by Judy Oleinikov | Jul 26, 2016 | Trad Chat
Liette Remon is a name I’d heard many times, associated with many different cultural and music projects in Quebec. And when I looked at her website, I realised I only knew the very tip of what she does! I first heard her on another favourite radio programme, Cap Es...
by Judy Oleinikov | Jul 19, 2016 | Trad Chat
Bonsoir, tout le monde, et bienvenue à cette édition de Tradosphère. Marc Bolduc au microphone, accompagné de la charmante, pétillante, semillante Christiane Campagna This is the customary opening phrase to a favourite radio programme of mine, Tradosphère. Host Marc...
by Judy Oleinikov | Jul 12, 2016 | Trad Chat
“Tradition” is often at a crossroad of being preserved or being left behind in favour of something new. A group of dedicated trad music lovers in Montreal had no such doubts. They took the timeless tunes, songs and dances of their heritage and combined them with the...
by Judy Oleinikov | Jul 5, 2016 | Trad Chat
It would be an injustice to talk about Québécois culture without mentioning – maple syrup! And the best place to discover everything there is to know about maple syrup is at a sugar shack or cabane à sucre. You will also discover some very fine traditional music....