Clemens, Lucinda - Une Chanson de Vérité - Folk Songs of the Prairie Metis

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	La chanson de falcon - Falcon's Song	01:46
	2	La rose blanche - The White Rose	01:53
	3	Un Canadien errant - Once a Canadian Lad	02:25
	4	J'en ai dit donc - The Emigrant's Goodbye	03:15
	5	Les voyageurs sont arrivés - The Return of the Betrayed Husband	03:33
	6	C'est dans Jérusalem - The Tale of the Wandering Jew	04:23
	7	Le départ du soldat - A Soldier Leaves His Girl	01:38

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	L'adieu de la Mariée - The Bride's Farewell	03:00
	2	Un jour la petite - The Fraudulent Confession	01:33
	3	Vous voulez me faire chanter - The Drinker's Inheritance	01:39
	4	Petits enfants - An Old Man's Request	04:40
	5	La lettre de Riel - Riel's Letter	03:27
	6	Between the Forks and Carlton - Entre les forks et carlton	01:04
	7	L'adieu de Riel - Riel's Farewell	03:07

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Information/Write-up

Coming from Old and New France, or composed on the Prairies, these folk songs present a tableau of the joys, the sorrows, and the dreams of the Prairie Métis during their quest for autonomy between the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816 and the Battle of Batoche in 1885.

Lucinda Clemens is a singer and musicologist from the Qu'Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan. She learned most of the songs directly from Gaspard Jeannotte, one of the last Metis folk singers. The first performances of the music on the record were given in Italy where Lucinda Clemens trained and is pursuing a concert career.

Lucinda Clemens: vocals
Romano Pucci: flute
Morwenna Minneci Jones: piano, harmonium

Musical arrangements by Lucinda Clemens
Engineered by Daniele Falconi
Recorded at Stone Castle Studios

Historical Photograph / Photographie Historique from Manitoba Provincial Archives / Archives Provinciales Du Manitoba
4 Pages Booklet in French and English Included. 19 Page mini booklet entitled "Listener's Guide" also included

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