RENDEZVOUS DES CAJUNS {FEATURING THE CREOLE ZYDECO FARMERS, BOO LEDOUX, AND CAJUN TRADITION} {KOSOFSKY ETHNIC RADIO COLLECTION -- CAJUN FRENCH AND ENGLISH} (RADIO)
Summary
One in this weekly series broadcast live from the Liberty Theater in Eunice, Louisiana, which focuses on Cajun music and humor. The evening begins with a set played by the Creole Zydeco Farmers, a group that as its name suggests, specializes in the hybrid musical form known as Zydeco. The group begins with "Tante Cayenne," followed by "The Creole Farmers' Stomp." Guest host Jim Soileau asks about the origins of the band's name; its members explain that they were all once farmers but are now too busy with their music to raise crops. After they perform "Loula," the Farmers talk briefly with Soileau about their most recent album, "The Creole Zydeco Farmers on the Road," adding that they plan to return to the recording studio within the next couple of weeks. The band goes on to play several more songs, including "Good for the Gander"; "Ma Femme, Laissez Moi"; and "Raining in My Heart." The group concludes with "Tous les Temps en Temps," dedicating this number to the late Clifton Chenier. After thanking the Zydeco Farmers, Soileau steps into the audience to ask what states spectators hail from. He then introduces saddlemaker and storyteller Boo LeDoux of Eunice, who brings out a suitcase full of leather goods he has crafted and proceeds to distribute the contents among audience members -- some to out-of-state visitors, some to couples who have danced frequently, and the rest more or less randomly. In addition to showing off his handiwork, LeDoux tells stories of past days in rural Louisiana, beginning with a description of a shopping expedition with his sister around 1917. He also tells stories about clever young children, about the legendary Cajun comedy figure "Boudreau," and about the sale of Manhattan Island by Native Americans to European settlers. Soileau concludes this section of the program by reading LeDoux's "Cajun Ten Commandments." The host then welcomes Cajun Tradition. This band begins with a set comprised of "Le Creole Stomp," "La Valse de KLFY," "Quand J'Etais Pauvre," "La Valse de Eunice," and "Le Two-Step de Eunice." Soileau asks how the band happened to form, and its members explain that they were inspired, and helped, by bandleader Austin Pitre. They go on to play several more songs, including "The Lake Charles Playboys Waltz"; "Les Flammes d'Enfer"; "Eh, Madeleine"; and "Le Grand Mamou." Soileau thanks Cajun Tradition, and the band begins to play "Les Haricots Sont Pas SalŽs" as the program fades out.
(This program is in Cajun French and English.)
The acquisition and cataloging of this program were made possible by Marvin and Jacqueline Kosofsky.
Details
- NETWORK: KJJB-FM
- DATE: June 26, 1999 6:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:59:51
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:20929
- GENRE: Radio - Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Cajun French dialect; Music; Storytellers - Louisiana
- SERIES RUN: KRVS (Lafayette/Lake Charles, LA) - Radio series, 1987-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim Soileau … Host
- Vincent Fonteneau … Announcer
- Cajun Tradition … Music Group
- Creole Zydeco Farmers, The … Music Group
- Boo LeDoux … Performer, Storyteller
- Clifton Chenier
- Austin Pitre