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Performance by the Berard Huval Family Band at Festivals Acadiens 2009
Al Berard - Fiddle and Vocals
Callen Huval - Drums
Megan Berard - Guitar
Kyle Hebert - Bass
Adrian Huval - Accordion
Laura Huval - Mandolin
Carleen Berard - Vocals
00:55 - Ossun two step;
04:50 - Unidentified tune;
9:00 - Sur le Cortableu;
13:20 - Caillette est crèvé;
20:20 - Gros bébé à Meemom;
25:18 - La valse de Bayou Teche;
29:40 - One step de McGee
Huval Portion of the show starts
Zach Huval - Accordion
Jeb Huval - Guitar and Vocals
Kevin Huval - Guitar and Vocals
34:00 - Back of Town two step
40:10 - Chère 'tit fille de la campagne;
43:40 - La bouteille;
48:25 - Sam's Big Rooster;
53:20 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
57:45 - Kissel's Reel;
01:02:05 - En bas du chêne vert;
01:07:35 - Les flammes d'enfer
01:10:45 - Kaplan Waltz
01:15:50 - Saute la barrière;
01:24:55 - Parlez-nous à boire
01:30:45 - Quoi faire;
01:38:15 - Jolie Bassette
Performance by Bonsoir, Catin at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2009
Kristi Guillory - Accordion and vocals
Christine Balfa - Guitar and vocals
Anya Burgess - Fiddle and vocals
Yvette Landry - Bass
Jude Veillon - Drums
07:30 - '73 Special;
11:00 - Le moulin;
15:15 - Si j'pourais oublier;
19:50 - Long Point two step;
23:25 - Je suis pas après chercher;
28:35 - J'aimerais sentir comme ca chez moi (with Courtney Granger)
32:44 - Faire l'amour dans le pouailler
37:30 - La valse d'orphelin;
41:00 - Mama Rosin;
45:30 - Listen To Me When I Talk to You;
49:45 - Mon aimable brun
Performance by Cedric Watson and Bijou Créole at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2009
Cedric Watson - Accordion and Vocals
Chris Stafford - Guitar
Zydeco Mike Chaisson - Rubboard and Vocals
Daniel Coolik - Fiddle and Guitar
Jermaine Prejean - Drums
Blake Miller - Bass and Fiddle
14:35 - Bijou Créole;
20:20 - J'suis gone à la Blue Moon;
24:30 - Chère 'tit coeur;
28:00 - Ohe Bye Bye / La vieille chanson de Mardi Gras;
35:00 - Two step de Grand Marais;
38:40 - Pas janvier;
43:45 - Saute pas la barrière;
48:45 - Paradis Zydeco;
54:10 - Le sud de la Louisiane;
Performance by Les Amis Créoles at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2009
Ed Poullard - Fiddle and Accordion
Cedric Watson - Fiddle
James Adams - Guitar
Corey Ledet - T-fer
Ryan Poullard - Accordion and Vocals
00:05 - Grand Night Special;
03:08 - Lake Charles Waltz;
08:10 - Long Point two step;
12:15 - Ti Monde;
16:50 - Poullard Special;
20:45 - Unidentified Instrumental tune
24:35 - 99 Year Waltz
29:05 - Unidentified Instrumental tune
32:20 - Melleville two step
Performance by Jimmy Breaux and Friends at Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2009
Jimmy Breaux - Accordion
Jamie Bearb - Fiddle and Vocals
Jeff Romero - Drums
Richard Comeaux - Steel Guitar
Brazos Huval - Bass
00:43 - Accordion two step;
04:10 - La valse de tout le monde;
08:28 - Petite ou la grosse;
13:04 - Marier avec une, mais en amour avec une autre;
19:40 - Allons danser;
23:50 - Une bébé encore
27:57 - Paradis des musiciens;
33:00 - Jongle à moi;
38:31 - La bague qui brille;
44:08 - Allons à Lafayette;
48:25 - I'm Not a Fool
53:59 - Scott Playboy's Special
Performance by Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas
Nathan Williams, Sr. - Accordion and Vocals;
Dennis Paul Williams - Guitar;
Mark Anthony Williams - Scrubboard;
Naylon Williams - Screbboard;
Paul Newman - Bass;
Herman "Rat" Brown - Drums;
02:48 - Touts les temps en temps;
09:10 - El Sido's Zydeco Boogaloo;
16:00 - Let the Good Times Roll;
22:50 - Why You Wanna Make Me Cry
29:18 - I'm Comin' Home;
37:20 - Let's Go;
43:55 - Zydecos sont pas salé / Zydeco Boogaloo;
49:55 - Sitting in the Lala Waiting for My Yaya
Performance by Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at Festivals Acadiens 2009
Steve Riley - Accordion and Vocals
David Greely - Fiddle and Vocals
Sam Broussard - Guitar and Vocals
Brazos Huval - Bass
Kevin Dugas - Drums
00:35 - Point Lyons;
04:24 - ??
