Song: "Diguedin"
Traditional Quebcois folk song
Perfomers: Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer
The Canadaphilia I have experienced over the past several years most definitely extends to music. In particular, I have grown quite fond of Quebecois folk music, known as chansons. The songs date back centuries, some of them probably back to France, though the style is different from that of the Acadians in Nova Scotia and the Cajuns in Louisiana. Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer is one of many groups to have inspired renewed enthusiasm for Quebecois chansons, Le Vent du Nord probably the most prominent these days. I prefer the more traditional, a cappella performance style.
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I have spotify on my phone - finally I can listen in! I do love a bit of folk music, imagine I'll get along with chansons :-)
ReplyDeleteThey're really fun - different, peppy, wonderful.
DeleteThis was wonderful. One of my favorite acceppla artists is Peter Hollens.
ReplyDeleteI don't know Peter Hollens. I'll have to check him out. Thanks.
DeleteThis was fun to listen to which is much nicer than the barbershop quartet style. I love that this man can sing and keep a beat with his feet
ReplyDeleteI love me some barbershop but I realize it's not for everyone.
DeleteVery catchy! I like it and it's new to me, so thanks for the introduction. I listen to all kinds of music. I am in a bit of an oldies/big band phase right now. :)
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DeleteThis is new to me, but it's a nice sound. Not sure I'll be adding it to my song list, but it was fun to discover.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, chansons were a Pandora discovery for me and I'm not even entirely sure how they first came to my station. Choral music maybe? There is one song, "J'Entends le Moulin," which has become rather popular in the choral rep so that may have been it.
DeleteHowever it was, they didn't grab me right away, either. But I definitely learned to enjoy them quite a lot.