Background
Ancelet, Barry Jean was born on June 25, 1951 in Church Point, Louisiana, United States. Son of Elmo Jean and Maude Ann (Mayer) Ancelet.
( The virtual renaissance of all things Cajun and Creole ...)
The virtual renaissance of all things Cajun and Creole has captivated enthusiasts throughout America and invigorated the culture back home. Who, just fifteen years ago, could have predicted that this regional music would become so astonishingly popular throughout the nation and the world? This new edition of a book first published in 1984 celebrates the music makers in the generation most responsible for the survival of Cajun music and zydeco and showcases many of the young performers who have emerged since them to give the music new spark. More than 100 color photographs, show them in their homes, on their front porches, and in their fields, as well as in performance at local clubs and dance halls and on festival stages. In interviews they speak directly about their lives, their music, and the vital tradition from which their rollicking music springs. Many of the legendary performers featured here--Dewey Balfa, Clifton Chenier, Nathan Abshire, Dennis McGee, Canray Fontenot, Varise Connor, Octa Clark, Lula Landry, and Inez Catalon--are no longer alive. Others from the early days continue to perform--Bois-sec Ardoin, Michael Doucet, D. L. Menard, and Zachary Richard. Their grandeur, humor, and humility are precisely the qualities this book captures. Featured too are young musicians who are taking their place in the dance halls, on festival stages, and on the folk music circuit. Cajun and Creole music makers, both young and old, still play in the old ways, but as young musicians--such as Geno Delafose and the French Rockin' Boogie, and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys-- experiment and enrich the tradition with new sounds of rock, country, rap, and funk, the music evolves and enlivens a whole new audience. Barry Jean Ancelet, a native French-speaking Cajun, is chair of the Department of Modern Languages and director of the Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Among his many books are Cajun Country and Cajun and Creole Folk Tales (both from the University Press of Mississippi). Elemore Morgan, Jr., is an artist and retired professor of visual art at University of Southwestern Louisiana.
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(This lavishly illustrated book presents lively & authorit...)
This lavishly illustrated book presents lively & authoritative portraits of more than 20 of the most popular Cajun & Creole musicians today. The performers tell their own stories, speaking of their lives & art in words which ring with natural eloquence & poetry. Included are ballad singers & old time fiddlers, masters of zydeco & members of modern dance bands. There are nearly 100 color photos of the artists in both public performance & private life.
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Ancelet, Barry Jean was born on June 25, 1951 in Church Point, Louisiana, United States. Son of Elmo Jean and Maude Ann (Mayer) Ancelet.
Diplôme (etudes supé), Université de Nice, France, 1973. Bachelor in French, University Southwestern Louisiana, 1974. Master of Arts in Folklore, Indiana University, 1977.
Doctorat (3e cycle), Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1984.
Aide, Council for Development of French in Louisiana, Lafayette, 1973-1974; special projects coordinator, Council for Development of French in Louisiana, Lafayette, 1976; associate instructor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1974-1976; folklorist, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1977-1980; research assistant, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1980-1985; assistant professor, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1985-1990; associate professor, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, since 1990. Research consultant Jean Lafitte National Park, Louisiana, since 1987.
(This lavishly illustrated book presents lively & authorit...)
( The virtual renaissance of all things Cajun and Creole ...)
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President Festival de Musique Acadienne, Inc., Lafayette, since 1986. Chairman Louisiana Folklife Commission, since 1984. Member Louisiana Folklife Festival Board, Baton Rouge, since 1985.
Member Council for Development French in Louisiana, since 1985. Member American Folklore Society, International Society Folk-Narrative Research, American Association Teachers of French, Fédération Internationale des Écrivains de Langue Francaise, Louisiana Folklore Society (board directors since 1984), Council Development French in Louisiana.
Married Mary Caroline Spurlock, September 29, 1979. Children: Jean Charles-Edouard, Jacques Francois, Louis Elias, Emile André Joseph, Caroline Clélie.