00:20 Allison Miner welcomes Preston Frank. His uncle – Carlton Frank taught him how to play. Discuees how the music changed from Lala to Zydeco. Frank talks about the progression of one to the other. PF describes his various accordions. 05:00 Zydeco’s popularity during Frank’s high school years. Frank’s family: Keith, Brad, Carlton, and unnamed daughter are introduced as the family band. Frank’s recording career is discussed. Minor plays a couple of recorded tracks. 11:00 Frank discusses his gigs and the festivals. Leo Thomas is the drummer on many of PF’s recordings. The Frank family discuss music and their preferences. They perform a song. 15:10 They discuss Mark Savoy, Clifton, and Rockin’ Doopsie. Minor plays another recorded track that Frank believes that the studio speeded up. Frank describes his accordion with three rows of buttons. They play another song. 22:40 Frank discusses how the children learned to play their instruments. The band performs again. 27:00 Minor asks the children about their schooling. Frank discusses the history of speaking French in the home while growing up. They perform another song. Minor questions Frank about his latest records then plays a prerecorded song, “Lets Go Over There.” 34:00 Minor asks Frank about the percussion in that particular song. Questions from the audience. Minor asks about Carton Frank’s style of playing the fiddle and asks who his teachers were. They play one final song, “The Swallow Special.” Minor hopes that the children keep the tradition alive of singing in French. The interview ends.
