by Judy Oleinikov | Sep 13, 2016 | Trad Chat
Folklore survives when it’s multi-generational. Folklore dies when it ignores the young. And it’s impossible to have a living tradition without the presence of the older generation!These are the words of Mario Loiselle, who has been part of the traditional music world...
by Judy Oleinikov | Sep 6, 2016 | Trad Chat
A photograph that can capture the energy, emotion and personality of a musician is a work of art as great as the music itself. To do this the photographer needs excellent technical skills, confidence to be creative and an understanding of the musician’s art. One...
by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 30, 2016 | Trad Chat
Music is something that can hold a community together… an effective, strong, meaningful way of building and maintaining community. And if we don’t have community in our life, then we don’t have very much, do we? (Laura Risk in the documentary “Keeping the Music of...
by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 23, 2016 | Trad Chat
Lennon and McCartney, Simon and Garfunkel, Boulerice and Demers. Great musical partnerships create amazing synergy. Olivier Demers and Nicolas Boulerice are most famously known for establishing the band, Le Vent du Nord. In fact their musical collaboration started...
by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 16, 2016 | Trad Chat
You might find yourself in Montreal one Friday after the long winter has ended, wandering along the neighbourhood streets, enjoying the energy and buzz of the city. And you might happen to see a large crowd gathered in front of someone’s house, dancing, singing,...
by Judy Oleinikov | Aug 9, 2016 | Trad Chat
Once upon a time in rural Quebec was a tiny town called St-Elie-de-Caxton, where elves and fairies lived and trees grew peppermints. At least, according to the stories of Nicolas Pellerin’s brother, Fred, a famous teller of tales in Quebec. Nicolas grew up in the...
