Tag: le vent du nord
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My version of pandemic anxiety dreams maybe?
In which I take notes about a particularly disjointed and anxiety-inducing dream I had this morning, the most redeeming factor of which was a background cameo by Simon Beaudry of Le Vent du Nord.
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It has come to my attention that LJ actually FIXED something
Whoa hey look Livejournal fixed Bandcamp embeds! Awesome!
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Victoria/Cumberland 2014 Trip, Day 4: Le Vent du Nord at the Cumberland Hotel, 3/11/2014
Long-overdue concert report on Le Vent du Nord in Cumberland, 3/11/2014! In which all parties involved have a delightful evening, in which there is Actual Photographic Evidence that Simon can smile on stage, and in which I learn directly from Olo that my mammoth is a podorythmie protégé!
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Victoria/Cumberland 2014 trip, Day 1: Le Vent du Nord at the Royal Theater, Victoria BC, 3/8/2014
Dara and Anna’s Victoria and Cumberland trip, Day 1–featuring Le Vent du Nord’s symphony show in Victoria! And post-show shenanigans as well!
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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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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…
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A guide to Quebec trad for English speakers
Internets, as you all know, I’ve been happily fangirling Quebec traditional music for a couple of years now, and quite a few of you have started to ask me questions about it. And because I like you, Internets, and I want to share with you the musical goodness, I’d like to present for you a…
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My next Quebec tunes challenge
I have identified the next Quebec tunes set I wish to learn: the recording “Gigue à trois”, which appears on the Le Vent du Nord album Les amants du Saint-Laurent! The first tune in this set is locatable in sheet music form right over here. However, checking it out, I note a problem in that…
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Death by harmony, exactly how I wanna go
Those of you who’ve read my writeup of the amazing time Dara and I had seeing Le Vent du Nord in Victoria this past April may have noticed how one of my very favorite parts of the entire show was when les gars started belting out “Le Retour du Fils Soldat”. Four-part harmony, right in…
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I am a folk music resource!
Well, for a small number of bands, anyway! Because apparently this is the week for people to hit my site trying to find out about the instruments played by my favorite groups. Yesterday somebody came by with the search term ‘what mouth instruments do le vent du nord play?’ Answer: just one! Réjean Brunet plays…