Name: Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent
Brand: Borealis Recording
SKU: 1022402
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Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent

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Album: Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent	More Info...	0:04
2)	La Semaine Du Paysau	More Info...	0:04
3)	Marguerite	More Info...	0:03
4)	Train De Vie	More Info...	0:05
5)	Du Haut Du Balcon	More Info...	0:02
6)	Nous Sommes Si Bien A Table	More Info...	0:03
7)	Le Bon Buveur / Le Reel Du Quatrieme	More Info...	0:04
8)	C'est Une Jeune Mariee	More Info...	0:02
9)	Gigue A Trois	More Info...	0:05
10)	La Valse A Huit Ans	More Info...	0:03
11)	Cre Mardi / La Turlutte Du Rang Des Sloans	More Info...	0:04
12)	Le Retour Du Fils Soldat	More Info...	0:03
13)	De La Chambre A La Cuisine	More Info...	0:04

Album: Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Les Amants Du Saint-Laurent	More Info...	0:04
2)	La Semaine Du Paysau	More Info...	0:04
3)	Marguerite	More Info...	0:03
4)	Train De Vie	More Info...	0:05
5)	Du Haut Du Balcon	More Info...	0:02
6)	Nous Sommes Si Bien A Table	More Info...	0:03
7)	Le Bon Buveur / Le Reel Du Quatrieme	More Info...	0:04
8)	C'est Une Jeune Mariee	More Info...	0:02
9)	Gigue A Trois	More Info...	0:05
10)	La Valse A Huit Ans	More Info...	0:03
11)	Cre Mardi / La Turlutte Du Rang Des Sloans	More Info...	0:04
12)	Le Retour Du Fils Soldat	More Info...	0:03
13)	De La Chambre A La Cuisine	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Le Vent du Nord: Simon Beaudry (vocals, guitar); Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, hurdy-gurdy, accordion, piano, snare drum); Olivier Demers (guitar, mandocello, violin); Benoit Bourque (mandolin, accordion, Jew's harp).
Additional personnel: Daniel Roy (whistle); Fran‡ois Marion (double bass, fretless bass); Patrick Graham (bodhran, daf, davul, shaker, tambourine).
The fiddle tunes that come from Quebec clearly have many of the same antecedents (England, Ireland, Scotland) as those that are found in Cape Breton and the American South. But they have a unique flavor as well, probably thanks to the French influence -- a sweet but melancholy character that makes them especially attractive. And the Quebecois tradition of unison call-and-response singing is also unusual among North American vernacular styles and lots of fun. Le Vent du Nord is now (since La Bottine Souriante acquired a horn section and went all Memphis on us) the most exciting exponent of both aspects of the Quebecois musical tradition, and the quartet's second album is just as good as its first. Lead vocalist and hurdy-gurdy player Nicolas Boulerice has one of the most pleasing voices in Canadian folk music, and guitarist Simon Beaudry is also a very strong singer; fiddler Olivier Demers shows himself also to be a guitarist of rare taste and artistry on his original composition "Du Haut du Balcon," and accordionist Benoit Bourque anchors the band's sound throughout with elegance and panache. Highlights on their second album include the title track (with its tight vocal harmonies) and the sly "C'Est une Jeune Mari‚e," as well as the gently rollicking jig set "Gigue … Trois." Very strongly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

Professional Reviews

Dirty Linen (p.47) - "[F]aster, cleaner and more polished....There is a beating heart in every one of these songs and tunes."