Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

45 RPM on Swallow Label - 45-10146 - Austin Pitre - Don't Shake My Tree and the Jungle Lounge Waltz

Tape has some issues - mold and splices

Sheryl Cormier - Accordion and Vocals;
Russell Cormier - Scrubboard and Vocals;
Gerald Broussard - Bass;
Ronnie Viguerie - Lead Guitar;
Benny Goodwin - Drums;

00:00 - Saturday Night Special;
04:05 - When I Was Poor;
08:15 - Madeline;
11:35 - Watch That Dog;
15:30 - Allons à Lafayette;
19:11 - Bosco Blues;
22:00 - Lake Charles Playboys Waltz;
24:22 - Johnny Can't Dance;
28:15 - Un autre soir ennuyant;
32:50 - Makes Me Feel Like Moving;
36:45 - Don't Bury Me;
40:00 - Scott Playboy's Special;
44:30 - Tu m'as fait brailler;
49:50 - Watch that dog;

Kristi Guillory - Accordion
Christine Balfa - Guitar
Anya Burgess - Fiddle
Yvette Landry - Bass
Jude Veillon - Drums

00:00:02 - La bouteille;
00:04:45 - Acadian Two-step;
00:12:56 - Amede Two-step;
00:18:08 - Café chaud;
00:22:43 - Bébé encore;
00:27:57 - Popcorn Blues / Blues de tac tac;
00:35:28 - Reno Waltz;
00:39:41 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:44:21 - Catherine (?);
00:48:44 - Les pinières (audio cuts in and out 49:14 - 49:36);
00:54:04 - Ouvre ta porte (cette porte);
01:00:40 - Mama Rosin;
01:05:52 - Cinquante piastres, mes vieux culottes, et mon pick-up truck;

No date listed;

Uncle Tom Duhon (Jessie's brother);

00:00:13 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;
00:02:05 - Vieux hobo;
00:04:48 - J'ai perdu mon idée;
00:07:25 - Dans la Louisiane;
00:09:28 - Colinda;
00:11:30 - Dans le claire de la lune;
00:13:28 - Release Me;
00:15:53 - Teardrops in My Heart;

Kristi Guillory and Reveille playing for the C.P. Telethon in Lafayette;

Live stereo mix with Dolby B on;
00:00:17 - Amede Two-step;
00:02:40 - 'Tits yeux noir;
00:05:25 - J'étais au bal;
00:08:54 - Bosco Stomp;
00:12:19 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;

Repeat with noise reduction off;
00:16:14 - Amede Two-step;
00:18:39 - 'Tits yeux noir;
00:21:28 - J'étais au bal;
00:24:58 - Bosco Stomp;
00:28:26 - J'ai passé devant ta porte;

Kristi Guillory at St. Anne's;

Kristi Guillory
Matthew Doucet
Joel Savoy
Josh Caffery
Corey Porche

00:00:01 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:04:54 - La pointe au pic;
00:11:02 - Madeleine;
00:16:40 - Chez Seychelles;
00:17:37 - La reel de joie;
00:20:30 - Je suis fiere d'etre Cadienne;
00:28:15 - La chanson de mardi gras;
00:35:52 - Les veuves de la coulée;
00:41:20 - 99 Year Waltz;
00:47:02 - Perrodin Two-step;
00:52:00 - Drinking song;
00:55:45 - Blackberry Blossom;
01:00:58 - Bosco Blues;
01:10:08 - Happy One-step;
01:15:24 - Travailler c'est trop dur;
01:22:00 - Josephine;
01:26:47 - Song written by Josh Caffery;

Kristi Guillory and Reveille at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 1993 (date not specified);

Kristi Guillory - Accordion
Bill Grass - Fiddle
Joe Turner - Guitar
Craig Guillory - Bass
Doug Belote - Drums
Roddie Romero - Guitar

