[Ancienne Alliance]

Originally Posted by wgority

northernsky, if you're into breton music, I'd recommend a couple bands including Gwerz, Forzh Penaos, Skorvan, Stolvan, Ar Re Youank and Kornog. For breton pipes, there's always Jean Baron et Christian Anneix, Pierre Crepillo et Laurent Bigot. Both of these pairings are sonneurs de couple, with one playing biniou kozh (bagpipe) and bombarde (shawm). For solo piping I'd recommend Patrick Molard. There's also the other breton bagpipe known as the veuze which is not recorded all that often. I'd recommend any recordings you could find of it, especially those of Thierry Bertrand, Thierry Lahais and John Skelton.

What Msr. Amyot plays (at least in his recordings that I've heard thus far) is predominantly central French music from or influenced by the Berry region. (Please correct me if I'm wrong on this Robert). BTW, Robert, are you going to be at St Chartier this year? This is the first year that I've ever been able to make it and could stand some recommendations.

Hope this has helped.

This was perfect ! Excellent .
I'm preparing a new CD with 2 cornemuses and church organs + another one with a young italian group I am playing with : A Briga. (See my top MySpace friends).
As you might have seen on my "Pics" (MySpace again...), I am the father of 2 little ones. So I wont be going to the Saint-Chartier folk festival for some time...

[Ancienne Alliance]

Originally Posted by northernsky

Robert, I just checked out your MySpace and listened to your incredibly beautiful music! Where can a poor Canadian lad buy your discs? I tried Amazon.ca but they don't list you. Do you ever come over to the water to play? Your own site says 'chanteur du Quebec', do you play in la belle province? What about the Vancouver Folk Festival? Always a free place to stay for you here.

Thank You Stuart !
I almost made it to the Vancouver festival one year... Perhaps one day !
Nevertheless We love traveling and might just drop by to say hello! (...and finish your peanut butter stash !)

Robert

[Ruanaidh]

Originally Posted by northernsky

Where can a poor Canadian lad buy your discs? I tried Amazon.ca but they don't list you.

Robert,
I too am interested in the traditional music of
Québec (pre-1750) but have been unable to find anything other than a few discs of religous music. Do know where any could be found?

[Ancienne Alliance]

Hello Ruanaidh,

Take a look at the songs collected by Marius Barbeau. Some are said to be quite ancient.
Someone who could help you perhaps is Gilles Plante. He lives in Montreal.
6324 rue Chambord,

Hope that helps,

Robert

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They really sound great !


Best,

Robert

[victoriabagpiper.com]

Nice pipers there. What variety are they?

[Rollo]

I hope that I will hear it very soon !

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Here is a glimpse of the French "Grande Musette":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0F-N...eature=related


Best,

Robert

[herminator]

Beautiful instument, wonderful music!!
Zhe french cornamuse is an instrument I will learn some day. We have an instructor even here in Wuppertal.

And when the organ and cornamuse CD is finished I WANT ONE!!
That is a definite order!!

[Ancienne Alliance]

Originally Posted by herminator

Beautiful instument, wonderful music!!
Zhe french cornamuse is an instrument I will learn some day. We have an instructor even here in Wuppertal.

And when the organ and cornamuse CD is finished I WANT ONE!!
That is a definite order!!

OK it's a promise !


Best,

Robert