These are all the tracks from "Dansons donc un quadrille avant de passer au cash", the second album released by Quebecer punk folkers Carotté. Click HERE to buy the CD.
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Showing posts with label Carotté. Show all posts
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Saturday, October 20, 2018
2018-10-20 VIDEOS DERINA HARVEY BAND, CAPTAIN TRACTOR, CAROTTÉ
On 6:37 PM
In 3 Videos, Canada, Captain Tractor, Carotté, Celtic Rock, Derina Harvey Band, Folk Punk, Quebec
Derina Harvey Band - The Fallen Man's Daughter
Captain Tractor - Back into View
Carotté - Chant de Pot
Captain Tractor - Back into View
Carotté - Chant de Pot
Sunday, September 30, 2018
2018-09-30 VIDEOS - CAROTTÉ, SIR REG, SCOTCH
On 9:29 AM
In 3 Videos, Austria, Bagpipes Punk, Canada, Carotté, Celtic Punk, Folk Punk, Quebec, Scotch, Sir Reg, Sweden
The latest additions to our YouTube channel. Subscribe!
Carotté - L'agro-punk
SIR REG - FOL (Fight Our Lives)
Scotch - Last in the Bar
SIR REG - FOL (Fight Our Lives)
Scotch - Last in the Bar
Saturday, March 25, 2017
2017-03-25 VIDEOS - BRUTUS' DAUGHTERS, THE FOLKESTRA, CAROTTÉ
On 11:18 AM
In 3 Videos, Bagpipes Punk, Brutus' Daughters, Canada, Carotté, Emmott & The Folkestra, England, Folk Punk, Quebec, Spain
Some videos that have been added recently to the Celtic Folk Punk YouTube channel. Don't forget to subscribe!
Friday, July 8, 2016
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
VIDEO - CAROTTÉ (featuring Vincent Peake) "Tape la Bizoune"
Carotté (featuring Vincent Peake) - Tape la Bizoune
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
REVIEW - CAROTTÉ "Punklore et Trashdition" (2015)
Carotté "Punklore et trashdition" Slam Disques SLAM-2402
Release date: 10 Februray 2015
Running time: 45:43, 14 tracks
The Celtic rock/Celtic punk/folk-punk scene in Quebec is really amazing. There are quite a few bands singing in English: Farler’s Fury (Bagpipes punk), Drunken Dogs (Pogues infused stuff), Irish Moutarde (bagpipes Celtic punk), The Irish McDrinkers (Celtic punk), The Magotty Brats (a Celtic punk band that has evolved into a folk punk band). But some bands have also decided to sing in their mother tongue: the sadly defunct Celtic punk band Corrigan Fest and the Celtic (punk) rockers Bod’haktan. Médé Langlois realized that there were a lot of bands playing Irish and Scottish inspired material mixed with punk, but there were no bands giving a punk twist to the songs from their ancestors. Then, he made up his mind to form a real Quebecer folk rooted punk band. He called three traditional musicians that played in a traditional folk band called Les Quêteux and a couple of friends that have played in punk bands and Carotté was born in 2012: Médé Langlois (electric guitar, bckg. vocals), Manu Lavallée (banjo, harmonica, guimbarde, acoustic guitar, backing vocals), Eric Roberge (lead vocals), Étienne Bourré-Denis (fiddle, jew's harp, mandolin, feet, bckg. vocals), Max Doré (drums, bckg. vocals) and Simon Lavallée (bass, bckg. vocals)
To be fair, Carotté would not be “strictly” the first band to play traditional Quebecer music with a punk attitude. La Drave did something similar. But it’s true that La Drave also played some Celtic jigs and reels that are commonly played in the Quebecer folk and Carotté has focused on the songs in French. To put it in a nutshell, Carotté would be the bastard sons of La Bottine Souriante.
The six French speaking guys have released a 14 track album with the most suitable title: “Punklore et trashdition”. The music is 100% rooted in the tradition and the lyrics cover traditional topics, but also some matters from the 21st Century. The blend of traditional instruments and rock instruments is perfectly balanced and the production by Vincent Peake is impeccable.