00:00:03 - Pete Bergeron announces on KRVS broadcast;
00:00:12 - Barry Ancelet introduces the band;
00:00:55 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:04:37 - Jolie blonde;
00:08:19 - La porte d'en arrière;
00:13:06 - Lacassine Special;
00:17:19 - Un coeur aussi cassé;
00:21:14 - La valse de la grand mère;
00:25:09 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:28:52 - Kaplan Waltz;
audio cuts out 31:30-32:03;
00:33:34 - Chanky Chank;
00:38:39 - Une autre soir ennuyant;
00:44:02 - Zydeco Boogaloo;
00:48:41 - Kristi introduces the band members; Pine Grove Blues;
00:56:28 - Pete Bergeron and Leland Guidry on KRVS broadcast;

Reveille at Mulates;

Kristi Guillory - Accordion
Horace Trahan - Guitar
Craig Guillory - Bass
Jude Veillon (?) - Drums
Jamie Bearb - Fiddle

00:00:01 - Les flammes d'enfer;
00:03:10 - La valse criminelle;
00:06:31 - Madeleine;
00:09:16 - 99 Year Waltz;
00:13:33 - Evangeline Special;
00:16:55 - Calcasieu Waltz;
00:20:27 - J'étais au bal;
00:23:59 - Bayou Pon Pon;
00:26:53 - Bayou Teche Waltz;
00:30:16 - La porte d'en arrière;
00:35:10 - La valse de samedi soir;
00:40:40 - Dragging the bow;
00:43:09 - Drunkard's Dream;
00:46:23 - La valse des cherokees;
00:49:56 - Lemonade song;
00:54:08 - Bosco Stomp;
00:58:27 - Cajun from Church Point;

00:00:03 - Craig Guillory's E.A. Martin Concert;
00:23:41 - Paw Jessie Duhon talks about his life; Playing music to make money; Played in Breaux Bridge, St. Martinville, but the best place to play was near Gueydan and Kaplan; They would duck hunt after their gigs and make gumbo at home;
00:26:30 - Home made whiskey; They didn't have saloons back then; Drunk pigs;
00:27:48 - He didn't drink whiskey because he didn't like it;
00:29:13 - His dad drank whiskey and coffee every morning and night;
00:29:50 - He didn't smoke until he moved to Lake Charles;
00:31:45 - Story about a bad freeze in the winter;
00:33:00 - Playing dances in Beaumont; Mr. Ovey (?) had 900 acres of land; He had a big birthday party every January with 300 peoples; He had a little chihuahua;

Dixie Ramblers - Western swing songs;

00:00:04 - Song #1;
00:03:13 - Song #2;
00:06:08 - Song #3;
00:09:11 - Song #4;
00:12:49 - Song #5;
00:15:37 - Song #6;
00:18:50 - Song #7;
00:21:36 - Song #8;
00:25:02 - Song #9;
00:27:39 - Your Cheating Heart;
00:31:26 - Waltz (Chère tout-toute?);
00:33:56 - Song #10;
00:36:33 - Song #11;
00:39:22 - Song #12;
00:40:54 - Over the Waves / Tennessee Waltz;
00:45:30 - Song #13;
00:47:31 - Song #14;
00:49:20 - Jolie blonde;
00:51:46 - Song #15;

