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French & English Folk Music for Dancing & Listening |
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French & English Folk Music for Dancing & Listening |
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The CD...
Pierrotmusique
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Review by Geoff Convery in FOLKTALK, Autumn 2003
| "Pierrot
; Jerry and Judy Oakes, Peter Barnard, Kate Billmore and Bob Cuthbertson; are
well known to folk music enthusiasts locally not only as Pierrot but also as
individual performers and members of other bands. This CD consisting of four
tracks gives a representative flavour of their collective work as exponents
of music for French traditional dance. "The CD features a mixture of traditional and modern pieces, one of them composed by Peter, and all the tracks display the band's mastery of their instruments. The music is lively and evocative with an earthy, almost Medieval, sound and the band mix syncopated harmonies and decoration around the melodies without ever losing the underlying rhythm. It's a good trick if you can do it well, and Pierrot can. "Something a bit different this one, you can almost smell the Gauloise-and-strong-coffee aroma of a French bar. If you add Pierrotmusique to your collection you can give your ears a short break in rural France whenever the British weather starts to get you down. Best enjoyed with a glass of half-decent vin rouge and closed eyes." |
Pierrotmusique tracks:
(click title to play an MP3 clip)
Mazurka d'Embrault Thierry Mirebeau
Evelyne's Bourrée (Fil et Bobine) Evelyne Girardon
Les Poules Huppées Gilles Chabenat
Scottish à Onze Heures Peter Barnard
Bourrée à Bérot Dominique Forges
Les Trois Canards Bernard Blanc
Bourrée de Néris Trad.
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Featured musicians: Jerry Oakes - fiddle |
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| Pierrotmusique was recorded back in 2001/2, partly as a demo of some of our French repertoire. Since then we have added hurdy gurdy, more bagpipes and a greater range of percussion, not featured on this disc. |
Pierrotmusique
is available from Peter Barnard
peter_barnard.squeeze@virgin.net
or call on 01427 873937.
Page last updated 18th May, 2008
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