Hi Folks, If you want to see how traditional music can be done on a jew's harp using overtones, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7mbLPqEWZU&NR=1 A tip of...
French Soirée - Harvest Dance October 20, 2007 151 Fountain Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island Doors open at 6:30 – Sandwhich Buffet at 7:00 followed by live ...
Salut, Trés intéressant, et en armorique, c'est possible ce genre de stage ? Je plaisante, évidemment ! Benoit Pelletier Shoja <lafrancelaperse@...> a...
Hello: I am planning a trip to Quebec within the next 6-7 months (2008). I would like recommendations for festivals, traditionnelle sessions, workshops or...
Hi Don, In February there is the Festival Chantez Vous Bien Chez Nous in St-Bernard-de- Michaudville. Also in Montreal at the bar Vices et Versa there are...
Don, If you end up in Montreal go to the reular sessions at "Vices et Versa," on St-Laurent. Also, if you're going to be staying for a while consider signing...
Don, A bit later in the year are Montreal's La Grande Rencontre on the second weekend of August (http://www.festivallagranderencontre.com/). And in early...
I attended Chants de Vielles for the first time this past September. It is indeed intimate and friendly. I felt immersed in the language and culture, but not...
Hi Don, 2 accordeon festivals listed on the database calendar at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QueTrad/database are 1. Le Printemps des Bretelles Québec...
... "Spring of the Suspenders." This is a great little urban festival, produced by Didier Dumoutier, a chromatic-accordion player. The festival features...
Well-heeled foot percussionists. Spring of the Suspenders. Dans les Airs. I haven't figured out the pun in Benoit's email name, savaferre, though I suppose...
... I've been reading various posts for a while, but since I live in Seattle and don't play an instrument (yet) I haven't had anything much to say. However,...
Jeff, I was with you until the end of your statement. Please, and the moderator should have caught this, leave your politics at home. This is not the forum...
The group is unmoderated. Only new members' posts are moderated. We need to steer clear of commentary on current day politics, though. From time to time, we...
Hi Julia, check the "dances" and "sessions" pages on the Links page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QueTrad/Links The Barberie sessions at one time were moved to...
Bonjour, the jam cession there is one each tuesday night in Pub Nelligan rue st-jean. easy to find with a google search. Patriote is closed since at least 18...
Allo Lucy, no patriote closed year ago. best jam cession is in Nelligna pub each tuesday night and i think at the barberie on sunday afternoon gilles To:...
I am in full agreement with that policy, I also agree that in Quebec and in America in general, free speech allows commentary on politics. I would just like...
Re: clicquers, check out the shoe pic on this youtube page! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113640285 Walt Lankenau ...
Nelligans is an Irish Session primarily. At least that is what I saw there this week for the first hour and a half that I hung out. If you like Irish music and...
hello Brian i was there also last tuesday. yes for that evening, it was mostly irish, but not all the time, sometimes we play more quebec music, it is just a...
Hello Gilles, I never played that night. Had my fiddle but didn't feel like I should play because there wasn't an invitation to join in. You all looked like a...
Bonjour Brians ok, you have to be sure that everybody is welcome. I have never seen a fiddle,accordeon,harmonica,bango ect. player that was not welcome. ...
Bonjour Gilles, I hope to visit again next year for the FIAT and will be sure to say hello to you. My French is not so good so I am never sure what is ok or...