00:03 - Potpourri, INC. sign, looking at signs on the door.
00:50 - Going inside the Potpourri store, showing different crafts and other objects to be bought in the store
01:18 - Shows Mardi Gras mask for sale
01:40 - Shows Mardi Gras decorations (signs of masks, chickens)
02:25 - Shows a rack of Mardi Gras costumes
03:20 - Shows a Mardi Gras costume up close and discusses how long it takes to make them
05:30 - Detail shots of costumes
07:00 - Shows big prints of Mardi Gras riders
09:15 - Shows two different types of masks (a machine made and a handmade)
11:04 - Shows two different machine made masks
14:46 - Soman puts on a machine made mask
16:36 - Shows different masks made of all different mediums
18:21 - Demonstration - how to make a wire mask
41:47 - Woman tries on different masks to show the different designs
44:00 - Discussing different types of riders and their horses and also the ones that walk
48:05 - Talks about the traditional costumes
50:00 - Talks about New Orleans Mardi Gras and how it is different
53:41 - Demonstration mask is finished and worn
55:13 - Talks about a children’s Mardi Gras run
56:30 - Talks about classmates of their son who made their own costumes and joined the Eunice Mardi Gras
57:50 -  Inappropriate costumes
59:22 - Mardi Gras is not just about getting drunk (celebrating before the fasting of Lent)
01:00:45 - Talking about how many people come to Eunice Mardi Gras
01:02:22 - Men and women running together and the different types of people that run
01:04:10 - The route and what happened during the day
01:05:35 - People making too much trouble and having to get them to calm down
01:12:18 - Black Mardi Gras and the differences
01:14:39 - Talks about welcoming in certain people and not others based on your culture
01:17:00 - Woman not being able to run in Mamou, La
01:17:45 - Injuries that have happened during Mardi Gras Runs
01:22:55 - When to order a custom-made costume and how much they cost

00:05 - Dolls that look like little Mardi Gras riders in costumes;
00:45 - Description of Cajun Mardi Gras;
02:15 - How to make the statues and their costumes (the costumes are made like the regular size costumes);
04:04 - Regular sized costumes (pants, shirts, capuchon, and mask);
04:50 - Screen masks;
05:15 - Shows the different hats (capuchon, mortar board hats);
06:00 - How long it takes to make a costume;
07:08 - Different colors and patterns used for the fabric on costumes
08:30 - Mardi Gras in Louisiana
08:53 - talks about screen masks, how and what they are made of
11:00 - Making a capuchon
12:50 - Price of Mardi Gras costumes
13:11 - What Mardi Gras is to them
15:18 - Talking about people in Lafayette whipping people
15:50 - Talking about being from Church Point and being scared of the riders without a reason to be
17:14 - Inappropriate costumes
19:30 - Mardi Gras in Church Point
20:00 - Cajun Pride
21:25 - Singing and playing the traditional Mardi Gras song

00:03 - Defines what Mardi Gras is to him in Basile
00:53 - Explains what you need in order to run
01:21 - Shows wire masks that he’s made over the years
02:30 - Talks about the traditional costume (pants, shirts, capuchin)
04:11 - The use of horses in Mardi Gras
04:47 - Explains the day’s events on Mardi Gras day
06:33 - Talks about how people sign up for running that day
07:46 - How much it costs to make his own costume and where the products come from
10:11  Accidents and inappropriate costumes
11:25 - Men and women running together
12:04 - Who runs Mardi Gras in Basile
13:00 - Not being able to teach new riders because of so many people wanting to run
13:32 - Talking about keeping their heritage
14:34 - Explains what begging, dancing, and other activities are, talks about Basile’s Mardi Gras song
16:54 - Sings their version of the Mardi Gras song
19:25 - Mardi Gras parades versus Cajun Mardi Gras
20:31 - Talking about people coming without Cajun culture (African American’s have their own Mardi Gras)
22:10 - Tells stories about fun times
28:37 - Ingredients for the gumbo
28:45 - Children’s Mardi Gras

