Film, Video Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet
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Title
- Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet
Summary
- Staff of the American Folklife Center interview folklorist Barry Jean Ancelet.
Names
- Library of Congress
- American Folklife Center, sponsoring body
Created / Published
- Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2018-06-12.
Notes
- - Classification: History: America.
- - Classification: Social Sciences.
- - Barry Jean Ancelet.
- - Recorded on 2018-06-12.
- - Folklorist and University of Louisiana professor Barry Jean Ancelet is a leading scholar, author, expert and activist in the revival and revitalization of Cajun and Creole music and culture in Louisiana. He has been a leader not only in the academic study of Cajun and Creole folk culture, but in creating archives where the culture has been preserved, and festivals and other programs where the culture has been shared with diverse audiences. He is also a poet, songwriter and singer, and his 2016 CD with Sam Broussard, "Broken Promised Land," was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Regional Roots Music category.
Medium
- 1 online resource
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021692394
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- video
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- online text