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Contra music from Quebec, grounded in traditional Quebec rhythms and melodies, but innovative and refreshing. Exciting sound of the northeast dance scene.

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Contra Dance, JAZZ: Dance Band

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Tidal Wave Raz-de-Marée
Although grounded in traditional Quebec rhythms and melodies, this music is innovative and refreshing. Tidal Wave, or Raz-de-Marée, with its cross-border personnel, proves that music not only transcends national boundaries, but brings people together. Prepare to be swept up in this glorious, perfect musical storm.

Traditionnelle dans sa nature mais innovatrice par sa texture, la musique issue du Raz-de-Marée traverse les frontières, réunit les gens. Alors, laissez-vous emporter.
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Sabin Jacques â accordion,
Rachel Aucoin, piano Stuart
Kenney â bass,
with Andres Brunet, Eric Favreau and Claudine Arcand - violins
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1.Reel de Boucherville/ Dedicado à Joe/ Racine de
la pièce Mexicaine/ Reel de ti-minous 4:51
2.Gueussinette 4:24
3.Reel de Valleyfield/ Polka chinoise/ Clog Parizeau 4:02
4.Reel à Bruce/ Reel de Terrebonne/ Reel du Nord 4:51
5.Reel à Cédulie/ reel indien 3:53
6.Quadrille de Beauharnois/ reel américain/ reel de Bergeville/reel du Bonhomme 6:46
7.La valse Bernadette 4:23
8.repertoire famille Pigeon/ repertoire G.Lajois/
reel St-Michel 4:48
9.Galope des pionniersâs 3:36
10. Hommage à Philippe Breuneau/ Reel de beloeil/
Hommage à Gilles Laprise 4:28
11.Les six-huits à Sabin â 6/8 des rapides/
6/8 de Lachine/ - 6/8 de lâéclusier 5:03
12.Reel du voyage 3:32
Total time: 56:07

