by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 20, 2018 | Trad Chat
“What I love about social dance is seeing a roomful of people in sync, the dancers and the musicians. There’s just nothing better, that buzz of live music and everyone responding to it”Judy Oleinikov, QuasiTrad contradance organiser.Here’s an excerpt from the...
by Judy Oleinikov | Mar 17, 2018 | Trad Chat
If you’ve ever wanted to learn the secret Brunet Family recipe for le pouding chômeur (Poor Man’s Pudding), here’s your chance! Brothers André and Réjean, along with their bandmates, Simon, Nicolas and Olivier, were in Australia recently for the...
by Judy Oleinikov | Sep 10, 2017 | Trad Chat
“At around 16 years old… I was listening to a CD at a music store… that is the moment where I felt like I entered a world that I didn’t know anything about but that was pulling me towards itself.” If tradition is defined as “knowledge, innovation and...
by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 29, 2017 | Trad Chat
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, multi-award winner, new father and … pilot!It’s a great pleasure to introduce our first guest artist for the 2017 Quebec Fiddle Weekend, Simon Marion. Simon’s many different music skills are in demand all over North America...
by Judy Oleinikov | Jan 18, 2017 | Trad Chat
Having a brother who shares your taste in music is fortunate. And having a brother to actually make that music with is even better! The Belanger Brothers both started playing classical violin at the age of 6, and then both became devotees of traditional music, leaving...