00:27 explains Claude history with Tee Mamou Mardi Gras (rider then captain)
02:06 talks about meeting other Mardi Gras riders at events
02:36 explains when Mardi Gras takes place in Tee Mamou and other events (talks about which nights are just women or just men)
03:55 talks about mixing men and women
04:22 talking about Iota Children’s run
05:09 talking about when and where the run starts the day of, discusses the route
06:28 talks about the prices and why it’s more expensive for men
07:18 who can and can’t join
07:30 talks about meetings and what goes on at the meetings
08:03 shows a Mardi Gras whip and describes what it’s for and who can use it
10:01 what is a traditional costume (shows a screen mask)
11:38 talks about if people can come in non-traditional clothes or not
13:00 talks about what the costumes are for
14:00 talks about how costumes should be handmade and about wearing them over and over
14:20 talks about not using horses
15:55 talks about being a child and seeing the Mardi Gras runners (talks about seeing the African American runners)
16:50 talks about if African Americans can run in Tee Mamou
19:05 explains what Mardi Gras is to him
21:06 talks about outsiders coming in to run
22:00 Grandson describes what Mardi Gras is to him
22:45 describes what a captain does
24:01 Son describes what Mardi Gras is to him
25:00 talks about how many people are participating and watching
26:23 where do the outsiders come from
27:30 talks about why Mardi Gras isn’t just about drinking
28:22 talks about New Orleans Mardi Gras and why it’s different
29:53 talking about people drinking in the past versus today
32:20 speaking about their song
33:30 talks about whipping while showing the whip
35:31 talks about how long it takes to make the costume
38:00 talks about who makes masks and costumes
38:45 talks about how their colors are green, red, and yellow
39:20 talks about the difference between Iota and Tee Mamou
40:00 talks about traveling across the state as a Mardi Gras group
41:12 talks about African Americans in Mardi Gras
43:08 talks about bad publicity and how it affects tradition
45:55 speaks about the future of Mardi Gras
47:00 talks about the Mardi Gras song
48:50 gives an example of their song
53:00 starts speaking French

00:01 - How and when he started running in Eunice Mardi Gras
02:00 - Having to wait out a Mardi Gras because of WWII
03:20 - Keeping so many runners in order
05:25 - Children runners
06:04 - Talks about what adults get when they sign up and how the day goes after registration
08:40 - They don’t allow black people but they’ll let other races
09:08 - Type of costume is needed in order to run in Eunice

[944 B1,2]
Amelia Alexandre; March 4, 1937:
'Mo gauguin une petite cousine'

Valentine Alain; March 3, 1937:
'Chère toucoutou'

From Halpert Collection

[3119 A]
Jeanne Arguedes:
Life on the plantation in St. Charles Parish; remedies for the sick; slave songs (discussion)
'Tous les soirs maman me carèsse'

[2199 B1,2]
Discussion of country store; 'Tous les soirs' (English Version); 'Fais do do Colin', 'mon petit frère'

[3120 A]
'John Care'

[3120 B1,2,3]
'No rain'; 'Mon dieu', 'donnez la pluie'; 'Mina Bernard'

[3121 A1,2]
'Old Louisa'; 'Mo marchait sur le chemin'; 'Moulinez les cannes'

[3127 B1,2]
Jeanne Wogan Arguedes:
Promenons-nous dans les bois

[3128 A1,2]
Dansons la capucine; La Marguerite

[3128 B1,2,3]
La Marguerite (continued); Miss Jenny and John, parents

[3129 A1,2,3]
Miss Jenny and John (continued); La Madeleine; plantation evenings; Oh Promise Me; Mamay, mammy and birth

Elie ÒLulaÓ Landry; Filles de Vermilion; Les Papiers dÕepeignes; La Ôtite poulle caille; Mon bon vieux mari; Fin foli fin fola; Quelle petit homme; Dicke; La fleur de ma jeunesse; Allouette

Introduction; La chanson de la mariŽe; Dansez, Codine; Mon pere Žtais un jardinier; Les filles de Vermilion; La permier jour de janvier; Le papier dÕŽpingles; Des ceusses; Quel petit homme; La terre nourrit tout; Guillory Carabi; Sur le borde de lÕële; Au boire ce quÕil faut; JÕavais al voir au ciel; La Marseillse; Imitation de lÕaccordeon; La Ôtite Anna a Mogne Meaux; Alouette; Melodie de lÕaccordeon; LÕhomme qui nÕa jamais vu un char--conte; Red Cross Nurse; Among my souvenirs; ThereÕs a smile; Memories; Spinning wheel;