“La visite” is the first track on the album. It’s a song about the visit of those rude relatives that arrive with all their noisy children, eat everything and once they’ve finished, they leave straight away. “Le bonhomme” features harmonica and a great vocal performance. “Invisible” is the first single and a video for this track was shot. The percussion kicks ass and the fiddling is great on this number with punk lyrics.
“Evolution” is another number with updated lyrics. La Bottine Souriante shadow is present on this song: the traditional way of singing (the singer sings one line and then the rest of the band repeats the same line) and the addictive tune that will make you dance. “Chers Canadiens” is an upbeat political complaint against the government.
“Taper la bizoune” starts with a Jew's harp. It’s an awesome number with lyrics in the traditional style. A real tongue twister with an addictive tune at the end. The next number is called “Embâcle” and the lyrics have traditional things and new stuff.
“Bouteille de rhum” is the right blend of traditional song and punk song. Once again, a tongue twister and fantastic tunes at the end. “Veillée chez Médé” is a song about a party at Médé’s song. Maybe I should have mentioned that Médé lives in a farm. Back to traditions, let’s call the neighbours and dance to the music! (and don’t forget the booze and the “cigarettes”)
And just when the album is finishing, the best song on the album arrives: “La bonne femme Gendron”. This song tells the story of a woman who is going to milk her cows. Unfortunately, the old fart doesn’t have anything to filter the milk. Then she uses her clothes that, to tell you the truth, are not clean. Thenrefore the milk she gets is not white, but brown. Anyway, she makes her cheese and sells it to the Englishmen, who find it delicious. That would be the proof that the Englishmen like to eat shit.
And the last number is the new ode to beer in French language. All of us enjoy “La bière” by Les Garçons Bouchers, and now we have another beer anthem to sing-along.
“Punklore et trashdition” is available both in CD and digital versions. It can be purchased from Bandcamp and iTunes. The digital version on iTunes includes a couple of extra songs. All the lyrics to the songs can be found on Bandcamp.
My advice: even if you don’t speak French, Carotté “Punklore et trashdition” is an excellent album that you’ll enjoy. Yes, it’s not a “Celtic” punk album, but it's a folk punk gem. Forget your prejudices and give it a try!
Release date: 10 Februray 2015
Running time: 45:43, 14 tracks
The Celtic rock/Celtic punk/folk-punk scene in Quebec is really amazing. There are quite a few bands singing in English: Farler’s Fury (Bagpipes punk), Drunken Dogs (Pogues infused stuff), Irish Moutarde (bagpipes Celtic punk), The Irish McDrinkers (Celtic punk), The Magotty Brats (a Celtic punk band that has evolved into a folk punk band). But some bands have also decided to sing in their mother tongue: the sadly defunct Celtic punk band Corrigan Fest and the Celtic (punk) rockers Bod’haktan. Médé Langlois realized that there were a lot of bands playing Irish and Scottish inspired material mixed with punk, but there were no bands giving a punk twist to the songs from their ancestors. Then, he made up his mind to form a real Quebecer folk rooted punk band. He called three traditional musicians that played in a traditional folk band called Les Quêteux and a couple of friends that have played in punk bands and Carotté was born in 2012: Médé Langlois (electric guitar, bckg. vocals), Manu Lavallée (banjo, harmonica, guimbarde, acoustic guitar, backing vocals), Eric Roberge (lead vocals), Étienne Bourré-Denis (fiddle, jew's harp, mandolin, feet, bckg. vocals), Max Doré (drums, bckg. vocals) and Simon Lavallée (bass, bckg. vocals)
To be fair, Carotté would not be “strictly” the first band to play traditional Quebecer music with a punk attitude. La Drave did something similar. But it’s true that La Drave also played some Celtic jigs and reels that are commonly played in the Quebecer folk and Carotté has focused on the songs in French. To put it in a nutshell, Carotté would be the bastard sons of La Bottine Souriante.
