The annual Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week (DBCCHW or Balfa Week, 2001 - ) is the flagship program of the nonprofit organization Louisiana Folk Roots (LFR). This series of early Balfa Week cultural heritage education camps features instructional sessions, workshops, presentations, interviews, and performances representing Louisiana traditional music, dance, Louisiana French languages, cooking, history and folklife, and more.
LFR was founded in 2000 by musician, educator and artist, Christine Balfa, daughter of legendary Cajun fiddler and cultural ambassador, Dewey Balfa.
The digitized audiovisual files accessible here were made possible from funding (in part) by a Preservation Implementation Grant from the GRAMMY Museum®. Content is the copyrighted intellectual property of Louisiana Folk Roots, Lafayette, LA.
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Submissions from 2001
Closing Sessions: Participant and Student Showcase Band Performances and Presentations, Christine Yvette Balfa, Jodi Hebert, Patrick Mould, Dirk Powell, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cooking Classes with Valentine Carrière, Ollie Verret, Jackie Miller, et al, Instructors (Parts 1 & 2, April 25-26); Louisiana Native Plants with Bill Fontenot, Instructor (Part 3, April 26); "Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening Dance (Part 4, April 26-27) with Balfa Toujours (and guest appearance by Bois Sec Ardoin), Valentine Carrière, Ollie Verret, Jackie Miller, William R. Fontenot, Burke Balfa, Christine Yvette Balfa, Balfa Toujours (Musical group), Harold Bernard (Dance instructor), Bois-sec, Courtney Granger, Patrick Mould, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Acadian, Cajun, and Contra Dance Workshop and Performance by Renaissance Cadienne, Renaissance Cadienne (Musical group) and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons. Sam Broussard and Paul "Lil Buck" Sinegal, Instructors, Sam Broussard, Paul Sinegal, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
"Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening/Nightly Dance with Balfa Toujours (and guest appearance by Bois Sec Ardoin and guest performers Burkman "Burke" Balfa and Charles Chavis), Balfa Toujours (Musical group), Christine Yvette Balfa, Burke Balfa, Bois-sec, Harold Bernard (Dance instructor), Charles Chavis, Courtney Granger, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
"Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening/Nightly Dance with Balfa Toujours (and guest appearance of Boozoo Chavis and guest performers Bois Sec Ardoin, Preston Frank, Burkman "Burke" Balfa, Jesse Legé, Jean-Jacques Aucoin, and Harold Bernard), Balfa Toujours (Musical group); Christine Yvette Balfa; Burke Balfa; Courtney Granger; Dirk Powell; Kevin Wimmer; Jean-Jacques Aucoin; Todd Aucoin; Harold Bernard (Dance instructor); Bois-sec; Boozoo Chavis, 1930-2001; Preston Frank; Jesse Legé; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
"Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening/Nightly Dance with Balfa Toujours (and guest performers Bois Sec Ardoin, Burkman "Burke" Balfa, Jean-Jacques Aucoin, Preston Frank, Jesse Legé, Jay Ungar, Harold Bernard, and Lisa Trahan Reed), Balfa Toujours (Musical group), Bois-sec, Todd Aucoin, Christine Yvette Balfa, Burke Balfa, Courtney Granger, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer, Jean-Jacques Aucoin, Harold Bernard (Dance instructor), Preston Frank, Jesse Legé, Lisa Trahan, Jay Ungar, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
"Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening/Nightly Dance with Balfa Toujours (and guest performers Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Ruth Ungar, and Pat Mould), Balfa Toujours (Musical group), Christine Yvette Balfa, Courtney Granger, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer, Todd Aucoin, Molly Mason, Patrick Mould, Jay Ungar, Ruth Ungar, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Fiddle Workshop. Michael Doucet, Instructor, Michael Doucet and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Creole Accordion Workshop and Master Artist Session Presentation with Goldman Thibodeaux. Dirk Powell, Facilitator and Accompanist, Goldman Thibodeaux, Dirk Powell, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons (Part 1). Sam Broussard, Instructor, Sam Broussard and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons (Part 2). Sam Broussard, Instructor, Sam Broussard and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Workshop. David Doucet, Instructor, David Doucet and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Workshop. David Doucet, Instructor (Part 1); Performance and Presentation by BeauSoleil Trio (Michael Doucet, David Doucet, and Jimmy Breaux) (Part 2), BeauSoleil Trio, Jimmy Breaux, David Doucet, Michael Doucet, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Performance and Presentation by Beausoleil Trio (Michael Doucet, David Doucet, and Jimmy Breaux), BeauSoleil Trio, Jimmy Breaux, David Doucet, Michael Doucet, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Performances and Master Artists Presentations (Rendezvous Sessions): Jay Ungar, Molly Mason and Ruth Ungar (Session 1); Calvin Carrière and Goldman Thibodeaux (Session 2); Calvin Carrière (Session 3), Christine Yvette Balfa, Sam Broussard, Calvin Carrière, Molly Mason, Dirk Powell, Mitchell Reed, Goldman Thibodeaux, Jay Ungar, Ruth Ungar, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Creole Fiddle and Accordion Performance and Master Artists Presentation with Carlton Frank and Preston Frank (Part 1); Cajun Accordion and Fiddle Performance and Master Artists Presentation with Jesse Legé and David Greely (Part 2); Performance and Master Artists Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger (Part 3), Carlton Frank; Preston Frank; Dirk Powell; Jesse Legé; David Greely, 1953-; D. L. Menard; Courtney Granger; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Folk Medicine Class (Part 1). Rebecca Henry, Instructor, Rebecca Henry, 1941- and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Folk Medicine Class (Part 2). Rebecca Henry, Instructor, Rebecca Henry, 1941- and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons. Sam Broussard and Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, Instructors (Part 1). Guitar Workshop and Master Artists Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger (Part 2), Sam Broussard, Paul Sinegal, D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, Courtney Granger, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Performance and Jam Session with D. L. Menard, D. L. Menard and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Workshop and Master Artist Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger, D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, Courtney Granger, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Workshop and Master Artist Presentation with D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, and Courtney Granger, D. L. Menard, Jesse Legé, Courtney Granger, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Louisiana French Language Class Lessons. Kirby Jambon and Jolene Adam, Instructors, Kirby Jambon, Jolene Adam, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Performance and Presentation with D.L Menard, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Ruth Ungar, D. L. Menard, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Ruth Ungar, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Accordion Class Lessons. Steve Riley, Instructor, Steve Riley (Singer) and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Accordion Music and Master Artist Presentation with Harry Trahan, Mitch Reed and Lisa Trahan Reed, Harry Trahan, Mitchell Reed, Lisa Trahan, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun Fiddle Music Class and Master Artist Presentation with Hadley Castille, Hadley J. Castille, Blake Castille, John Buckelew, Len Springer, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Cajun French Language Vocals Class. David Greely and Jesse Legé, Instructors, David Greely, 1953-; Jesse Legé; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
Guitar Class Lessons. Sam Broussard and Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, Instructors, Sam Broussard, Paul Sinegal, and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)
"Stompin' at the Swamp" Evening/Nightly Dance with Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; Sam Broussard; Kevin Dugas; David Greely, 1953-; Kyle Hebert; Steve Riley (Singer); Mamou Playboys; and Louisiana Folk Roots (Organization)