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Top 5 Québécois Albums

Artist Title of Item Type Province Library Call #
Allard, Joseph Cinquante airs traditionnels : pour violon / Joseph Allard Book Quebec Music Library M41.A55 V5 1992
Allard, Joseph Hommage à Joseph Allard CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Bottine Souriante, La Chic & Swell CD Quebec Odegaard CD PMILLEP 001
Bottine Souriante, La Cordial CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Bottine Souriante, La J'ai jamais tant ris CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Bottine Souriante, La La traversée de l'Atlantique CD Quebec Odegaard Ordered
Bottine Souriante, La Rock and Reel CD Quebec Odegaard CD EMI 050
Bouchard, Guy & Liette Remon Airs Tordus = Crooked Tunes, 2 vols. 2 Books Quebec MLLC M1670318 .A47 1997
Bouchard, Jos Violoneux, l'Ile d'Orleans CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Boudreault, Louis Old Time Fiddler of Chicoutimi CD Quebec Odegaard Cd VOYR 001
Carignan, Jean Archives (3 CDs) 3CD Quebec Odegaard ICD TOUTC 002
Carignan, Jean Chants et danses du Québec LP Quebec MLLC Phonodisc NH 1 .1
Carignan, Jean French Canadian Fiddle Songs LP Quebec Odegaard Phonodisc LEG 120
Carignan, Jean Jean Carignan, violoneux Video Quebec Odegaard Videorecord NFBC 088
Celtic Fiddle Festival Play On… CD Quebec Odegaard Cd GREEL 007
Charbonniers de l'Enfer, Les en personne CD/DVD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Charbonniers de l'Enfer, Les Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Famille Cantin, La Dans le 5ème rang CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Faubert, Michel Maudite Mémoire CD Quebec Odegaard Cd MILLEP 001
Frères Brunet, Les 1.2.3. CD Quebec Odegaard M1678 .D25 2001
Gagnon, Aimé Aimé Gagnon: violoneux d'origine CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Genticorum Malins Plaisirs CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Guérard, Carmen La gigue du plateau Mont-Royal CD Quebec Odegaard Cd TSZ 001
Hart, Laurie & Greg Sandell Mel Bay Presents: Danse ce soir: Fiddle and Accordion Music of Quebec Book Quebec MLLC In Process
Hogan, Dorothy La Grande Ronde CD+Book Quebec MLLC CD 9043/In Process
Hommages aux Aînés Si Mignonnement CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Joyal, Jean-Pierre Danses d'ici: musique traditionelle du Quebec Book Quebec MLLC M1678.J69 D36 1994
Lambert, Yves Récidive CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Larsen, Grey & André Marchand Les Marionettes CD Quebec/Ireland MLLC CD 9048
Larsen, Grey & André Marchand The Orange Tree CD Quebec/Ireland MLLC CD 9046
Laufman, Dudley Brandy: Seventeen traditional contredanses from Quebec Book New England Odegaard GV1763 .L32 1995
Martineau, Danielle & Lisan Hubert On a du plaisir nous autres: Traditions orales de Lanaudière CD+Book Quebec MLLC ML3563.7.Q4 M37 2004 + CD 9145
Mimeault, Yvon Y'était temps! CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Montmarquette, Alfred Alfred Montmarquette 1871-1944 : répertoire de musique traditionnelle du Québec Book Quebec Music Library M175.A4 A6 2002
Ni Sarpe, Ni Branche Quand ça vient le temps CD Quebec Odegaard CD MDLC 002
Ornstein, Lisa Le Bruit Court dans la Ville CD Quebec MLLC CD 9107
Philippe Bruneau Accordeons Diatonique CD Quebec Odegaard Cd TOUTC 001
Philippe Bruneau Hommages, vol. 1 CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Pierre Chartrand La gigue québécoise Book+Video Quebec Odegaard Videorecord RLQ 001
Remon, Liette Un p'tit air de famille CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Remon, Lina & Jean-Pierre Joyal Paroles et Musique: La Bolduc Book Quebec MLLC M1679.18 B64 P3 1993
Richard, Edouard Musique Gaspesienne CD Quebec MLLC CD MDLC 01
Serre l'Écoute Chansons des bords du Saint-Laurent CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Songer, Sue & Clyde Curley The Portland Collection, vol.1 Book United States Odegaard M1627 .P768 1997 v.1
Songer, Sue & Clyde Curley The Portland Collection, vol.2 Book United States MLLC M1627 .P768 1997 v.2
Soucy, Isidore Isidore Soucy: Violoneux Quebecois CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Têtes de Violon, Les Airs Tordus (Crooked Tunes) CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Tuque Bleue, La 5 Habitants CD Ontario Odegaard In Process
Various. 100 ans de musique traditionelle, vol 1 CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Various. 100 ans de musique traditionelle, vol 2 CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Various. 100 ans de musique traditionelle, vol 3 CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Various. 100 ans de musique traditionelle, vol 4 CD Quebec MLLC In Process
Various. Accordéons diatoniques CD Quebec Odegaard Cd CVPV 001
Various. Hommage à Alfred Montmarquette CD Quebec MLLC CD 9044
Various. Il n'y a qu'un seul Dieu: Chansons folkloriques à sujet religieux CD Quebec Odegaard In Process
Various. Le miroir d'argent: trésors puisés aux Archives de folklore de l'Université Laval, 1944-1994 CD Quebec MLLC Ordered
Various. Mon Oncle Antoine DVD Quebec Odegaard DVD IEF 177
Vent du Nord, Le Les Amants du Saint-Laurent CD Quebec Odegaard In Process

