Author: Gilles Vigneault

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 04-06-2012

Details: Amazon.ca In the gentle midst of you, 47 titles testify to the prodigious career of Gilles Vigneault. The Natashquan poet has produced a timeless body of work that spans almost half a century and of which he gives us here a necessary and moving summary. Inscribed in the collective unconscious, these songs constitute a journey through the history of Quebec. Vigneault has been made a standard-bearer of nationalism, but he is much more than that. If he sang a lot about his love for Quebec, the author of “Gens du pays”, “Mon pays” and “Il me reste un pays” also created characters larger than life: “Jos Monferrand”, “ Jack Monoloy” or “Big Stone”. The artist goes there with folkloric refrains such as "Everyone is unhappy" and "La danse à St-Dilon", sings of the beauties of nature in "J'ai pour toi un lac", glorifies love in “While” and “When you die of our loves”. A 44-page booklet, with artists' testimonials, completes this essential album for anyone wishing to understand the evolution of Quebec song from 1962 to 1997 and the contribution of one of the great poets of the Francophonie. --Diane John

UPC: 055490182521

EAN: 0055490182521

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood