A few days ago tickets went on sale for La Bottine Souriante at the Victoria Theater in Newark, New Jersey, 4 February 2006. Looks like a very nice restored,...
Yes, I went ! The harmonicists I enjoyed the most would have to be Carlos del Junco and Gabriel Labbé. I will post photos. Great festival in a gorgeous park....
... I saw Laura Cortese yesterday. She was there for part of it as a performer, and while shie was too busy to take in much of anything she wasn't directly...
Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@...> a écrit : He recorded some interviews with Eric and André for his Monday radio show, which can be heard on the web (I ...
Forgive me if this is old news to many of you, but I've been listening with a lot of pleasure to this 1998 recording by The Chieftains with the help of Breton...
Remarque : message transféré en pièce jointe. Christiane "Sans la musique, la vie serait une erreur." -Friedrich Nietzsche Yahoo! Mail - Votre e-mail...
... I think it was this one from the menemofurm list. I know I listened yesterday and it was a completely different show. The online schedule still shows the...
Winnipeg's The Duhks are playing a free concert in Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation Sunday 18 Sept. I don't think we have any other NE Ohio...
Congratulation for the Band Le Vent du Nord who receive for the second year a nomination for ADISQ in the category Traditionnel album of the year!!!! Hip Hip...
The Duhks are a really energetic, inspired young band whom I heard at a FolkWorks concert in Southern California in 2004 or so. In addition to the elements you...
I just saw Le Vent du Nord at the Bangor Folk Festival. They were fantastic. Can anyone recommend a small Quebecoise group to play at some house concerts in ...
The Duhks were fun. Very eclectic, a skillful blend of styles--duck soup? They played two chansons a repondre and one cajun-flavored tune. Interesting mix with...
I'm sorry to ask this if it's a question that's already been asked and answered. I'm looking to obtain a pair of really good-quality joined wooden spoons. I...
I am looking for sheet music for two traditional tunes. I have recordings of both but my lousy ears prevent me from learning them. The songs are "Le caribou"...
... I've been working on my learning-by-ear skills for the past few years, with great improvement. It is both an acquired skill, and something which some...
... scowered ... The advice about slow-down software is good. But to adress the matter of sheet music. There's not a huge amount out there for Québécois ...
One thing I recommend, if you have the time, is ear training--learning to sing and identify intervals. Jamey Aebersold produces and sells books/recordings for...
Can anyone tell me about recordings made by André Alain in addition to the one made in 1986 with André marchand and Pierre Laporte, Violoneux de St-Basile? ...
Genticorum and Rosheen performed at last weekend's 3-day Celtic Classic festival in Bethlehem, PA. Genticorum's four sets were all a bit different, which was...
Benoit, I bought a set of connected spoons in a shop in Gateway Village near the toll plaza of le Pont de la Confederation at Borden, PEI. They are not fancy...
... An old bit of advice among musicians is that playing by ear and sight reading are two difficult skills that you must learn independently. You learn to...
In the past year, I've been working on learning tunes from CD's by ear. A friend at work gave me a couple of very helpful pointers. Listen to the bass line;...
The info that I received here was to check with "Lark in the Morning" on the web. They have some. In various stores in Haute-Ville, Quebec I have asked around...
Just an idea from a novice at music reading. Most of our music is in scales. So if you have learned the scales (circle of fifths), then you have a better...
Search for musical spoons on ebay. I've been "watching" them for some time now, and while I haven't seen any used or vintage spoons, there have been spoons...
