We are delighted to share “Par-dessus le pont,” a first EXCERPT from the album VOISINAGES, to be released on October 10.
This is a story-within-a-story based on a song written in the 18th century by Jean Berger, after he and a friend were briefly locked up on accusations of brutality towards a Montréal bourgeois. Berger wrote a satirical song upon getting out of prison to make fun of the situation. However, the man targeted in the lyrics, thanks to his contacts, had the author put in shackles at the public square. So here’s a brand new song, inspired by one of the oldest neighbours’ quarrels in the Quebec archives, where some of the original verses have slipped in as rare evidence of artistic creation in the days of New France. You will also hear Le reel à Pépé by Louis Beaudoin of Vermont, a French-American family originally from Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie.
CREDITS
Lyrics and music: Nicolas Boulerice and public domain
Production and arrangements: Le Vent du Nord
Recording: Charles-Émile Beaudin assisted by Marilyn Dubé, at Piccolo Studios in Montreal
Mixing: Charles-Émile Beaudin and LVDN
Mastering: Marc-Olivier Bouchard, Le Lab Mastering, Montreal
Graphic design: Olivier Ménard, Relief Création
Record label and production: La Compagnie du Nord