The six French speaking guys have released a 14 track album with the most suitable title: “Punklore et trashdition”. The music is 100% rooted in the tradition and the lyrics cover traditional topics, but also some matters from the 21st Century. The blend of traditional instruments and rock instruments is perfectly balanced and the production by Vincent Peake is impeccable.
“La visite” is the first track on the album. It’s a song about the visit of those rude relatives that arrive with all their noisy children, eat everything and once they’ve finished, they leave straight away. “Le bonhomme” features harmonica and a great vocal performance. “Invisible” is the first single and a video for this track was shot. The percussion kicks ass and the fiddling is great on this number with punk lyrics.
“Evolution” is another number with updated lyrics. La Bottine Souriante shadow is present on this song: the traditional way of singing (the singer sings one line and then the rest of the band repeats the same line) and the addictive tune that will make you dance. “Chers Canadiens” is an upbeat political complaint against the government.
“Taper la bizoune” starts with a Jew's harp. It’s an awesome number with lyrics in the traditional style. A real tongue twister with an addictive tune at the end. The next number is called “Embâcle” and the lyrics have traditional things and new stuff.
“Bouteille de rhum” is the right blend of traditional song and punk song. Once again, a tongue twister and fantastic tunes at the end. “Veillée chez Médé” is a song about a party at Médé’s song. Maybe I should have mentioned that Médé lives in a farm. Back to traditions, let’s call the neighbours and dance to the music! (and don’t forget the booze and the “cigarettes”)
And just when the album is finishing, the best song on the album arrives: “La bonne femme Gendron”. This song tells the story of a woman who is going to milk her cows. Unfortunately, the old fart doesn’t have anything to filter the milk. Then she uses her clothes that, to tell you the truth, are not clean. Thenrefore the milk she gets is not white, but brown. Anyway, she makes her cheese and sells it to the Englishmen, who find it delicious. That would be the proof that the Englishmen like to eat shit.
And the last number is the new ode to beer in French language. All of us enjoy “La bière” by Les Garçons Bouchers, and now we have another beer anthem to sing-along.
“Punklore et trashdition” is available both in CD and digital versions. It can be purchased from Bandcamp and iTunes. The digital version on iTunes includes a couple of extra songs. All the lyrics to the songs can be found on Bandcamp.
My advice: even if you don’t speak French, Carotté “Punklore et trashdition” is an excellent album that you’ll enjoy. Yes, it’s not a “Celtic” punk album, but it's a folk punk gem. Forget your prejudices and give it a try!
Tracklist:
01. La Visite 02:15
02. Le Bonhomme Qui Riait 04:15
03. Invisible 03:29
04. Évolution 02:58
05. Chers Canadiens 03:45
06. Souffrance 01:56
07. Tape La Bizzoune 03:16
08. Embâcle 02:36
09. Un Gars Du Far West 03:28
10. Les curés et les patates 04:26
11. Bouteille De Rhum 03:16
12. Veillée chez médé 03:00
13. La Bonne Femme Gendron 03:32
14. La Biere 03:03
15. Allons à la taverne (bonus, only on iTunes) 2:28
16. Nous partirons (bonus, only on iTunes) 2:40
Click to buy:
Band's Store
Bandcamp
iTunes
P.S.
Les Quêteux album and EP are available at Bandcamp
Review by Kinksmarkham
Friday, March 6, 2015
VIDEO - CAROTTÉ "Invisible"
Remember that Carotté "Punklore et Trashdition" is the featured CD at Celtic-Folk-Punk radio.
This is the video for "Invisible"
Thursday, March 5, 2015
FEATURED CDs AT CELTIC-FOLK-PUNK RADIO (6-8 MARCH 2015)
On 8:13 PM
In Barachois, Canada, Carotté, France, La Bottine Souriante, La Drave, Los Carayos, Quebec, Radio Station
This is the weekend schedule:
Friday 6 March 2015
6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CET, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)
Saturday 7 March 2015
2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CET, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)
Sunday 8 March 2015
2h00 (CET, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)
Songs from Barachois (Prince Edward Island) and La Drave (Quebec) will be played too.
