By Darlene Barss
We have done a French Canadian playlist previously that you may have thought was for the province of Quebec but no it was not. That playlist focused on songs in French and while many of the artists were indeed from Quebec that was not the focus of that one. Today’s playlist is focused on the high quality music that comes out of Quebec, some of it in French but predominantly in English this time.
I love the music coming out of this province very much. Time and time again I will hear some music that catches my ear and it becomes a new favourite. I then find out that the artist is from Quebec, Montreal in particular, and am not surprised. It has a music scene with a lot of depth and seems to be very collaborative. Members of one band combine with members of another and make a new band or artists recording with other artists and so on and so on. It is a place I just imagine all these wonderful artists hanging out and jamming and seeing what sounds they can come up with. It is a place I would love to spend some time listening to those sounds they come up with live. For now I take great pleasure in listening to the recordings they send out to us.
Thank you Quebec for all the quality music you have brought to our ears and our hearts. Keep it up!
Salut tout le monde!
Comment allez-vous aujourd’hui?
Good morning, nice playlist!
Très bien, garf! Belle liste de lecture en effet, dar…
Fun thing, an Algonquin band from Québec has just filed an aboriginal claim to most of downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill. They’re ticked off that they weren’t included* in a rather large settlement reached by FedGov and Algonquins on the Ontario side (money plus some priority in purchasing lands). So they said they’d sue. Now they have. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/quebec-algonquins-title-claim-ottawa-1.3888427
*Their base is up around Maniwaki, but their “traditional lands” — don’t ask, that expression could be defined in many ways, given changes over time — include both sides of the Ottawa River.
Having actually read that article, I must retract “They’re ticked off that they weren’t included”, because the chief says they’d never be part of such “a deal with the devil” as the Ontario Algonquins have.
(Many thoughts.)
Good morning! What a great playlist, I’m really enjoying it so far!
During a conversation on facebook last night some of us came up with the idea of having our own to(u)que using these instructions with this grid pattern
Hello all! Glad you are enjoying the playlist. 🙂
BADBADNOTGOOD cover Beach Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9nUsxbKu2A
Re all those “Québec” bands, I feel that while many are indeed Québec-born, many others are more Montreal-incubated. Montréal would be, outside of its own self having its own characteristics, “cheap Toronto”. Or maybe less Toronto.
‘Tis a loose thought.
That is the way it goes. While I am very much biased towards Montreal bands, these were what my searches for Canadian Indie in Quebec came up with. The Ontario playlist was heavy on Toronto bands as well. Manitoba was heavy on Winnipeg bands, etc.
BADBADNOTGOOD are sososogood.
I imagine it’s much easier for musicians to make a living in the bigger city centres of the province than in smaller regions.
Yeah, darbar, that was just an observation, not a criticism.
Hey thanks @Darbs! Checkout out the playlist now.
Understood Benoit. Sorry if I sounded defensive.
Times have changed but it does seem it is still a bit easier to relocate to the bigger centres if you want to make a career out of it.
except for Little Miss Higgins, who still lives in Nokomis…wait, what?…
oh, never mind….
A Holiday Tracks Spotify playlist from BreakOutWest for your holiday listening pleasure. My good friend Sharon has a song that made it on there too.
http://open.spotify.com/user/breakoutwest/playlist/1Rc5yHPDeS5G2X25837gbm
‘Diasppointing’ Christmas tree given lights makeover
Contractors have been in Hetton le Hole for the last five hours putting lights on the Christmas tree which had left some residents underwhelmed.
Bad weather meant most of the lights failed on the tree. Hetton Town Council has now replaced them.
Seeds for the tree were provided by a Canadian choir group in the 1960s
BBC
Another problems looming though – it’s a Canadian giant redwood and growing at 7ft a year. It could eventually reach more than 300ft.
The council is looking at how it’ll put a star on the top of it when the tree reaches its full height
Council leader Bob Herron said: “It’s a bit like the Lambton worm – it continues to grow and grow.”
@darbar tunes! thank you for the early christmas present. I have greenery to make into decorations for our house today so this will keep me entertained:)
OK I’m late to this but nothing wrong with being incubated in Montreal! Still a Montreal band in my view. I’d even say a Quebec band.
tumbleweed traffic jam!
tumble by
Keep on tumblin’ on
well, i have been listening to ourbasement playlists all day even if i have not been chatting with you all about them:)