Tag: de temps antan
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Fiddle practice log 10/26/2021
Today’s fiddle practice: reviewing André Brunet’s lovely La fée des dents, and exploring how I can make it sound lovely when _I_ play it! (Spoiler alert: still not as good as André. Yet!)
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De Temps Antan at St. James Hall, Vancouver BC, 11/8/2014
De Temps Antan rock the hell out of St. James Hall in Vancouver, BC, on November the 8th, 2014! In which the shenanigans feature feedback loops between the fiddler and the guitarist, mammoths tapdancing on my spouse’s head, and a nonzero number of musicians who didn’t escape unhugged!
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Yet another De Temps Antan road trip: Operation SWING!
In which De Temps Antan totally stomps all over Great Big Sea’s standing record for how many times I’m provoked to cross the border to see a band in one year. That’s right: another De Temps Antan road trip!
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De Temps Antan in Qualicum Beach, BC 8-2-2014
In which I get up on Saturday morning at the ridiculous hour of 4:30am to spend most of the weekend zooming up to Canada and back–but for the trifecta of AWESOME that was an André Brunet workshop, a house concert, and a session, I’d do it again in a heartbeat! SWING!
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Road trip for De Temps Antan!
There’s a road trip to see De Temps Antan again in my near future–just call me Anna “Will Cross the Border for Sufficiently Awesomely Played Bouzouki” the Piper.
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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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Day of Signal Boosting! And also news!
It’s Boosting the Signal day! Not only for the actual posts I’ve put up for the Boosting the Signal project, but also new music by my pal Dejah and La Famille Leger, AND a fellow author who has a Kickstarter! Excitement abounds!
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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!