Ad Vielle Que Pourra

Ad Vielle Que Pourra is a Quebec music group which performs original compositions in the style of the French, Québécois, and Breton folk music traditions.[1] The band's name comes from the vielle (the French term for the hurdy-gurdy), an instrument which features prominently in their music.[2]

History

Ad Vielle Que Pourra was founded in 1986. Band members have included Daniel Thonon,[3] Luc Thonon, Gilles Plante, Alain Leroux, Clement Demers, and Sarah Lesage.[4]

The band has released several albums on the Green Linnet label,[5] including 1989's New French Music, in which they use a variety of traditional instruments, including hurdy-gurdy, bombarde and accordion.[6] In this and their subsequent album Come What May in 1991, they included songs created by setting traditional lyrics to new music.[4]

In 1990 and 1991, the band performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and in 1993 they played at the Edmonton Folk Festival.

In 1996 the band released the album, Ménage à Quatre through Green Linnet's sublabel Xenophile Records.[1][5] The album was made up of new music in the traditional dance beats and styles from several countries. Instruments included bagpipe, clarinet, guitar, mandocello and fiddle.[7]

As of 1999 the band continued to perform in Canada and the US.[8]

Recordings

  • 1989 New French Folk Music
  • 1991 Come What May
  • 1994 Musaïque[9]
  • 1996 Ménage à Quatre

References

  1. 1 2 Paul Verna (25 January 1997). Reviews & Previewswork=Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ↑ Musician. Issues 135-140. Amordian Press. 1990. p. 111.
  3. ↑ Bulletin de Musique Folklorique Canadienne. Volumes 33-34. Canadian Folk Music Society = Société canadienne de musique folklorique. 1999. pp. 43, 45.
  4. 1 2 "Ad Vielle Que Pourra - Come What May". Folk Roots, issue 103/104, 1992. by Andrew Cronshaw
  5. 1 2 "Ad Vielle Que Pourra". AllMusic, by John Bush
  6. ↑ "New French Music". Allusic, Review by Kurt Keefner
  7. ↑ "AD VIELLE QUE POURRA Menage A Quatre". Living Tradition, Brian Peters
  8. ↑ "Cajun to a Dead Crowd". Washington Post, By Mike Joyce November 8, 1999; Page C04
  9. ↑ Cencrastus. Issues 44-50. Cencrastus. 1993.
  • "Artist page at Green Linnet". Artist page at Green Linnet. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  • "Official website". Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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