Category: Quebecois Music
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De Temps Antan at the Rogue in Vancouver BC, 3/2/2014
In which Dara and I raid the Rogue in Vancouver for our post-Festival-du-Bois De Temps Antan concert–and bring friends with us! Because De Temps Antan is too awesome NOT TO SHARE.
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Festival du Bois Trip, Day 2: Sunday!
Festival du Bois, Day 2! In which I get to see unfamiliar groups like Les Échos du Pacifique, Alouest, and Matuto, and VERY familiar faces like Dejah Léger and De Temps Antan and especially Yves Lambert, King of All the Alligators and Accordions.
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Festival du Bois trip, Day 1: Saturday!
Part 1 of splendid shenanigans in BC this weekend at Festival du Bois! Featuring sets by Bon Debarras, De Temps Antan, La Famille Leger, and Vishten!
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Album review: Ici on fête, by Various Artists
I have just enjoyed a delightful holiday present: the compilation album Ici on fête, featuring a LOT of my favorite Quebec trad artists and bands!
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Fun with La Bottine Souriante lyrics
In which Anna takes a stab at a REAL rough translation effort of “Pinci-pincette”, an early La Bottine Souriante song. Without a single glance at Google Translate, even!
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La Bottine Souriante is here to rock up your Thursday
I may give most of my love to Le Vent du Nord, De Temps Antan, and Genticorum, but I wouldn’t have known about any of those bands if not for La Bottine Souriante. There are REASONS that mighty, mighty band still commands my attention. And they just gave me another one: a 46-minute video of…
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Album review: Ce monde ici-bas, by De Temps Antan
In which Anna reviews De Temps Antan’s brand new release, Ce monde ici-bas! Spoiler alert: she liked it!
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Quebec band recommendations, round 2: De Temps Antan!
In which Anna lays out for you all the reasons why you should go buy De Temps Antan’s music. Especially the part where they have a brand new album!
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In which Anna figures out how to play Au rang d'aimer!
I’ve been spending quite a bit of my musical time on tunes from the Quebecois repertoire, but every so often I get to remind myself that actually, y’know? I also play guitar. Especially when I hear a song like the delicious “Au rang d’aimer” by La Bottine Souriante, which I’ve been swooning over for ages.…
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Quebec band recommendations, round 2: Le Vent du Nord!
Y’all knew THIS one was coming, right? What with the whole “I haven’t been able to shut up about these guys for the last several months” thing? Because yeah, let’s talk Le Vent du Nord. Hands down, uncontested, kings of my favorite Quebecois bands. The guys who are going head to head with Great Big…