Tag: quebecois music
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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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And now, what happens when a Quebecois trad fangirl is on pain meds
Strange things happen in my brain when I have to deal with several days’ worth of Vicodin. Such as bitching about it in French, set to music! Behold, une petite chanson qui s’appelle “Ma bouche est malheureuse”!
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A few things make a Sunday post
Random bits of errata I wanted to throw into a post: some publishing news, YAY I get to go to a house concert, filk actually scores an academic study, and getting to go see How to Train Your Dragon 2.
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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!
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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…