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Top 5 Québécois Albums

1. La Bottine Souriante: “La Traversée de l’Atlantique”
La Bottine are the be-all and end-all of Québec trad music. They set the musical template that virtually every other folk group has followed: lots of old chansons-à-réponse, traditional podorythmie throughout, great tunes from the playing of local elders, and an irrepressible joie-de-vivre that is the most valuable cultural export of Québec. This CD is the finest of their early lineup, before the horn arrangements and the stadium shows. Just young friends expressing their passion for their traditions.

2. Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer: “Les Charbonniers de l’Enfer”
A super-group of the finest traditional singers in Québec, each of whom have served time in the big folk bands of the folk revival. This CD features wonderful old songs culled from traditional and familial sources and intricate vocal harmony arrangements that are very powerful. It’s quite a package, but this group lives up to the hype.

3. Le Vent du Nord: “Les Amants de Saint-Laurent”
Following in the footsteps of La Bottine Souriante, Le Vent du Nord introduces an instrument that was probably familiar to the first colonists of New France: the hurdy-gurdy (vielle à roue in French). Played by Nicolas Boulerice, the hurdy-gurdy works surprisingly well with traditional Québécois music. Throw in a goodly number of excellent tunes composed by band members and the fun accordion playing of Québec trad legend Benoît Bourque, and you’ve got a recipe for one of the best Québec trad bands around.

4. Anything by Jean Carignan or Philippe Bruneau
The two great legends of Québécois music, Carignan (fiddle) and Bruneau (accordion) only rarely recorded together, although they were close friends. Carignan is considered to be one of the best fiddlers on the 20th century and counted among his friends Mike Seeger and Yehudi Menuhin. He was equally adept at playing Québécois tunes as he was at playing the Irish fiddle style of Michael Coleman and the Scots fiddle style of J. Scott Skinner, both of which he learned from old 78 rpm records. Bruneau transformed the simple one-row accordion with his playing and is still one of the biggest influences for Québécois accordionists, despite the fact that he lives in France.

5. Grey Larsen/André Marchand: “The Orange Tree”
This is one of the most listenable albums in the collection and also one of the most accessible. Ever since droves of Irish immigrated to Québec during the Great Famines of the 1840s, Irish music has had a profound influence on the music of Québec. Irish “fluter” and concertina player Grey Larsen and André Marchand, founding member of La Bottine Souriante, explore these connections in this classic CD. The two musicians operate symbiotically and provide a wealth of gorgeous songs and tunes, all neatly arranged.

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