Let go of the wringer, it is the meeting of two great figures of traditional Quebec music: Yves Lambert, pillar of our living heritage, revisits songs by Oscar Thiffault (1912-1988), folk singer behind among others The white rapid Where Will get wet, pantoute, pantoute.
These two pieces are not found on this disc where the accordionist from Lanaudière is accompanied by guitarist Olivier Rondeau and violinist Tommy Gauthier, with whom he has formed an amazing trio for 10 years. Yves Lambert favored six others, often merged with reels, which speak of New Years Eve, festive evenings, the miser Seraphim, a dead widow with a smile on her lips and a few other characters. colorful.
That he tackles a more saucy song (It’s the widow) or festive songs, Yves Lambert does it with the same enthusiasm, all the skill that we know him and biting with pleasure in words. He may draw on the past, there is nothing backward in the approach of the singer and accordionist: his musicians and him always give a boost to the pieces they touch.
It’s not so much a question of sound, more a question of attitude and approach. All you need is a bow line or a slightly more jazzy melody, a bouncy bass, guitar notes spelled out in a more dramatic way (My best friend) or playful choirs (on It’s at the sugar shack, they evoke the sound of the bombard) to give a new varnish to these catchy songs. Yves Lambert is a national treasure. And this record demonstrates it once again in a more than convincing way. He is embarking on a tour this Saturday, which will take him until New Year’s Eve.
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Let go of the wringer
Yves lambert
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