Hi everyone, Just a short report from Memoires et Racines, which was amazing...especially Hommage aux Aines, not that I play favourites or anything :) The best...
Hi Anjili, I am going to la Grande Rencontre next weekend. It'll be my first time at this festival, and I can't wait!! Need anything ? Or just a report? Susan ...
Looking for sheet music? Pascal Gemme's blog contains dozens of Quebecois reels: www.tradquebec.over-blog.com He has posted sheet music and mp3 files for...
The book of Jean Carignan transcriptions looks like a very interesting source for reels: LA MUSIQUE TRADITIONNELLE POUR VIOLON: JEAN CARIGNAN by Carmelle Begin...
If you're interested in seeing a couple of clips of La Grande Visite's performance in Belgium, browse Youtube for 14suzie14. This member input a couple of...
... Please reiterate to Carmen that John and I'll really miss seeing the Grande Rencontre. We have loved it in the past! But we are double booked for that...
Other sheet music sources in book form in our home also include: "Quebec Folklore Volumes" (transcriptions musicales) by AQLF members to accompany their CDs...
Ciao, everyone. Someone mentioned Youtube. If you search Pascal Gemme, Genticorum, Claude Methe, Sierra Fiddle Camp you will get some videos of recent...
Hi - we heard about an acadian music festival in August in New Brunswick but can't locate any more information. Is anyone aware of this festival, or others,...
Hi Kathleen, You might try going on www.novascotia.com There are many links to Celtic and Acadian music festivals, like Celtic Colours which takes place in...
Greetings, are you familiar with the Festival acadien de la Nouvelle-Acadie? http://www.nouvelle-acadie.com/index.html - Benoit ... [Non-text portions of this...
Thank you! And thanks to Jeff, Winslow, Dave, Liz, Susan--everyone who gave advice on this. You know, we (QueTrad) might be one of the best sources for ...
I overlooked two books by Liette Remon and Guy Bouchard (because they're petite). Airs Tordus vol.1 and vol. 2 - if you like to start on some crooked tunes...
Bonjour tout le monde! I just remember to everybody that you can visit to the Mnemo Calendar http://www.mnemo.qc.ca/html/calendrier.html, giving you almost 100...
For those of you who are going to Grande Rencontre (or any other trips to Quebec), if you haven't looked at the Mnemo calendar you should check it out--it has...
Don't know if this has been discussed here, but I just discovered a link to radiotrad.com, "Chansons et musiques traditionnelles". Quite a find, I think, and a...
You can also here past interviews on the site of Tradosphère: http://www.tradosphere.com/ mcindoefalls <mcindoefalls@...> a écrit : Don't know if this...
Hi Don, That "Gaston Nolet joue Alfred Montmarquette" is a fine CD. I had a chance to meet and play with Gaston a few years ago at an AQLF event; he's a fine...
Hello Patrick; Very interesting that you have used Francine Cataford-Grenier's book. Please inform for example page 105 ; Valse Marceline; How would you ...
Hi Don #2, Yes, exactly; D row, e-g-e instead of e-f#-e (those are really ornamented quarter notes as opposed to "true" triplets). I ignore the Em and the...
... I spoke with Marcel Messervier about this five years ago and he said that C boxes are very popular for accordion players playing solo (they play their...
Or to be less polite , C is the the key used by beginners , readers or not , It is easyly available because the Hohner in Mississauga Ontario decided it...
Does anybody here plan on going to Chants de Vielles or Les Folkloriques de Tadoussac? Tadoussac sounds tres interessant, but it's a little far to me go for a...
Hi Walt, I'm going to Chants de Vielles.... but I agree with you that Tadoussac is a bit of a hike! Speaking of Chants de Vielles, they really need volunteers...
This makes sense. I find it interesting that Donat Lafleur, who recorded extensively with Isidore Soucy on something that I'm pretty sure was NOT a C box,...
Hi Walt, I will be going to Chants de Vielles! In fact, I am volunteering this year with a couple of my friends. I'm a little nervous as my french is pretty...
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