07:26 - Mes enfents;
11:35 - Tiens bon;
16:55 - Dominos;
20:52 - Non, je ne regrette rien;
24:30 - Ardoin Medley;
28:30 - Danser sans comprendre;
32:58 - Vini jilie;
36:06 - Medley of McGee Tunes;
40:45 - Pointe aux chênes;
45:20 - Elise;
50:20 - La valse de chagrin;
55:05 - Johnny Can't Dance;
59:45 - Bon rêve;
01:05:45 - Zydecos sont pas salé
Performance by Wayne Toups and Zydecajun at Festivals Acadiens 2009
Wayne Toups - Accordion and Vocals
Jason Bergeron - Fiddle
14:08 - J'ai étais au bal;
20:10 - Mon ami;
23:53 - Chère tout toute;
29:20 - Quad j'étais pauvre;
32:18 - La bague qui brille;
39:20 - La valse de 99 ans;
45:16 - Zydecos sont pas salé;
54:44 - Trop jeune pour marier
01:00:54 - Je veut plus toi;
01:06:27 - Une autre soir ennuyent;
01:12:00 - Les flammes d'enfer;
01:18:45 - Pine Grove Blues;
01:27:55 - Touts les jours sont Mother's Day;
01:32:49 - Calcasieu Waltz;
01:35:35 - Johnny Can't Dance;
Performances by Bois Sec Ardoin Family Band and Rockin' Dopsie
Bois Sec Ardoin and his Family Band
00:40 - Eunice two step;
03:19 - Touts les soirs;
05:53 - Bonsoir, Moreau;
08:16 - Fait-pas tout ca;
Rockin' Dopsie;
10:55 - Lucille;
13:50 - Josephine c'est pas ma femme
17:15 - Jolie Blonde
20:50 - CC Rider
Performance by Sady Courville and Dennis McGee
Dennis McGee and Sady Courville
01:20 - La valse de l'amitier;
07:30 - Chère maman Creole;
11:45 - Breakdown
14:12 - Happy two step;
Mamou Cajun Band
17:10 - Grand Mamou ;
20:40 - Mamou two step;
23:39 - La valse de grand chemin;
27:55 - Johnny peut pas danser;
30:35 - Unknown waltz;
34:10 - Pine Grove Blues
Performance by Camey Doucet, Jimmy Thibodeaux et Musique at Festivals Acadiens 1976
Jimmy Thibodeaux - Accordion and Vocals
Camey Doucet - Vocals
Gerald "Tee-Boy" Broussard - Steel Guitar
Charles Andrepont - Bass
L.J. Broussard - Fiddle
01:00 - Creole Stomp;
02:40 - La porte;
05;30 - Mom, j'suis toujours ton 'tit garcon;
08:10 - Hold My False Teeth;
11:40 - Moi et mon cousin
15:38 - Chère tout tout
19:09 - Jeunes filles de la campagne;
23:18 - La Jolie Blonde
25:28 - 'Tit Maurice
29:35 - C'est ennuient
33:05 - Qui à volé les tartes;
35:30 - Unknown Waltz
38:13 - Kaw-Liga
43:05 - C'est ca qui me fait du mal;
Performances by Rockin' Dopsie and the Twisters and The Balfa Brothers Live at Festivals Acadiens 1976
Rockin' Dopsie and the Twisters
00:30 - Quand mo perde ma 'tite fille;
04:15 - Every Day
09:34 - Grand Mamou;
13:00 - Lucille
Balfa Brothers;
Hadley Fontenot - Accordion
Bessyl Duhon - Bass
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle
Will Bolfa - Guitar and Vocals
Rodney Balfa - Guitar and Vocals
Burke Balfa - T-fer
18:40 - Barry Ancelet Introduces the band
19:30 - Les flammes d'enfer;
22:50 - La valse de Hayes;
26:30 - Lacassine Special;
31:40 - Old Fashioned two-step - Robert Jardell singing and on accordion;
34:30 - La valse de famille;
41:58 - Choupique two step
44:35 - Jimmy Domongeaux speaks
Performance by Ambrose Thibodeaux and Merlin Fontenot, Alex Broussard, Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys at Festivals Acadiens 1976
Ambrose Thibodeaux and Merlin Fontenot
00:30 - Chère tout tout;
04:40 - Two step de platains
07:19 - La valse de grand chemin
10:20 - Two step de Patassa
12:15 - Jolie Blonde
Alex Broussard and Band
14:55 - Sud de la Louisiane;
17:30 - Cajun de Church Point;
Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys;
24:37 - They All Asked For You (French Version);
27:10 - Unknown Waltz
29:50 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus;
32:55 - Chère tout tout
35:55 - Zydecos est pas salé;
40:28 - La valse de famille
44:08 - Instrumental tune
Performance by Klaby Meaux
Klaby Meaux - Accordion and Vocals
Sally Meaux - Vocals
Henry Adams Jr - Guitar
Nelson Lange, Jr. - Fiddle
Jim Olivier - M.C.
