Salut, Trio "Genticorum" will appear in concert next Saturday and give workshops next Friday night (July 15/16) See http://www.salineceltic.org for festival...
This looks great. I know Laura Cortese - great fiddler, singer and dancer with amazing energy. She's an alumna of the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, came on...
Is anyone aware of Quebec players using 10 button "2 reed" (not 4) boxes ? If so who and what brand Is anyone aware of any players using 3 or 4 reed boxes...
... Sebastien Dionne owns an old Messervier 2 voice box. I played it. It is the loudest accordion I've ever played! Francine Desjardins plays 2-voice boxes...
Thanks for the info I will assume the 2 reed boxes were fitted with both clarinet reeds. and I would assume on a single reed block or if loud.. perhaps flat...
Le Trio a Quatre will perform at the Champlain Valley Festival at Kingsland Bay State Park near Ferrisburgh/Vergennes, Vermont on Saturday, August 6 and...
A couple of folks have asked about the workshops at the Champlain Valley Festival. Last year, basically they were in kind of a "show and tell" format, where...
Hi Everyone on QueTrad: We are having a house concert with Genticorum. We live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be on Thursday July 28th. Advanced...
Interesting. Mounted in the center and leaning out.. with the reeds facing upward? Blocks not connected ? Thanks Jeff ... reeds. ... that's what I saw at the...
Yes, that's the Rube Goldberg signature model. Very rare and very much in demand in the Far East, where it is pounded into aphrodisiacal powders. The other...
... He he. And I didn't even mention the secret ingredients, or the little spider monkeys who hammer the reeds while you play the accordion! And did I...
Andy, you made my day reading your email earlier friday was it ? You too Jeff de Kent. Well, reading your two latest posts you guys, one must factor in 2...
Many thanks to Genticorum, who played two rousing sets of quebecois trad to standing applause at yesterday's Saline Celtic Festival in Michigan! Here it is the...
I felt they were the hit of the festival and also heard from some on the organizing staff same thing. I am awestruck by Pascal Gemme's fiddle playing. Lucy ...
Yeah, Pascal's a monster. In addition to his compositional and arranging skills he's got that Louis Boudreault thing going on, that very powerful, earthy...
The guitar player in SIUCRA was also amazing. TEADA, a favorite of mine, was on fire as always. ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
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Hello everyone, I've just transcribed and translated the lyrics to the chanson à répondre C'est une jeunne mariée from Le Vent du Nord's Les Amants du...
Genticorum are playing at the Millrace Festival in Cambridge Ontario this weekend. Anyone going ? Does anyone know what times they are playing ? thanks Don...
Well, with my sincerest apologies to Nicolas Boulerice, for a short while, I did have the bride pouring milk not into a vieille savate, but into a vielle!...
Did anyone go to Festival Mémoires et Racines last week? How was it? I went last year and had a great time, and wrote up an account that I've been meaning to...
Hi Winslow, I went. I am preparing pix for uploading. Will write a report. It was another fantastic weekend. I chatted with 7 or 8 people from this QueTrad...
Hello all, I was there too... coundn't miss that fest for anything. This year was my first year where I did not volunteer. I as a plain visitor. Well,...
Hi all, I've posted a few picture my girlfriend took with her low-end numeric camera. It should help you wait until Lucy posts hers (I don't know if I should...
Marcel ! I am enjoying your pictures. It's funny Carole wanted a picture of the crepe lady. I got one too! That woman made crepes for at least 10 hours...
Marcel, Thanks very much for your detailed account of the violons atelier at the accordons-nous stage. Ouais, Richard Forest composes beautiful tunes. ... No,...
Gee, I don't remember using the word "gee" ;"\ Flatulent hogs? Who was it, Henry maybe, who sent in the pea soup recipe last year? Isn't a little bit of ham...
... Jeff, I assume you are asking for other Richard Forest recordings. He's on the Domino recordings; "Quebec Pure Laine" (which also features great accordion...