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...
I'm interested in "lying songs"--I've heard a few here and there. Is there anything published or on the web or can anyone provide ready information? I'm sorry,...
Hello hello! Thank you very much for all your suggestions and help. I did look on Ebay and found a nice pair to try out. I've also found this website...
Hi Jeff, In french, those songs all bare the same title (well almost) which is "La chanson des menteries". There are two words in french for a lye the...
Salut, Anyone going to Tadoussac this weekend ? Looks like fun... look at all doze accordéonists... Le Fun = 1 (ou 2) accordéonistes. ; ) What is the...
Soirée Hommage à Gabriel Labbé Le souffle de la mémoire Avec Gabriel Labbé, Rachel Aucoin et Michel Donato En première partie : Le duo Garand-Senn et...
Salut Benoit, Ask Benoit Bourque who made his bones and spoons. I cannot remember who. It is a quebec musician of another instrument if I remember. Oh, but I...
Benoit use to make his own bones.... he even gave me the reciepie but since I didn't write it down, I forgot it! As for the spoons, I don't know Marcel! ... ...
Guy Berniquez is " Mr Percussion " himself of course he does not use the new style spoons as he is a master of the " old style " bones , but he should know...
Good News (maybe you know ?) Denis Pépin is releasing an instructional DVD. I spoke with him, and Susie Lemay, for a moment at Festival Mémoire et Racines...
Merci, Henry for the Chant de Vielles review/report. Lucy PS, the one time I attended St Chartier there was a downpour and storm. I did not know it is a...
That IS good news! No mention of it yet at Thirty Below--yes, I'm impatient. BTW one of the major search engines returns Thirty Below's old URL at the top of...
Bonsoir, Le Vent du Nord is on the cover of the current issue of Dirty Linen magazine. http://www.dirtylinen.com/linen/120/ The story is not available online...
Oh boy, was it fun! These are just a few personal recollections.... I had signed up as a volunteer, and I got there about 2 PM that Friday to set up my tent...
Salut, I heard on the radio (at 16h45 / 4:45 pm on Windsor, Ontario's radio CBEF) (Radio- Canada) that Fred Pellerin (storyteller) has a new book & CD out...
I do believe that Fred caries all of the enhabitants of St-Elie-de-Caxton in his mind. In the mid '60 I use to go live at an uncle's place every summer and...
Benoit, thank you for another evocative festival review. May I add that you're a good guy for volunteering? It benefits all of us who love this music. Jeff...
I know that Paul Marchand (Entourloupe) makes spoons ( et des petits gigueurs). Christiane "L'humour est la forme la plus saine de la lucidité." -Jacques Brel...
Salut Marcel , TiJean and the devil was the name of the story , Jean Carignan did play the music background but it was Allen Mills who told the story , the...
... In the 1950s in the Rocky Mountains we had the same system of phones - only no operator. To call someone else on the system you cranked a code of long and...
Well I'll be damned! I have that double album and never realized that it was Allen Mills telling the tale! Now that you mention-it I do realize that it was in...
Winslow, That lost fromage story is hilarious. I laughed my dairy-aire off ! I salute the guy's inventiveness and daring ! Why didn't he try "very cold...