Tag: eric beaudry
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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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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 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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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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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: La Bottine Souriante!
As I’ve written before, La Bottine Souriante has the distinction of being the first Quebec band I ever saw perform live, and I said a great deal about them on this post over here. Most of what I had to say there still stands, with some notable exceptions. First and foremost, as of this writing,…
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Harrison Hot Springs BC July 2013 trip, Day 3: De Temps Antan, Round 2
In which our heroine and supervillain hike around the lake, in which the mammoth makes a break for it (but is thankfully recovered!), in which the festival suffers an accident (which we do not see), and in which perfectly ridiculous amounts of fun are had seeing De Temps Antan–and then getting pics with them afterwards!…
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Harrison Hot Springs BC July 2013 trip, Day 2: De Temps Antan, Round 1
In which our heroine and her supervillain spend their first full day in Harrison on beach exploration, music played and music watched, and lake wading! And in which De Temps Antan rocks the afternoon with sunglasses and a bouzouki that can goddamn roar!
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Harrison Hot Springs BC July 2013 trip, Day 1: Getting here
In which our heroine and her belovedest supervillain take a leisurely scenic drive to visit our fair neighbors to the north, in which they arrive at the charming B&B which will serve as their Lair for the weekend, in which Jean-Claude Mamut does indeed issue hir blessing upon the proceedings, and in which they encounter…