00:00 Wayne was inspired by Iverly June when he began playing 01:00 Demonstration 02:19 Discussing Cajun music and Steve’s style; he began playing at 13, inspired by Marc Savoy 02:55 Demonstration 04:25 Wayne discusses his experience playing accordion; learned how to play well before choosing to rock out and appeal to a younger generation; took 10 years to develop this; influences while learning: Iry Lejeune, Aldus Roger, Lawrence Walker, Amede Ardoin, Belton Richard 06:10 Demonstration: Traditional Cajun Waltz 07:10 Steve has a fiddle in his band; grew up with Dewey Balfa 07:25 Demonstration: “Le Waltz de Vache” 09:10 Discussing the differences between the two Acadian players; Steve plays sitting down; Wayne plays walking the stage 11:15 Discussing their playing frequency; Wayne doesn’t practice but plays all of the time; Steve plays what he grew up on, old traditional Acadian music; both like rock n’ roll but love Cajun 12:30 Demonstration: (example of how the Blues crept into Cajun) 13:30 Cover how the Blues relate to Cajun; Iry Lejeune recorded the previous song “Bosco Blues” in the fifties; 1,4,5 progression has been used in Cajun; comes from a lot of sounds that come from Africa; Le Blues Francais 14:58 Demonstration 16:03 What Steve learned about playing the Accordion; how to make it sound Cajun; adding full notes by tapping the buttons 17:40 Demonstration: “Mon Ami” 20:52 Demonstration 22:20 Wayne listened to the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Lynyrd Skynyrd; folded rock in naturally to his Cajun music 22:35 Demonstration 25:08 Demonstration: “J’etais au Bal” 26:35 Wayne and Steve playing together; one playing melody, another playing harmony 27:30 Demonstration 29:10 Marc Savoy taught Steve how to compliment a second accordion player; Comments on culture with quotes from Dewey Balfa about maintaining the vital culture of Southern Louisiana 31:50 Demonstration: Two-Step 34:35 Interview ends