00:45 - Kaplan Waltz;
04:35 - J'ai fait mon idée
08:35 - Evangeline Special;
11:55 - Lache pas la patate;
15:08 - Six jours sur le chemin;
18:30 - Jolie Blonde;
23:15 - Pine Grove Blues;
Performance by Nathan Menard and the Musical Five with D.L. Menard; Jocelyn Bérubé Live at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Nathan Menard and the Musical Five with D.L. Menard
00:12 - La valse de famille;
04:31 - Lacassine Special;
08:33 - Holly Beach Waltz;
12:52 - La porte en arrière;
18:07 - La valse de la belle;
22:00 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
Jocelyn Bérubé;
23:00 - fiddle and accordion tunes with step dancing from la Gaspésie
Performances by Freeman Fontenot and Michael Doucet, Bois Sec Ardoin and his Family
Freeman Fontenot and Michael Doucet (Accordion is out of sync for most of performance)
00:05 - Lacassine Special;
01:00 - Unknown Instrumental
04:20 - Baisse Bas - Similar to Bonsoir Moreau
Bois Sec Ardoin et sa famille;
08:40 - Bonsoir Moreau;
10:55 - Quoi Faire;
15:46 - Chère tout tout;
19:40 - Jongle à moi;
25:08 - Dimanche aprés midi;
28:30 - Pine Grove Blues;
Performance by Freeman Fontenot and Michael Doucet at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Instrumental tunes with accordion and fiddle;
00:03 - Freeman's two step;
04:00 - Unidentified two step;
07:35 - Danse de la misère;
12:05 - Unidentified two step
17:10 - La robe barré;
22:05 - Unidentified two step
26:28 - Lacassine Special
Performances by Jocelyn Bérubé and Zachary Richard
Jocelyn Bérubé;
00:00 - Instrumental fiddle tune;
Zachary Richard and Fatras;
Sonny Landreth - Gutiar
03:28 - Ossun two step;
05:55 - Jolie Blonde;
11:05 - Les flammes d'enfer;
15:20 - Laisser les bons temps rouler;
19:25 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
24:35 - Mama Rosin;
29:40 - Lacassine Special
Fiddler's Convention - Live at Festivals Acadiens 1981
La famille ???;
00:00 - Inst.
Fiddler's Convention
2:30 - Adieu Rosa - Guitar track is out of sync - Dennis McGee
07:20 - La valse de 99 ans;
09:20 - Madame Sosthaine;
11:44 - Evangeline Special - Canray Fontenot;
14:20 - Les barres de la prison - Canray Fontenot;
17:45 - L'anse aux pailles - Gervis Stanford
20:20 - Viens me chercher - Gervis Stanford?
