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“Everything But the Squeak”

A Cajun Boucherie and other Louisiana Traditions
Various Artists

Arhoolie Foundation DVD 201
upc: 0 94819 02019 7

30 minutes
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Featuring: The Savoy family, friends, & neighbors in Eunice, LA.; Aldus Roger (accordionist) with Ken Smith and Ann Savoy; Jam session at the Savoy Music Center; Donald Thibodeaux & Cajun Fever at Fred's Lounge in Mamou, LA.; with Tante Sue de Momou (vocal); The Huval Brothers in Eunice, LA. and others.
Plus recorded selections by: Cheese Read (fiddler) and the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band.

In these hurried days, with shopping centers everywhere, even Cajuns in southwest Louisiana will stop at a fast food chain to grab a quick fat-filled burger or hot dog, instead of going home to prepare a nourishing traditional meal. Most have forgotten how families used to get together for a "boucherie" in the days before everything could be found in the refrigerator. A few families, however, are trying to continue the old traditions. This video documents one such lively event where friends and neighbors gather and bring side dishes and desserts to compliment all the meat dishes obtained from the newly butchered hog and celebrate the feast with music and dancing.

The film also shows how traditional Cajun music is passed on from one generation to the next, not only via "live" radio broadcasts from beer joints like Fred's Lounge in Mamou, LA, but also at jam sessions where old timers share their skills with the younger musicians.

 

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