Bruce Daigrepont that took place in Louisiana;
14:30 - Bobby Lalonde interviews Bruce Daigrepont - Discussion about food, Difference between Zydeco and Cajun Music;
16:12 - Renée Martel sings a song;
23:45 - Bruce Daigrepont - "Laisser-faire"
26:50 - Bruce Lalonde and Bruce Daigrepont - Instrumental version of "Laisser-faire"

Hosted by Renée Martel;

00:25 - Intro;
01:10 - Bruce Daigrepont plays "Les Barres de la Prison";
05:30 - Bruce Daigrepont interviewed - Talks about other instruments that he can play, but explains why he mainly sticks to the accordion;
06:25 - House band plays "La valse de Marquerite";
09:25 - Jeff Smallwood performs "Clara Dale";
13:05 - Renée interviews Jeff Smallwood;
14:45 - Renée and Jeff perform a duet;
19:38 - Bruce Daigrepont performs "Le bébé de la famille" (fragment);

22:30 - Episode ends abruptly and a new one starts - Renée Martel introduces guests
23:50 - Bruce Daigrepont "Bye Bye Samedi, Bonjour Dimanche";
28:00 - Interview with Bruce - Discussing tours and shows that he's played;
29:15 - House band and Jade Isabel perform "Cowboy Boogie";
34:00 - Renée performs an Edith Piaf song;
37:45 - Interviw with Jade Isabel, she performs her song "Demain";
43:00 - Bruce performs "Tipitina two-step";