24:45 - Unidentified song and musician;
26:50 - Fi Fi Poncho - Dennis McGee
29:39 - Two step de Guillory;
31:50 - La reel des Frugés
Performance by The Balfa Brotherhood at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Balfa Brotherhood
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle and Vocals
Robert Jardell - Accordion
00:00 - Pine Grove Blues;
10:23 - Let 'tits yeux noirs;
16:25 - J'ai vu le loup;
20:30 - Pleur pas, mes chères yeux bleus;
25:45 - Lacassine Special
31:25 - Les flammes d'enfer
Performances by Marc Bourdreaux and the Dixie Ramblers, The Fiddler's Convention at Festivals Acadiens 1981
The Dixie Ramblers with Marc Boudreaux;
00:55 - Les flammes d'enfer;
06:40 - Chère tout tout
10:55 - J'ai étais au bal;
15:20 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
17:15 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus
Fiddler's Convention'
25:20 - Unidentified Waltz - Eduard Alleman (Pierre Part);
28:00 - Le reel des Deshotels - Dennis McGee and Sady Courville;
30:55 - Chère bébé Creole- Dennis McGee and Sady Courville;
Performances by The Fiddler's Convention and Ricky Bearb and the Cajun Ramblers at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Fiddler's Convention
00:05 - Jolie Blonde - Everyone playing together
Ricky Bearb et les Cajun Ramblers Five
03:55 - Ossun two step
04:50 - Mom, on vas jamais te remplacer;
11:10 - Allons à Lafayette;
15:50 - Elle vas jamais changer
20:30 - Petite ou la grosse
25:19 - Elle savait pas que j'étais marier
30:20 - Comme un Cajun;
Performance by The Balfa Brotherhood at Festivals Acadiens 1981
The Balfa Brotherhood
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle and Vocals
Ivy LaBouve - Guitar
Harry Balfa - Guitar
David Doucet - T-fer
Tony Balfa - Bass
Robert Jardell - Accordion
01:00 - La valse de pont d'amour (Eric Martin on Accordion);
05:00 - Lacassine Special;
10:20 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
16:38 - Les veuves de la coulée;
21:50 - La valse criminelle;
27:05 - French Blues
31:45 - La mauvaise nouvelle;
Performance by Beausoleil at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Beausoleil
01:15 - Eunice two step;
06;25 - Madame Sosthaine
10:37 - Two step de les frères Matthews (Tu m'a dit);
14:55 - Les 'tits yeux noirs;
19:00 - Mamou two step;
23:20 - Parlez-nous à boire;
28:35 - Chères joues roses;
32:40 - 'Tit gallop pour la point aux pins;
Performances by Ricky Bearb, Jocelyn Bérubé, and Beausoleil at /festivals Acadiens 1981
Ricky Bearb
01:20 - 'Tit oiseau;
04:20 - Ossun two step
Jocelyn Bérubé
07:40 - Quatre coins de Sainte Malo;
11:40 - Song from La Gaspésie
15:40 - La chanson de caribou?
Beausoliel
21:55 - La valse des Meches;
26:30 - Two step à Will Balfa
30:50 - La valse à Pop;
Performance by Ricky Bearb at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Ricky Bearb
00:00 - Song fragment;
00:45 - Je m'ennuie plus de toi;
06:00 - Creole Stomp;
10:20 - Trop jeune pour marier;
15:45 - Les flammes d'enfer
22:47 - La valse à mom;
31:08- Bayou Pon Pon
Performances by The Ardoin Family and Nathan Menard and the Cajun Five with D.L. Menard at Festivals Acadiens 1981
La famille Ardoin;
Bois-Sec Ardoin - Accordion
Canray Fontenot - Fiddle
00:35 - Instrumental version of the Evangeline Special;
02:40 - Unidentified waltz;
06:20 - Instrumental two step
10:08 - Unidentified Waltz
14:15 - Les flammes d'enfer;
17:57 - Chère Alice;
20:55 - Catch My Hat;
Nathan Menard and the Cajun Five with D.L. Menard
24:58 - La valse de Cajun;
29:25 - Country Gentleman (Jeunes filles de la campagne)
Performances by Beausoleil and John Delafose at Festivals Acadiens 2000
Beausoleil;
Micahel Doucet - Fiddle and Vocals
David Doucet - Guitar
Tommy Comeaux - Mandolin
00:50 - Danse Carré;
03:50 - Madame Etienne - With Canray Fontenot
08:55 - Zydeco Gris Gris;
13:00 - Travailler c'est trop dur;
17:45 - Mon Vieux Wagon;
21:55 - La valse de malchanceux;
26:45 - Hey Mom
John Delafose;
31:08 - Joe Pitre à deux femmes
Performance by the Balfa Brothers at Festivals Acadiens 1981
Balfa Brothers Band;
00:00 - Acadian Two Step;
02:13 - La valse des orphelins;
06:40 - Choupique two step;
09:55 - Je suis marrier avec une, mais en amour avec une autre;
