Center for Louisiana Studies Archival Catalog

T-Salé

Jean-Jacques Aucoin - Accordion
Todd Aucoin - Drums
Louis Aucoin - Bass
Richard Burgess - Guitar
Dirk Powell - Fiddle

00:00 - Le reel de melon d'eau;
02:10 - La valse de Chatagnier;
06:30 - La coulée rodaire;
10:39 - La valse du coeur cassé;
14:25 - La talle des ronces;
18:30 - J'ai fait mon idée;
22:00 - Le moulin;
27:28 - Madeline;
32:15 - La prairie ronde;
35:50 - La dernière fois;
40:00 - t'en a eu, t'en auras plus;
46:00 - La robe à Rosalie;

00:00 - Hick;s Wagon Wheel Special;
03:15 - La valse de tout le monde;
07:28 - Papa George two step
12:05 - Unnamed waltz
18:00 - J'ai été au bal;
24:10 - Un homme chanceux;
29:55 - Allons danser;
34:35 - 'Tit monde
39:24 - Scott Playboy's Special;

Kevin Naquin - Accordion and Vocals
Kyle Hebert - Bass
Dwayne Lavergne - Drums
Louis Dronet - Fiddle
Paul Frugé - Steel

00:00 - Creole Stomp;
03:35 - Bayou Noir/Corner Post;
08:28 - La valse de 99 ans;
12:52 - Bayou Pon Pon;
16:58 - La valse de Reno;
21:20 - Paradis des musiciens;
28:10 - La valse d'heritage;
34:30 - Les flammes d'enfer;
38:45 - Broken Hearted Waltz;
41:45 - Quand j'étais pauvre;
46:00 - La valse á Tolam;
51:28 - Hee Haw Breakdown; Shamrock Special

Ray Abshire - Accordion and Vocals
Courtney Granger - Fiddle and Vocals
Mitch Reed - Fiddle
Bobby Dumatrait - Guitar
Orcy Vanicor - Steel

01:14 - Instrumental tune;
05:00 - Town and Country Special;
08:57 - La valse de clef perdu;
13:20 - Lacassine Special;
18:06 - Old Fashioned Two Step;
22:05 - La valse de regret;
29:00 - Shamrock;
34:30 - Acadien two step
39:00 - Faire attention
43:28 - Eunice Two Step;

Marc Savoy - Accordion
Ann Savoy - Guitar and Vocals
Joel Savoy - Fiddle
Wilson Savoy - Piano
Paul "Bird" Edwards - Drums

02:40 - Chère mom
07:15 - Amedée Two Step
12:48 - Femme avec un coeur cassé
19:03 - High Point Two-Step
24:20 - Sugar Bee
29:45 - 'Tites filles de la campagne
35:02 - Calcasieu Waltz
39:11 - Evangeline Playboys Special
43:20 - Sam's Big Rooster
48:00 - Eunice Two-Step

Jambalaya:

Terry Huval - Fiddle and Vocals
Reggie Matte - Accordion and Vocals
Ken David - Bass
Bobby Dumatrait - Guitar
Randy Champagne - Guitar
Tony Huval - Drums

09:18 - Bosco Stomp
13:23 - Cherokee Waltz
17:50 - Lache pas la patate
21:27 - Gone gone gone
25:40 - Ossun Two Step
29:35 - Mon tour va venir un jour
33:07 - La belle de la campagne
37:30 - Je veux me marrier

w/ D.L. Menard, John Dowden joins in on fiddle
44:22 - Listen to Me, When I'm Talking to You
48:50 - En bas du chêne vert
55:40 - La porte d'en arrière

Bruce Daigrepont and Gina Forsyth backed up by Jambalaya
01:02:57 - Bienvenu dans le sud de la louisiane
01:06:30 - Les bras ouvert
01:12:05 - Tout ca qui brille n'est pas de l'or
01:17:20 - Finale (all together) J'ai étais au bal

Balfa Toujours;
Christine Balfa - Guitar and Vocals
Courtney Granger - Fiddle and Vocals
Kevin Wimmer - Fiddle and Vocals
Horace Trahan - Accordion and Vocals
Todd Aucoin - Drums
Yvette Landry - Bass

00:00 - Introduction;
00:35 - Acadian two-step;
04:20 - Rêve du soulard;
07:40 - Blues de Bosco;
13:30 - L'anse aux pailles;
19:50 - La marène (Nelda Balfa Henderson on vocals);
24:00 - Reel des Frugés
28:55 - Blues de Port Arthur;
32:45 - Chère Bassette;
37:20 - You Keep Knockin' but You Can't Come In;
43:00 - Reel de Nonc Will;
47:35 - Les barres de la prison
52:30 - Bernadette;
57:30 - Two step de Festivals Acadiens;
01:02:15 - Viens me chercher
01:09:20 - J'ai étais au bal;

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

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

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

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;

Boudin Cutting Ceremony Presented by French Ambassador. Stage Scene Ma Louisiane. 

