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....
by Judy Oleinikov | Jun 28, 2016 | Trad Chat
Jean François Berthiaume is a larger-than-life character, full of colour and creativity. Musician and band member of Reveillons! (Let’s Party!), Galant Tu Perds Ton Temps (something like Sweetheart, You’re Wasting You’re Time) and Les Fréres Berthiaume, an artist, a...
by Judy Oleinikov | Jun 21, 2016 | Trad Chat
Everyone has the choice of accepting or rejecting the environment they grew up in.Luckily for us, the 5 members of Les Poules à Colin, embraced the atmosphere around them. They are a sort-of second (or more) generation supergroup. Their music is a gorgeous blend of...