Vriolonaires Pirenencs - Ad'arrOn (CD)

Vriolonaires Pirenencs - Ad'arrOn (CD)

First volume of two CDs dedicated to the violin traditions that could be found in Gascony at the end of the 19th century. An opportunity for the fiddle-players of the group to make people discover some forgotten techniques, based on sound testimonies from the thirties in the Bearn and Branles from the Ossau valley collected at the same time by Robert BRÉFEIL.

Audio CD audio with booklet in 3 languages (lyrics of songs in occitan, french & english).

Label Pagans.

The musicians:

    Artwork – Coline Hateau
    Flute, Vocals, Psalterium, Mixed By – Matèu Baudoin, Tomàs Baudoin
    Recorded By – Yannick Prévost
    Vocals – David Chétrit, Jean-Lou Fricker, Simon Crabeyrou (track 19)
    Vocals, Accordion – David Baudoin
    Vocals, Violin – Jacques Baudoin, Jean-Claude Arroseres

Titles:

1        Los Gibandrèrs    4:59
2        Seguida Deus Gibandrèrs    2:18
3        Liròta    2:45
4        Aulhada    2:56
5        Vira Tas Aucas    2:19
6        Aussau    3:03
7        Allemande Et Suisse    4:14
8        La Gualharda    3:14
9        La Damisèla Deu Borg Nau    3:07
10        La Bastranga    2:31
11        Petit Anhoa de Vath de Bearn    4:25
12        Las Campanas de París    4:04
13        Lo Segonèr    2:42
14        Ha ! ça Ira    3:36
15        La Lorraine    3:31
16        La Vielha    2:59
17        Craba D'Aussau    2:01
18        Mochico D'Aussau    4:27
19        Maudit Sia L'amor    15:11


Extracts:

Press articles:
« ... Violin is here the king of the instrument, often associated with... another violin [...] to create a dialog, an escalation of variations, ornamentations, various dynamics to sometimes also create an instrumental polyphony, one of its aim being to serve the cadença... Besides the violin, other tones appear now [...], tones of the Pyrenean flute and of the tambourine, [...] of the diatonic accordion, [....] or those of the voices of remarkable singers from the Ossau valley...This disc promotes the Gascony violin... [which]...is currently showing all its expressive and stylistic potential, its relevance in a ball as well as on the musical stages. »

PASTEL n°66.



« ... this reconstitution ethnologic object is also a moment of living and friendly music. No doubt that it will fascinate the dancers and the fiddle-players as well ... The double cords are ringing, the bows are attacking, the urge to dance is itching the calves... » « BRAVO » from Trad Mag.
Tradmagazine n°134 ("bravo" tradmag) // Claude Ribouillault