Folk Heritage Stage
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Living in the Wetlands, Mardi Gras Indians
- Living in the Wetlands Moderator Carolyn Ware discusses commercial fishing and living in the wetlands. Panelists include: Kernis Huval, Pete Vujnovich, and Junior LeBouef. Mardi Gras Indians. Moderator Dr. Maurice Martinez discusses Mardi Gras Indian traditions with Big Chief Allison Tootie Montana and Darryl Montana
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Moonshine, Gospel Quartet Traditions
- 3pm- Moonshine Moderator Beth Verret with Dickie Breaux, planned panelists were last minute cancellations so discussion of moonshine was limited. Gospel Quartet Traditions Moderator Joyce Jackson talks with an a capella gospel quartet, Larry Bell and the First Revolution. Singing interspersed with discussion.
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Nomenclature in Louisiana
- The Name Game: Nomenclature in Louisiana. Loup Garou and Red-Headed Witches: Louisiana Storytelling.
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Roots of Zydeco's French La-La
- Roots of Zydeco's French La-La. Moderator--Michael Tisserand; Bois Sec Ardoin, Chris Ardoin, Al Rapone, and Hirma Sampy, Frank Andres; Discussion of foundation of zydeco and how it travelled around. Singing Stories, Ballad and Poetry Traditions.
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Treme
- Treme New Orleans Neighborhood Traditions Moderator Joyce Jackson leads a panel discussion about New Orleans oldest historically black neighborhood; Panelists include: Al Morris, Benny Jones, Miriam Reed, and Norman Batiste. Swapping Stories. Moderator Maida Owens leads a discussion of two different cultures in Louisiana (Florida and St. Bernard parishes) and their folk tales and myths. Tommy Sanchez, Jackson, LA, Alfred Perez, St. Bernard and Jessie Bourg, St. Bernard.
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Wetlands Traditions, Country Mardi Gras, Mumming
- Wetlands Traditions. Janie Luster (United Houma Nation), Jessie Bourg, Camille and Lillian Blanchard; Country Mardi Gras: On the Bayous and Prairies. Moderator Carolyn Ware, Panel: Camille Blanchard, Geraldine Robertson; and Kerry Kim Moreau; Discussion of what happens in a Cajun Mardi Gras run. Mumming and Mardi Gras. Moderator Carolyn Ware; Panelists: Kim Moreau and Dara Valley discuss Mardi Gras masking traditions in Acadiana.
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- 1997 Folk Heritage Stage - Zydeco Dancehall, Coffee Traditions
- A Saturday Night, Zydeco Dancehall Story. Moderator Michael Tisserand and Tony Gradney of Slim's Y-Ki-Ki.: 1pm- Coffee Traditions in South Louisiana. 3 panelists with Moderator Beth Verret.
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- 1998 Folk Heritage Stage - Building Trades
- New Orleans Building Trades. Panel discussion: Darrell Reeves (welding, blacksmithing); and Lonnie Smith (tin-smithing), Theodore Pierre (brick-laying, masonry, architect). Moderator: Nicholas R. Spitzer.
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- 1998 Folk Heritage Stage - Creating Carnival
- Creating Carnival: Arts of Mardi Gras. Costumes, floats and carnival traditions. Panel led by Moderator: Carolyn Ware; Robert Ripley (costume maker); Parnell Butler (Mardi Gras Indians) and Rene Pierre (float designer).
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- 1998 Folk Heritage Stage - Good For What Ails You, Spiritual Churches
- Good For What Ails You. Discussion of folk medicines. Moderator: Glen Pitre; Panel; Lawrence Billiot, Rebecca Henry. Spiritual Churches in New Orleans and French Louisiana. A Moderator and a panel of two ladies who are a priest and a bishop of their churches.
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- 1998 Folk Heritage Stage - Haunted Waters, Louisiana Wetlands
- Haunted Waters, Fragile Lands: Life in Louisiana Wetlands. Making a living and life in the wetlands; Moderator: Glen Pitre; Irvan Perez (Delacroix); Isabel Welsh (Manilla Village); Loulan Pitre (Lafourche Parish); and Lawrence Billiot Sr. (Terrebonne).
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- 1998 Folk Heritage Stage - Louisiana French Languages and Accents
- Louisiana French Languages and Accents. Panel discussion on French dialects and accents. Moderator: Tom Klingler; Kim Moreau (Basile), Wilbert Guillory (Grand Mare), Roy Parfait (Dulac), and Karen Waquespack (Kramer).