There are two different playlists, and therefore every 4 hours the songs won't be the same. Besides, the order will be different every day. That is, if you can only listen to the radio on Friday, for instance, at 22h00, you can listen again on Saturday at 22h00, since the songs won't be exactly the same.
Tune in and enjoy!
1) CAROTTÉ
Carotté is a French Canadian band mixing traditional Quebecer music and punk. "Punklore et Trashdition" is their debut album.
Line-up:
Médé Langlois : electric guitar, backing vocals
Manu Lavallée : banjo, harmonica, guimbarde, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Eric Roberge : lead vocalsbacking vocals
Max Doré : drums, backing vocals
Simon Lavallée : bass, backing vocals
2) BARACHOIS
(Info from Wikipedia)
Barachois was a Canadian band from Prince Edward Island that played traditional Acadian music.
Biography
The group was formed in the mid-1990s. Hélène Bergeron and Albert Arsenault are siblings, and Louise Arsenault is a distant cousin of theirs, but Chuck Arsenault is not related. The name of the group refers to a barachois, an Acadian word for a type of shallow lagoon found on the ocean shores of eastern Canada.
Paul Gallant was a former member of the band when it was known as the "House Party Band" and continued to pursue a career with "Le Conseil des arts de Chéticamp" as well as writing songs for several artists from the East Shore.
The band's self-titled debut album was nominated in 1997 for three East Coast Music Awards, winning one of them, Francophone Recording of the Year.
Barachois toured Canada and the US, as well as 15 other countries.
The band amicably retired in 2003. Chuck and Albert toured as a duo for another 7 years enjoying success internationally with a concept including comedic skits as well as traditional music. Louise and Hélène went on to found and perform with two other traditional French-Acadian bands: Les Girls and Gadelle.
Biography
The group was formed in the mid-1990s. Hélène Bergeron and Albert Arsenault are siblings, and Louise Arsenault is a distant cousin of theirs, but Chuck Arsenault is not related. The name of the group refers to a barachois, an Acadian word for a type of shallow lagoon found on the ocean shores of eastern Canada.
Paul Gallant was a former member of the band when it was known as the "House Party Band" and continued to pursue a career with "Le Conseil des arts de Chéticamp" as well as writing songs for several artists from the East Shore.
The band's self-titled debut album was nominated in 1997 for three East Coast Music Awards, winning one of them, Francophone Recording of the Year.
Barachois toured Canada and the US, as well as 15 other countries.
The band amicably retired in 2003. Chuck and Albert toured as a duo for another 7 years enjoying success internationally with a concept including comedic skits as well as traditional music. Louise and Hélène went on to found and perform with two other traditional French-Acadian bands: Les Girls and Gadelle.
Members
The members of the group were:
Albert Arsenault - fiddle, percussion, bass, vocals
Hélène Bergeron - keyboard, guitar, fiddle, vocals
Louise Arsenault - fiddle, guitar, vocals
Chuck Arsenault - guitar, horns, vocals
Discography
1995 Party Acadien
1996 Barachois- Acadian Music from Prince Edward Island
1999 Encore!
2002 Naturel
The members of the group were:
Albert Arsenault - fiddle, percussion, bass, vocals
Hélène Bergeron - keyboard, guitar, fiddle, vocals
Louise Arsenault - fiddle, guitar, vocals
Chuck Arsenault - guitar, horns, vocals
Discography
1995 Party Acadien
1996 Barachois- Acadian Music from Prince Edward Island
1999 Encore!
2002 Naturel
3) LA DRAVE
La Drave was a punk/metal band from Quebec playing traditional music. They released a couple of albums and then went on hiatus. The second album is still available at Bandcamp for free. Two songs from their debut album are available at Reverbnation. Their old website is down.
MORE NEWS!!!!
