Dans les Airs

Le Vent du Nord | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Borealis Records
• ASIN: B000V8LQU4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,163 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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In two and a half years, this band has risen to the very top of its field. --Dirty Linen

Product Description

As heard on NPR radio's Morning Edition, Acclaimed Québec band Le Vent du Nord release Dans les airs music that is fresh, yet bound to tradition. With an original repertoire, the group regularly moves crowds to dance to the sounds of the fiddle and hurdy-gurdy. Innovative traditional music from Québec!

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, Fine, and Mellow: Drink It In!, February 2, 2008

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Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dans les Airs (Audio CD)

****1/2: Even though this, the band's third recording, does not quite measure up to their previous effort, mainly because of the nature of the songs, it is still wonderful. The pieces are sung as call and response in harmony, with delightful arrangements and musicianship. The traditional Celtic Acadian reels and dances, performed chiefly on accordian, fiddle, guitar, piano, and that peculiar instrument, the hurdy-gurdy, make for happy, foot-tapping listening. Hard work and archival study was put in to develop their special sound. This is top level group that deserves better recognition south of the Canadian border.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars la joie de vie, October 15, 2007

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Mona (upstate new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dans les Airs (Audio CD)

this third album from le vent du nord is as lovely, rousing, and addictive as their last two. anyone who has seen them play live this past year will hear some familiar tunes and also be happy to finally hear rejean's contribution in the studio.

the songs complement as well as add a fresh sound to their current body of work. olivier's fiddle playing rises to the fore as it is always beautiful, sometimes heart breakingly so. nicolas' and simon's voices are as wonderful as ever and full of emotion, and you can sense rejean's infectious smile in his playing. all four of them are incredibly talented musicians and it is a joy to listen to each in turn and together.

if you are new to traditional quebecois music, the music of le vent du nord is a perfect place to start and essential to any music library.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A vibrant expression of the full range of the human spirit, April 3, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dans les Airs (Audio CD)

Dans Les Airs is the latest music CD by Le Vent du Nord, a quartet of young singers and instrumentalists. Blending old songs learned from the people of French Canada (including a school janitor on Cape Breton) with their own reals and tunes drawing upon the music of Ireland, Scotland, medieval France, and their own creativity, Le Vent du Nord is a vibrant expression of the full range of the human spirit, from exuberant fun to bittersweet reflections. Of especial interest is Le Vent du Nord's inclusion of the traditional French hurdy-gurdy, a stringed instrument with a rotating wheel that acts a constant bow, known for being notoriously difficult to properly tune. Highly recommended. The tracks are Rosette (3:55); La piastre des Etats (4:10); La veillee chez Poirier (2:57); La traversee (4:31); Tour a bois (3:01); Le vieux cheval (3:04); Petit reve III (2:48); Les larmes aux yeux (4:28); La beaute du mariage (4:24); Du Labrador a Montmagny (3:53); Le berger (3:17); L'heure bleue (4:02); and La fille et les dragons (5:05).