Ad Vielle Que Pourra
Ad Vielle Que Pourra was a Quebec music group which performed original compositions in the style of the French, Québécois, and Breton folk music traditions.[1] The band's name came from the vielle (the French term for the hurdy-gurdy), an instrument which features prominently in their music.[2]
History
Ad Vielle Que Pourra was founded in 1986. Band members included Daniel Thonon,[3] Luc Thonon,[4] Gilles Plante, Alain Leroux, Clement Demers, and Sarah Lesage.[5]
In 1989 the band released their first album on the Green Linnet label,[6] including 1989's New French Music, in which they use a variety of traditional instruments, including hurdy-gurdy, bombarde and accordion.[7] In this and their subsequent album Come What May (1991), they included songs created by setting traditional lyrics to new music.[5]
In 1990 and 1991, the band performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and in 1993 at the Edmonton Folk Festival. In 1994 they released a third album, Musaïque.[8]
In 1996 the band released the album, Ménage à Quatre through Green Linnet's sub-label Xenophile Records.[1][6] The album was made up of new music in the traditional dance beats and styles from several countries. Instruments included bagpipe, clarinet, guitar, mandocello and fiddle.[9]
Through 1999 the band continued to perform in Canada and the US.[10]
Recordings
- 1989 New French Folk Music
- 1991 Come What May
- 1994 Musaïque[11]
- 1996 Ménage à Quatre
References
- ^ a b Paul Verna (25 January 1997). Reviews & Previewswork=Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Musician. Vol. Issues 135-140. Amordian Press. 1990. p. 111.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Bulletin de Musique Folklorique Canadienne. Vol. Volumes 33-34. Canadian Folk Music Society = Société canadienne de musique folklorique. 1999. pp. 43, 45.
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- ^ a b "Ad Vielle Que Pourra - Come What May". Folk Roots, issue 103/104, 1992. by Andrew Cronshaw
- ^ a b "Ad Vielle Que Pourra". AllMusic, by John Bush
- ^ "New French Music". Allmusic, Review by Kurt Keefner
- ^ "Folk band's material honed with creativity". Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, February 11, 1994, page: 39
- ^ "AD VIELLE QUE POURRA Menage A Quatre". Living Tradition, Brian Peters
- ^ "Cajun to a Dead Crowd". Washington Post, By Mike Joyce November 8, 1999; Page C04
- ^ Cencrastus. Vol. Issues 44-50. Cencrastus. 1993.
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