001.1990.017

Fri May 04 1990

36:35 - Audio Cassette Master; WAV and Mp3 on Server and Cloud

00:00 DL Menard is an ambassador of Cajun music from Erath, LA; composed “La Porte d'en Arrière” (The Back Door) and is often called the Cajun Hank Williams 02:10 Demonstration 05:40 DL calls the folk festival a family reunion 06:20 Demonstration 12:15 Demonstration: “The Water Pump” 16:40 Demonstration: “The Green Oak Tree” 21:45 Eddie Lejune is going to play a song written by his father Iry Lejune 22:10 Demonstration: “Lacassine Special” 25:10 Eddie has recorded “The Mistake I Made” on Rounder records, and dedicates this song to his wife 25:35 Demonstration: “The Mistake I Made” 29:10 Demonstration: “Wildwood Flower,” by Mother Maybelle Carter 32:20 Demonstration: “The Back Door” 36:35 Interview ends

Allison Miner introducing. This item is part of the “Crescent City Living Legends Collection” that was admitted to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in 2002.

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