Came across this today while looking for something else:Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - Online Resources
Included are links to:
From the Swapping Stories Web Site
Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana (on LPB server)
About the Video Program
Why are Folktales Important?
Storytelling Glossary
A Storyteller's Perspective by Bertney Langley, Koasati Storyteller
Excerpts from the Book
Louisiana's Traditional Cultures: An Overview, by Maida Owens
Louisiana's Traditional Cultures (printer-friendly), by Maida Owens
Louisiana's Folktale Traditions, by Carl Lindahl
Louisiana's Folktale Traditions (Outline)
Swapping Stories Index of Motifs
About the Transcriptions
Bel Abbey Introduction from Swapping Stories
Swapping Stories Isleño Notes
The Stories
The Alligator Peach Tree, Pierre Daigle
Another Big Fish Story, by Lonnie Gray
The Arcadia Dating Game, by Harold Talbert
Bel's Encounter with a Wise Owl, by Bel Abbey
Ben Lilly, Strong Man of Morehouse Parish, by James B. Rider
Bouki and Lapin in the Garden, by Max Greig
Bouki, Lapin et Rat de Bois (Bouki, Lapin and Possum) by Enola Matthews
From the LPB site
From The Educator's Guide on this website
Brer Rabbit and the Tarbaby, by Dolores Henderson
Bull Talk, by Governor Jimmie H. Davis
A Chitimacha Flood Story, by Nicholas L. Stouff
Does He Drive, Too?, by A.J. Smith
From the LPB site (video)
From The Educator's Guide on this website
Elvis Comes to Angie, by Mary Etta Scarborough Moody
An Extra Passenger on the Bus, by Harold Talbert
The First Meeting of the Indians and the Europeans (version 1), by Bel Abbey
First Meeting of the Indians and Europeans (version 2), by Bel Abbey
God Works in Mysterious Ways, by Harry Methvin
How the Bat Got Its Wings, by Bertney Langley
How the Koasati Got Their Name, by Bertney Langley
The Husband's Return, by Irvan Perez
I'm Going to Leave You, Chère, by Harry Lee Leger (video)
It Was So Cold, by Lonnie Gray
It Was So Hot, Lonnie Gray
Jean Sot, la vache, les chiens et sa petite soeur (Jean Sot, the Cow, the Dogs, and Little Sister), by Enola Matthews
Learning from the Bear, by Bel Abbey
Leaving Mississippi, by Robert Albritton (video)
The Legend of the Brooch, by Wendell Lindsay
The Life of a Crab Fisherman, by Irvan Perez
Life Saving Sirens, by Loulan Pitre
The Little Tar Man, by Wilson "Ben Guiné" Mitchell
Loup Garou as Shadow Companion, by Glen Pitre (video)
Mosquitoes Save a Life, by Harry Methvin
From The Educator's Guide on this website
From the LPB site
On Top of Old Smoky, by Harry Methvin
An Oyster-culling Loup Garou, by Loulan Pitre (video)
Paying the Price for a Free Train Ride, by Harold Talbert
The Politician Gets His (two versions), by Hubert L. "Anatoo" Clement, Sr.
The Reverend Gets the Possum, by Sarah Albritton (audio)
Setecientos setentaisiete (Seventeen Seventy-Seven), by Irvan Perez
The Shadow Companion, by Loulan Pitre (video)
She Has the Key, by Sarah Albritton (audio)
Shine and the Titanic, by Arthur "Arthuro" Pfister
Swapping Stories, by Dave Petitjean and A. J. Smith (video)
A Tale About a Catfish, by Sarah Kent
Les trois couillon (The Three Fools), by Enola Matthews
Les trois Jobs (The Three Jobs), by Enola Matthews
The Turtle and the Rabbit Run a Race, by Bel Abbey
Walking on Water, by Governor Jimmie H. Davis
The Widow's Buried Gold, by Pierre Daigle
Wrestling Mania, by Harold Talbert
Why the Frog Croaks, by Tang Thi Thanh Van
You Think I'm Working, But I'm Not, by Robert Albritton (video)
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Those are transcribed stories, not sound files, but WOW!
~Susan