Zachary Richard performance, Stage Scene Ma Louisiane.

0:00:00 Introduction and soundchecking 

0:04:00 Start / Reveille

0:09:01 Les Flames d'enfer 

0:15:03 ?

0:23:01

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Donny Broussard & The Louisiana Stars, Scene Mon Heritage

0:00:00 French Introduction

0:00:39 Cajun Two-Step (?)

0:04:17 Too Young to Marry 

0:08:05 Je etais au bal

0:12:50 Homesick Waltz

0:16:39 Eunice Two-Step

0:21:19 Cajun Waltz

0:25:24 Jongle a moi

0:29:28 Johnny Can't Dance 

0:34:29 La Deedon (?)

0:38:40 Bosco Stomp

0:43:35 Grand Mamou

0:48:00 Les flames d'enfer

0:52:30 Evangeline Special

0:56:53 The Widows of the Coulee / End

Kevin Naquin & The Ossun Playboys, Scene Mon Heritage

0:00:00 Introduction 

0:00:47 Hard Naq's Special

0:04:10 Life is Never Guaranteed

0:08:23 Musician's Paradise 

0:13:48 My True Love

0:18:55 Little Short Dress 

0:24:11 The Ring That Shines

0:28:00 Kevin welcomes his cousins from France to the stage

31:08 Les Flames D'enfer

37:05 Just A Dream

0:42:35 Apres Temps (?)

48:25 S'il vous plait

53:30 One Scotch, One Burbon, One Beer

57:18 I Went to the Dance / End 

Live performance of 4Horses, Salle de Danse

0:00:00 Audience chatter & soundchecking

0:10:48 Band Introduction in French

0:11:43 Acadian Two-Step

0:15:16 ?

0:18:55 ?

0:23:07 Johnny Can't Dance

0:26:26 Madame Sostan 

0:30:12 Waxia Special

0:33:48 Oh Yeah Yi Yi 

0:37:30 Mama, I'm Not the Boy I Used to Be

0:41:41 Merry Maker

0:44:57 Lake Charles Playboy Waltz

0:49:03 Lucille 

0:53:25 Tit fille de la compaign 

0:57:38 Waltz of the Past

1:00:29 That's What Makes the Cajuns Dance / End

Talk and screening of Dewey Balfa's appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, given at Scene Atelier in front of the Hilliard Art Museum. Talk given by Barry Ancelet, Wade Falcon, Jerry Devillier

0:00:00 Introduction

00:02:03 Barry talks about the history and mission of the Center for Louisiana Studies 

00:05:45 How Cajun musicians got invited to the 1964 Newport Festival

00:06:00 Story about how Dewey Balfa was a last minute replacement for the original guitar player

00:08:00 Newport crowd just stared and applauded; Cajun musicians were surprised by this reaction

00:09:00 The domino effect of the Newport Festival leading to Founding of Festival Acadiens

00:10:02 Wade Falcon talks about finding the lost film from the 1964 Newport Festival

00:13:11 Newport footage plays / Musician's Waltz 

00:17:20 Footage resumes / Madeleine

00:20:17 Barry talks about the second time Cajun musicians played at Newport

0:21:18 Jerry Devillier talks about how he got invited to Newport after playing triangle at Fred's Lounge

0:25:38 Jerry talks about meeting Mary Travers after his "chanka chank" set 

0:27:55 Footage of Canrey Fontenot & Bos-sec Ardoin at Newport is played 

0:30:45 Wade shares that the Breaux Brothers recordings by Chris Strachwitz was the brothers' try-out recording for the Newport Festival

0:32:02 Vinus Lejeune 1964 was never invited back to Newport until 1967 because at the '64 festival he went to jail, tried to seduce a nurse; Vinus was only invited back because Dewey Balfa and Nathan Abshire made an agreement to never share the stage with each other to preserve their friendship

0:35:14 Different Fontenot and Ardoin footage at Newport plays 

0:37:20 Barry shares that the lineup for the first Festival Acadien was chosen based off who played at the Newport Festival. Criteria was who could handle playing on stage to a non-dancing audience

0:39:19 Audience Questions start 

0:47:12 In response to an audience question about race relations among the musicians, Jerry shares that his white dad was taught by Bois-Sec how to play accordion, Barry also responds

55:10 1964 Newport Footage is replayed for the audience and Christine Balfa

1:03:29 Christine Balfa reflects on the footage of her dad in 1964 / End 

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

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