English liner notes
Even without crossing the border into Canada, anyone whoâs traveled in New England has no doubt spotted the words, Je me souviens/I remember on the license plates of vehicles from Quebec. For a people who have withstood cultural and linguistic assimilation by the more than 300 million Anglophones surrounding this province of 7 million, life is very much about memory and the maintenance of centuriesâ old traditions. One such tradition is its music, with its undying Gallic spirit, able to conjure the rhythm of voyageurs paddling across the St. Lawrence, or the plaintive voice of a sailor bound for the New World. It is music with an irresistible joie de vivre, one to warm up even the coldest wintry night.
But it is not a music stowed away in a cobweb-covered collective memory. Itâs alive and well in Quebec, thanks to a vibrant community of current-day traditional players. Pianist, Rachel Aucoin and accordionist Sabin Jacques are among the finest. The dynamism of this music has spilled across the border onto the dance floors of New England, as these two Quebecers have joined ranks with one of New Englandâs most celebrated dance musicians, Stuart Kenney.
A classical pianist with many prizes to her name, Rachel Aucoin grew up to the sounds of Acadian and Cape Breton music. She returned to her traditional music roots in 1999 at a festival of traditional Quebecois music where she met her husband, Sabin Jacques and began playing with him in the band, Domino. They quickly became a favorite band at contra dances south of the border, first in New England, and then all over the US, regaling dancers with their playfulness, drive, and sensitivity.
Despite his relative youth, Sabin is an old musical soul. To hear him play is to hear the echoes of great accordion masters of Quebec. His unique left-hand style of playing and stunning dexterity make him one of the greatest living practitioners of Quebecois accordion playing. From Madagascar, to Italy, France and Bulgaria, he has performed with dance troupes, as well as the great Acadian singer, Edith Butler.
Stuart Kenney readily admits not being able to speak a word of French, but the musical communication with his Québécois band members transcends language. Indeed, it is Stuartâs ability to listen â one of the greatest virtues in a musician â and his driving rhythm that have allowed him to find a home for himself in Irish music (in The Sevens) and in Cajun music (he played often with the late Dewey Balfa). It was inevitable that he would one day find himself adopted by Québécois musicians.
Three of Quebecâs most talented traditional musicians share the fiddling duties in Raz-de-Maree. A fiddling dynamo, André Brunet is best known for his work with La Bottine Souriante. Eric Favreauâs years of experience translate into his nuanced and vibrant playing, heard in his work with Entourloupe and other ensembles. Claudine Arcand, a classically trained violinist turned fiddler, is an active player in the Quebec, playing with Les Grondeuses, Réveillons, and La Part du Québec.
The bandâs name â Raz-de-Marée (Tidal Wave) â is a nod to Sabin and Rachelâs maritime roots; the two grew up near the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Like these waters, their music is full of movement and drive, captured in this, their first recording. The CD opens with a set of reels, Le Set du Barbier/The Barber Set and the single voice of Sabinâs accordion, a statement on the hallowed place of the accordion in Quebec. Within a few bars, the other instruments join in, like dancers forming a chain. This lively number gives way to the haunting and delicate, Gueussinette, suggestive of an English Country Dance.
Whether straight-ahead reels and jigs youâd hear at a New England contra dance or crooked tunes that evoke the effervescent movement of a step dancer, this is music to set the feet moving. The lovely Valse Bernadette/Bernadette Waltz has an old world feel, the kind of waltz played in Paris cafés a few generations ago. The jaunty Galope des pionniers/Pioneerâs Gallop recalls a buggy ride across la belle province on a rare warm spring day.
While some of the tunes are traditional, others are attributed to composer/musicians like master accordionists, Marcel Messervier or Philippe Bruneau. A prolific tunesmith himself, Sabin contributes to the album with a set of three jigs and the lively Reel à Bruce.
Although grounded in traditional rhythms and melodies, the music is innovative and refreshing. Raz-de-Marée, with its cross-border personnel, proves that music not only transcends national boundaries, but brings people together.
Prepare to be swept up in this glorious, perfect musical storm.
Susan Kevra Nashville, January 2007 ++++++++++++
French Liner Notes
À lâheure de la mondialisation et de lâexplosion technologique, la musique traditionnelle fait de plus en plus dâadeptes. De lâAbitibi à la Gaspésie, les festivals et les veillées sâorganisent et rassemblent les générations. On y retrouve lâessence même dâune culture vraie, qui prend vie dans ce monde parallèle où temps et argent nâexistent plus; que partage, égalité et plaisir. Grande chaîne, swinguez-la, promenade, sous la direction du calleur, tous sont transportés par une musique dâune joie de vivre irrésistible, capable de réchauffer la nuit dâhiver la plus froide.
Grâce à une communauté de musiciens actuels qui perpétuent cette tradition dont la pianiste, Rachel Aucoin et lâaccordéoniste, Sabin Jacques, le dynamisme de cette musique se répand, depuis environ une décennie, à travers les Etats-Unis. En effet, leur musique sâinfiltre particulièrement sur les parquets de danse en Nouvelle Angleterre, pour toucher les cÅurs des contredanseurs qui sâétonnent de cette musique, à la fois si familière et exotique. Câest dâailleurs dans ce contexte que naquit la collaboration de Rachel et Sabin avec lâun des musiciens pour la contredanse des plus reconnus des Etats-Unis, Stuart Kenney.
Récipiendaire de premiers prix de concours en musique classique, Rachel Aucoin a grandi dans un milieu familial baignant dans la musique traditionnelle acadienne et écossaise du Cap Breton. En 1999, parallèlement à son cheminement des plus académiques, elle a redécouvert la musique traditionnelle sous un nouveau jour lors dâun festival où elle rencontrait son futur mari, Sabin Jacques. Presquâaussitôt, elle a joint le trio Domino, devenu par la suite lâun des groupes les plus populaires pour la contredanse aux Etats-Unis, tout en multipliant leurs apparitions lors des festivals et veillées au Québec.
Animé par un esprit musical ancestral, Sabin Jacques voue un grand respect aux maîtres accordéonistes qui lâont inspiré. A la fois puriste, polyvalent et audacieux, il repousse les limites de lâinstrument et se développe, en tant que gaucher, un style bien à lui. Accompagnant des troupes de danse folkloriques, la chanteuse acadienne Edith Butler ou même le groupe rap de lâheure, Sabin est lâexplorateur de ces mondes.
Stuart Kenney admet ne pas parler français. Toutefois son désir de communiquer va au-delà des mots lorsquâ il sâagit de musique. Doté dâun sens de lâécoute extraordinaire et dâune présence rythmique quasi-organique, Stuart est vite adopté par des musiciens de traditions voisines à la sienne, notamment par des musiciens irlandais (The Sevens) et par les Cajuns (Dewey Balfa). Il était alors inévitable quâil soit un jour découvert par des musiciens québécois !
Lâarchet est partagé par trois des meilleurs violoneux du Québec. André Brunet (La Bottine Souriante, Celtic Fiddle Festival), épatant virtuose, nous régale de son talent dâimprovisateur. Eric Favreau (Entourloupe) touche par son jeu raffiné et nuancé ; sa versatilité nous surprend sans cesse tandis que Claudine Arcand (Les Grondeuses, Réveillons, La Part du Quêteux) nous enchante par sa sonorité envoûtante et son rythme dansant.
Le nom du groupe â Raz-de-Marée (Tidal Wave) â évoque la provenance maritime de Rachel et Sabin (Nouveau-Brunswick/Baie des Chaleurs et Gaspésie/ Bas St-Laurent). Comme ces eaux, leur musique donne une idée de mouvement et de force surnaturelle qui transporte les danseurs, et cet album, leur premier, transmet bien cette idée. Le premier morceau, une suite de reels, Le Set du Barbier, commence avec lâaccordéon de Sabin a capella, indiquant la position vénérée de lâaccordéon dans la musique québécoise. Après quelques mesures, les autres instruments sây joignent, comme des danseurs se donnant la main. Le prochain morceau est plutôt délicat, rappelant une contredanse anglaise.
Soit des reels, des six-huit ou un air croche, évoquant les pas effervescents dâun gigueur, cette musique vous fera remuer les pieds. La belle Valse Bernadette rappelle une mélodie dâautrefois, comme celles qui résonnaient dans les cafés à Paris dans le temps. Interprétée à la manière des anciens, la galope des pionniers met en lumière notre riche héritage dans ce répertoire.
Tandis que certaines mélodies sont traditionnelles, dâautres sont attribuées aux compositeurs comme les maîtres accordéonistes Marcel Messervier et Philippe Bruneau.
Traditionnelle dans sa nature mais innovatrice par sa texture, la musique issue du Raz-de-Marée traverse les frontières, réunit les gens.
Alors, laissez-vous emporter.

-Susan Kevra Nashville, janvier 2007 ++++++++
Produced and arranged by Tidal Wave,
recorded at Signature Sound.
Mixed and Mastered at CedarHouse Sound,North Sutton,NH Cover photograph by acclaimimages.com,
Graphic design by Carolyn Isaac, Keene, NH,
Thanks to Eric Favreau, Raynald Ouellet and Marcel Messervier for musicological information

Great Meadow Music® P.O.Box 4, Westmoreland, NH 03467
(603) 399-8361 http/www.greatmeadowmusic.com

© (P) 2007 All Rights Reserved

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