A live album and a seminal studio album will be played every Saturday. These are the albums that will be played on Saturday 7 March 2015:
- La Bottine Souriante "En spectacle" at 20:00 CET
- Los Carayos "Persistent et signet" (1987) and "Au prix où sont le courges" at 22:58 CET
Info about those bands:
1) La Bottine Souriante
(Info from Wikipedia)
La Bottine Souriante is a folk band from Quebec, Canada specialising in traditional French Canadian folk music, often with a modern twist.
Formed in 1976 by Yves Lambert, Andre Marchand, and Mario Forest, they have toured extensively through North America and Europe. In 1990, the band integrated a four-piece horn section with traditional instruments such as accordion, fiddle, guitar, piano and double bass, in order to add an element of jazz to their music. In 1998, they contributed a song to the Canadian Celtic music compilation by The Chieftains, Fire in the Kitchen.
The group's name means "the smiling boot", which refers to the appearance of a work boot with worn-out soles.
Members
The line-up for LBS has changed numerous times (not unusual for folk groups), and its sound has evolved accordingly. The band started out with a very French Canadian feel with guitar, accordion and fiddle, but has expanded to include other styles and instruments. Although founder Yves Lambert has left the group, LBS continues to perform, and a new wave of young musicians joined the group in 2002.
LBS's current line-up is:
Éric Beaudry (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, podorythmie) 2002-
Pierre "Pedro" Bélisle (keyboards, piano accordion, piano, trumpet) 2000-
David Boulanger (vocals, violin, podorythmie, percussion)2007-
Benoît Bourque (accordion, bones, podorythmie, vocals) 2009-
Robert "Bob" Ellis (bass trombone, tuba, percussion) 1990-
Jean Fréchette (saxophone, flute, penny whistle, clarinet, percussion, vocals) 1990-
Jean-François Gagnon-Branchaud (fiddle, guitar, voice) 2011-
Jocelyn Lapointe (trumpet, flugelhorn) 1993-
François Marion (electric bass, acoustic bass guitar)2007-
Sandy Silva (percussive dance)
André Verreault (trombone) 1990-
Past Members include:
Yves Lambert (accordion, jaw harp, harmonica, melodeon, (solo) vocals) 1976- 2002 (founding member)
André Marchand (guitar, feet, (solo) vocals) 1976–1988 (founding member)
Mario Forest (spoons, harmonica, vocals) 1976–1979, 1980–1984 (founding member)
Gilles Cantin (guitar, feet, (solo) vocals) 1977–1981 (deceased)
Jacques Landry (bones, bodhrán, fiddle) 1977
Pierre Laporte (fiddle, (solo) vocals) 1977–1981
Lisa Ornstein (piano, fiddle) 1979
Guy Bouchard (spoons, guitar, fiddle, vocals) 1980
Martin Racine (guitar, mandolin, feet, fiddle, vocals) 1980–1997
Daniel Roy (flageolet, jaw harp, bones, bodhrán, (solo) vocals) 1982–1985
Bernard Simard (guitar, (solo) vocals) 1984–1986
Michel Bordeleau (snare drum, guitar, mandolin, feet, fiddle, (solo) vocals) 1987-2002
Régent Archambault (double bass, electric bass, vocals) 1988-?
