UPCOMING EVENTS:
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“This duo has been working in harmony for a long time, and their CD will transport you from one musical universe to another thanks to their passion.”--Guy Bouchard, Thirty Below CD catalogue
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Laurie Hart of New York State on fiddle, nyckelharpa, and Hardanger fiddle -
Paul Marchand of Québec on guitar, vocals, and feet percussion
Their 2005 CD, Cobbler's Dream/Le Rêve du cordonnier (click for audio samples), includes songs as well as tunes from France, Brittany, Québec, Ireland and Scandinavia. Their previous CD (all québécois) is Danse ce soir!
Laurie and Paul are actively touring in the US and Canada, offering concerts, workshops and dances with a mix of musical styles. You can hear a radio show they did with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason by clicking here and then following the links to the August 2004 show.
Paul Marchand is one of the premier guitarists and singers in the Québec folk scene. As a member of Manigance and Entourloupe Paul has performed all over North America and Europe and recorded many fine albums. Laurie Hart is a fiddler from Ithaca, New York specializing in Northern European and French Canadian music. She also plays Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and Swedish nyckelharpa.
Past performances include:
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Festival international des arts traditionels (FIAT), Québec City
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Festival Mémoires et Racines, Joliette, Québec
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Dance Flurry, Saratoga NY
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Jay Ungar’s Dancing on the Air radio show
More about Paul Marchand: [Français au-dessous]
Having rubbed shoulders with exceptional singers and instrumentalists, Paul found himself quite naturally in the midst of the fertile musical tradition in Québec. Gifted with a sure sense of rhythm and a clear, strong voice, he has collaborated with a huge number of traditional musicians from Québec and France. His two-year stay in Brittany gave him the chance to make contact with a song culture not so far removed from his own in Québec. From 1987 to 1993 he was part of the group Manigance, which had a recent reunion. He also participated in Angèle Arsenault’s shows “Bonjour Madame Bolduc”. He is a founding member of the group Entourloupe, which just released its third CD. He is an exceptional guitarist who, through his accompaniment, arrangements, and songs, knows how to bring out all the subtlety and sensitivity of the traditional repertoire.
Paul Marchand (voix, guitare, pieds). Ayant côtoyé des chanteurs et des instrumentistes exceptionnels, Paul Marchand s'est inscrit tout naturellement dans une tradition musicale des plus fertile. Dôté d'un sens rythmique sûr et d'une voix claire et forte, il a collaboré avec une foule de musiciens traditionnels québécois et français. D'ailleurs, son voyage de deux ans en Bretagne lui a permis de prendre contact avec une culture chantée pas si éloignée de celle que l'on retrouve au Québec. Membre fondateur du groupe Entourloupe, il a aussi fait partie du groupe Manigance (1987-1993). Il a participé au spectacle "Bonjour Madame Bolduc" présentés par Angèle Arsenault. Paul Marchand est un guitariste exceptionnel qui sait rendre, par son accompagnement et ses chansons, toutes les subtilités et toute la sensibilité du répertoire traditionnel.
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