Name: Tromper Le Temps
Brand: Borealis Recording
SKU: 24155965
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Tromper Le Temps

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Album: Tromper Le Temps
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Lettre À Durham	More Info...	0:05
2)	Le Dragon De Chimay	More Info...	0:04
3)	Toujours Amants	More Info...	0:03
4)	Le Winnebago	More Info...	0:03
5)	Le Souhait	More Info...	0:04
6)	Manteau D'hiver	More Info...	0:04
7)	Adieu Marie	More Info...	0:03
8)	Le Coeur De Ma Mere/Le Rêve D'Adrien	More Info...	0:05
9)	Vigneron	More Info...	0:04
10)	Le Diable Et Le Fermier	More Info...	0:03
11)	Dans Les Cachots	More Info...	0:04
12)	La Soirée Du Hockey	More Info...	0:05
13)	Souffle D'ange	More Info...	0:03

Album: Tromper Le Temps
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Lettre À Durham	More Info...	0:05
2)	Le Dragon De Chimay	More Info...	0:04
3)	Toujours Amants	More Info...	0:03
4)	Le Winnebago	More Info...	0:03
5)	Le Souhait	More Info...	0:04
6)	Manteau D'hiver	More Info...	0:04
7)	Adieu Marie	More Info...	0:03
8)	Le Coeur De Ma Mere/Le Rêve D'Adrien	More Info...	0:05
9)	Vigneron	More Info...	0:04
10)	Le Diable Et Le Fermier	More Info...	0:03
11)	Dans Les Cachots	More Info...	0:04
12)	La Soirée Du Hockey	More Info...	0:05
13)	Souffle D'ange	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel: Simon Beaudry (vocals, guitar, bouzouki); Olivier Demers (vocals, electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle); Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, hurdy-gurdy, piano); R‚jean Brunet (vocals, piano).
Audio Mixers: Mark Busic; Le Vent du Nord.
Recording information: Studio De La C“te Jaune.
Illustrator: Alain Reno.
Photographer: St‚phane Najman.
Translators: Fran‡ois Couture; Jacques Boulerice; Linda Turu.
For those who don't speak French, a new Vent Du Nord album is simply a new opportunity to luxuriate in the unique pleasures of Qu‚becois folk music: the bittersweet fiddle melodies with crooked rhythms, the intricate foot-tapping, the unison call-and response singing. All of these constitute a more-than-adequate reason to tune in; no one else currently active on the Canadian folk scene can match Le Vent Du Nord for tightness, vocal blend, or instrumental virtuosity combined with taste, so anyone who loves traditional music can thoroughly enjoy this album. Those who understand the lyrics (which are not, unfortunately, translated in the booklet) will have access to another, sharper layer of meaning. "Lettre … Durham," for example, responds defiantly (if belatedly) to a 19th century report written by the Earl of Durham telling the King of England how best to quash the French-speaking population and its nationalist tendencies; "Le Diable et le Fermier" bemoans the development of shale gas in agricultural areas. On the lighter side, other songs celebrate unconditional love (both maternal and romantic), or commemorate travel woes, or spin fantastic tales of dragons and princesses. Every single track is a solid winner, and several will make your hair stand on end with their melancholy beauty. ~ Rick Anderson