Denis Fréchette (piano accordion, flugelhorn, piano, trumpet, vocals) 1988–1999 (deceased)
Laflèche Doré (flugelhorn, trumpet) 1990–1993 (deceased)
André Brunet (violin, guitar, vocals, podorythmie, percussion) 1997-2006
Pierre-Luc Dupuis (vocals, accordion, harmonica) 2002
Guest players
Dominique D'Haiti (fiddle) on Je voudrais changer de chapeau
Ron di Lauro (trumpet, flugelhorn) on La Mistrine
Michel Dupire (percussion) on La Mistrine
Jacques Landry (bodhrán, bones) on La traverse de l'Atlantique
Danielle Martineau (piano) on La traverse de l'Atlantique
Dominique Messier (drums) on La Mistrine
Lisa Ornstein (fiddle, piano) on Les Épousailles, Chic & Swell and Je voudrais changer de chapeau
Anne Perrot (cello) on Je voudrais changer de chapeau
Daniel Plamondon (viola) on Je voudrais changer de chapeau
Daniel Roy (spoons) (bones) on Les Épousailles
Discography
Albums
Y'a ben du changement (1978) – (Gold)
Les Épousailles (1980)
Chic 'n Swell (1982)
La Traversée de l'Atlantique (1986)
Tout comme au jour de l'An (1987) – (Platinum)
Je voudrais changer d'chapeau (1988)
Jusqu'aux p'tites heures (1992) – (Platinum)
La Mistrine (1994)
En spectacle (1996)
Xième (1998, also released in the United States as Rock 'n Reel) – (Gold)
Cordial (2001)
Anthologie (2001) – (Gold)
J'ai jamais tant ri (2003)
Anthologie II, 1976-2005 (2006)
Appellation d'origine contrôlée (2011)
Contributing artist
The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada (2005)
Awards and achievements
La Bottine Souriante has received the Canadian Juno award for Best Roots/Traditional Album on three occasions for Je voudrais changer d'chapeau in 1989, Jusqu'aux p'tites heures in 1992, and Cordial in 2002. They have also received several Félix Awards from the Quebec recording industry: four Best Folk Album of the Year awards for Jusqu'aux p'tites heures in 1992, La Mistrine in 1995, En spectacle in 1997, and Xième in 1999, two Best Traditional Album awards for Cordial in 2002 and J'ai jamais tant ri in 2004, and one Best Sound (Technical) of the Year award in 1993. Furthermore, they have received four gold records for Y'a ben du changement, En spectacle, Xième, and Anthologie and three platinum records for Tout comme au jour de l'An, Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, and La Mistrine. They are known for their high energy live performances and in 2000 were voted Best Live Act at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. BBC Radio 3 has also played their music in mainstream programmes.
2) Los Carayos
(Info from Wikipedia)
Los Carayos was a French band which released four albums between 1986 and 1994. They were active mostly in Paris in the mid-1980s, but side interests of the musicians, notably of Manu Chao, did not allow the band to take off.
Their songs were largely of a parodic style, mixing rockabilly, punk, blues, and various genres of folk from throughout the world, especially country, and hispanic music. They were also influenced by Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who is famous for his work in movie soundtracks.
Name
Carallo (Galician spelling) or caralho (Portuguese one, both pronounced the same) are slang words with several meanings including "penis".
Members
The members of Los Carayos have gone on to achieve success in separate projects on the French and world music scenes. The group members include:
François Hadji-Lazaro (also in Pigalle and Les Garçons Bouchers): vocals and diverse instruments
Manu Chao (also being in the Hot Pants, then founding Mano Negra): vocals and guitar
Schultz from Parabellum: vocals and guitar
Tonio Chao (Manu's brother, also being in Chihuahua, then in Mano Negra)
Alain from Les Wampas
Discography
Hot Chicas (1986) - this album also featured music from Hot Pants
Ils Ont Osé LIVE (1986) All or Nothing Rec. (D. Pasquier prod)
Persistent et Signent (1987)
Au prix où sont les courges (1994)
Further info:
Carallo (Galician spelling) or caralho (Portuguese one, both pronounced the same) are slang words with several meanings including "penis".
Members
The members of Los Carayos have gone on to achieve success in separate projects on the French and world music scenes. The group members include:
François Hadji-Lazaro (also in Pigalle and Les Garçons Bouchers): vocals and diverse instruments
Manu Chao (also being in the Hot Pants, then founding Mano Negra): vocals and guitar
Schultz from Parabellum: vocals and guitar
Tonio Chao (Manu's brother, also being in Chihuahua, then in Mano Negra)
Alain from Les Wampas
Discography
Hot Chicas (1986) - this album also featured music from Hot Pants
Ils Ont Osé LIVE (1986) All or Nothing Rec. (D. Pasquier prod)
Persistent et Signent (1987)
Au prix où sont les courges (1994)
Further info: