ES - Banda clave en la música tradicional canadiense y laureada con los premios más importantes de su pais, La Bottine Souriante es un grupo muy especial que a lo largo de su larga trayectoria ha sabido combinar con exquisita elegancia las melodías ancestrales de sus antepasados y los elementos modernos, los temas cantados y las alegres piezas instrumentales, creando un mundo de sonidos y ritmos de tremenda fuerza expresiva.
En Spectacle es una muestra inmejorable, como también lo es otro de sus trabajos La Mistrine, de la inmensa calidad artística del grupo. La mayoría de sus canciones son tradicionales y proceden de la herencia francesa de su Quebec natal -historias, leyendas y sones que se remontan incluso a la Edad Media, conservadas por las familias que cruzaron el Atlántico y que fueron transmitiéndose durante siglos de padres a hijos-. y están llenas de una energía electrizante que incita al baile y a la diversión.
UK - La Bottine Souriante is one of a kind. The band was formed in Québec in 1976 with five core members: Régent Archambault on double bass; Denis Fréchette on piano, accordion piano, and flügelhorn; Michel Bordeleau on mandolin, fiddle, vocals, and feet (yes, you read that correctly -- feet. Michel is the band's percussion section!); Yves Lambert on lead vocals, diatonic accordion, chromatic accordion, and harmonica; and Martin Racine on fiddle and guitar.
Their formation marked an interesting blend of styles. Régent and Denis have jazz backgrounds, while Michel, Yves, and Martin are traditional musicians. As a result, La Bottine Souriante is not only the most renowned traditional music group in Québec, but their Acadian flavor and blend of musical traditions from France, England, Ireland, and Scotland have gained the band fans around the world.
In recent years, the band moved from five pieces to nine, with the addition of a four-piece brass section: Robert Ellis on bass trombone; Jean Fréchette on saxophone and brass arrangements; Jocelyn Lapointe on trumpet; and André Verreault on trombone. The sound is incredibly powerful, with a dynamic stage presence captured on their latest album En Spectacle.
En Spectacle captures the band live performing their best-known songs, sometimes with a new twist. It won the band a Félix award for Album of the Year in the Folk category at the recent Gala de L'ADISQ, the Québec equivalent of the Juno awards (the Canadian version of the Grammies).
I highly recommend En Spectacle not only as an introduction to La Bottine Souriante, but as a toe-tapping, energetic album. I've only been familiar with La Bottine Souriante for a short time, but one listen is all it takes to get hooked!
(C) Inside World Music
1. Ouverture
2. Sur La Route (La Tapinie)
3. Suite De La Sauvagesse
4. Ch'pas Capable (La Montagne Du Loup)
5. Le Voyage De Basile
6. Chapeau
7. Virginie Adieu
8. Le Rêve Musical (Le Rêve Du Quéteux Tremblay)
9. Un Coup Madame
10. La Galoppe De La Rive-Sud
11. Le Lanlire (La Poule A Colin)
12. A Travers La Vitre
13. La Chanson De L'Ivrogne
14. La Cuisinière
15. La Grand-Côte
16. Son P'Tit Bidoulidou
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- Amazon FR
- CD Universe
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En Spectacle es una muestra inmejorable, como también lo es otro de sus trabajos La Mistrine, de la inmensa calidad artística del grupo. La mayoría de sus canciones son tradicionales y proceden de la herencia francesa de su Quebec natal -historias, leyendas y sones que se remontan incluso a la Edad Media, conservadas por las familias que cruzaron el Atlántico y que fueron transmitiéndose durante siglos de padres a hijos-. y están llenas de una energía electrizante que incita al baile y a la diversión.
UK - La Bottine Souriante is one of a kind. The band was formed in Québec in 1976 with five core members: Régent Archambault on double bass; Denis Fréchette on piano, accordion piano, and flügelhorn; Michel Bordeleau on mandolin, fiddle, vocals, and feet (yes, you read that correctly -- feet. Michel is the band's percussion section!); Yves Lambert on lead vocals, diatonic accordion, chromatic accordion, and harmonica; and Martin Racine on fiddle and guitar.
Their formation marked an interesting blend of styles. Régent and Denis have jazz backgrounds, while Michel, Yves, and Martin are traditional musicians. As a result, La Bottine Souriante is not only the most renowned traditional music group in Québec, but their Acadian flavor and blend of musical traditions from France, England, Ireland, and Scotland have gained the band fans around the world.
In recent years, the band moved from five pieces to nine, with the addition of a four-piece brass section: Robert Ellis on bass trombone; Jean Fréchette on saxophone and brass arrangements; Jocelyn Lapointe on trumpet; and André Verreault on trombone. The sound is incredibly powerful, with a dynamic stage presence captured on their latest album En Spectacle.
En Spectacle captures the band live performing their best-known songs, sometimes with a new twist. It won the band a Félix award for Album of the Year in the Folk category at the recent Gala de L'ADISQ, the Québec equivalent of the Juno awards (the Canadian version of the Grammies).
I highly recommend En Spectacle not only as an introduction to La Bottine Souriante, but as a toe-tapping, energetic album. I've only been familiar with La Bottine Souriante for a short time, but one listen is all it takes to get hooked!
(C) Inside World Music
1. Ouverture
2. Sur La Route (La Tapinie)
3. Suite De La Sauvagesse
4. Ch'pas Capable (La Montagne Du Loup)
5. Le Voyage De Basile
6. Chapeau
7. Virginie Adieu
8. Le Rêve Musical (Le Rêve Du Quéteux Tremblay)
9. Un Coup Madame
10. La Galoppe De La Rive-Sud
11. Le Lanlire (La Poule A Colin)
12. A Travers La Vitre
13. La Chanson De L'Ivrogne
14. La Cuisinière
15. La Grand-Côte
16. Son P'Tit Bidoulidou
Buy it:
- Amazon USA
- Amazon FR
- CD Universe
- KaZaa Legal Downloads
- Alt-Net
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