Somebody emailed me with news of the following, which I wanted to share here:
http://www.frenchship.com/
My friend wrote: "Most of this is country dance music--reels, jigs, waltzes--played with astonishing punch and vitality primarily on tremolo harmonicas. I heard Raymond Lambert play last night at this open mic, and was taken with the vitality and texture of the playing--and the intricate foot stomping that goes with it.
"The book has an accompanying CD., and the whole package is a very detailed and readable intro to the genre."
Had no idea what Quebecois was but found this. No harp though but the foot tapping and jaws harp is great. Seems like the camera loses sound when zooming in and out though.
Hi guys. I'm probably the only french speeking Quebecer around here so I'm gonna put some vids for you. Quebec tradional music is largely inspired by Irish music . this kind of music is generaly asociated with chistmas time.
probably the most known trad band: La botine souriante
Here's a band of the new generation of traditional music, these guys you can hear all year round on the radio.They are inspired by trad music but with a modern approach. Mes aieux
I'm also a Québecois with quite a lot of knowledge concerning french canadian folk music...so feel free to ask me (or us 3 or 4 quebec guys) any questions about our musical culture. Here's another video incorporating harp and podorythmic (aka foot stomping) elements.