17:20 - J'etais au bal with Eric Martin
24:00 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus;
27:30 - Viens me chercher;
Zachary Richard and the Carencro Rockers Live at Festivals Acadiens 1982
00:28 - Intro;
01:35 - Ossun Two Step;
03:25 - Laisse les bons temps rouler;
07:00 - Hello, Josephine;
10:05 - Bayou Pon Pon;
Dennis McGee, Sady Courville and the Mamou Cajun Band Live at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Tape needs to be remixed - Fiddles are out of sync for the first few songs
00:00 - Le reel des Deshotels;
03:00 - Unnamed Waltz;
06:40 - Adieu Rosa;
13:15 - Lovebridge Waltz;
17:20 - La valse qui fait du mal;
20:45 - Hick's Wagon Wheel Special;
23:00 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
27:15 - Hathaway Two Step;
Performance by Tymeux de la Baie at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Tymeux de la Baie;
00:00 - Unidentified song
02:00 - Ragtime Annie;
04:05 - Le Polka Evangeline;
06:10 - A la Baie Sainte Marie:
10:10 - Unidentified Instrumental;
12:10 - Le Swing d'Ontario ;
15:49 - La femme que j'vas marier;
19:00 - Polka tune;
23:45 - Fiddle tune;
26:55 - Bienvenue en Clare
30;28 - La clogue;
32:10 - Le Polka des Acadiens
Live Performance by Rêve du diable at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Rêve du diable
00:00 - Fiddle tune with step dancing
05:40 - Les souliers rouges;
12:50 - Les filles de Sainte Julie;
16:00 - Contradanse
20:48 - Unidentified song;
25:00 - Unidentified Accordion song;
29:50 - Unidentified Harmonica song;
Live Performance by the Balfa Brothers Band at Festivals Acadiens 1982
The Balfa Brothers;
Dewey Balfa - Fiddle and Vocals
Robert Jardell - Accordion and vocals
Ivy LaBauve - Guitar
Tony Balfa - Guitar
00:00 - Les veuves de la coulée;
03:14 - La valse des orphelins;
08:00 - Les zydecos sont pas salé;
13:14 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
19:22 - T'en à eu, t'en auras plus
23:45 - Les flammes d'enfer
Performances by The Mitchiff Indians, Dennis McGee and Sady Courville with Preston Manuel at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Mitchiff Indians
00:00 - Fiddle tunes and step dancing - Same song played several times;
04:25 - Dance called the "Louisiana Jig;"
05:40 - Devil's Dream;
07:57 - Same instrumental song as the beginning of set;
10:00 - Jolie Blonde;
11:20 - Boil Them Cabbage Down;
Dennis McGee and Sady Courville with Preston Manuel;
14:20 - La reel des Frugés;
16:30 - Jolie Blonde;
20:55 - Allons à Lafayette;
25:20 - Chère bébé Créole
Performance by 1755 at Festivals Acadiens 1982
1755:
00:40 - Devil's Dream;
04:10 - Rue Dufferin;
07:20 - La gang arrive;
11:45 - Outlaw Man:
15:35 - C.B. Buddy;
20:15 - Soleil
Live Performance by Chuck Guillory and the Rhythm Boys at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Chuck Guillory and the Rhythm Boys
00:00 - La dernière valse
07:05 - T.R. two-step;
11:40 - Chuck's Waltz;
16:30 - Pauvre Hobo
Performances by Rêve du dîable and the Balfa Brothers
Rêve du dîable
00:35 - Zon, zin, zon
The Balfa Brothers
04:40 - J'ai étais au bal;
08:50 - Service Blues (Nathan Abshire Tune)
13:55 - Fiddle Sticks (Tony Balfa) - J'ai étais au bal into Sauvage sur un chicot;
18:15 - La valse criminelle;
23:05 - Pine Grove Blues;
30:00 - Old Home Waltz
Performances by Tim Broussard and the Cajun Ramblers and the Ardoin Brothers Live at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Tim Broussard and the Cajun Ramblers
00:00 - Comme un Cajun
03:20 - Saturday Night Special;
Ardoin Brothers;
08:00 - Instrumental tune;
09:18 - Attrape mon chapeaud;
11:00 - La pistache à Tante Nana;
13:45 - Joe Pitre à deux femmes;
17:40 - Fifi Poncho;
20:30 - Petite ou la grosse;
25:00 - Unnamed instrumental;
28:45 - Jolie Blonde;
33:12 - Jambalaya (Fragment)
Performance by the Ardoin Brothers at Festivals Acadiens 1982
Ardoin Brothers;
00:00 - Hee Haw Breakdown
02:45 - Lacassine Special;
06:15 - Mom, I'm Still Your Little Boy;
12:34 - J'ai étais au bal (With Bois-sec Ardoin)
16:55 - Jongle à moi;
20:55 - Unnamed Waltz;
24:30 - Instrumental tune (with Sean Ardoin on Accordion);
27:50 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
31:34 - Cajun Hot Step
