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"Folk Music of Vermont"
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Lake Champlain by French explorer Samuel de Champlain, this program of music, dance and song honors the French cultural contribution to New England. Bringing together artists from both sides of the border, this program will help audiences hear, see, and understand the powerful connections the music of New England has to the music of Quebec and France. We will introduce audiences to new works created especially for this project with collaboration with all the artists involved in the project, featuring songs in English and French, instrumental pieces on accordions, fiddles, guitars, mandolin and piano as well as dance performance and choreography.
The French influence on the music of New England has never received the recognition that the contributions from the British Isles have, and this program will help audiences hear, see, and understand the powerful connections the music of New England has to the music of Quebec and France.
We introduce audiences to new works created especially for this project with collaboration with all the artists involved in the project, featuring songs in English and French, instrumental pieces on accordions, fiddles, guitars, mandolin and piano as well as dance performance and choreography. Each program will include a question and answer session after the performance.
Jeremiah McLane-Vermont; Peter Sutherland-Vermont; Sarah Blair-Vermont; David Surette-Maine; Sabin Jaques-Quebec; Rachel Aucoin-Quebec; Pierre Chartrand-Quebec
This program is appropriate for all ages.
$2000-3000 for a two-hour performance.
Le grand derangement: during the decade of 1755-1765 between 12000-18000 men, women and children were forcibly removed from their homes in Acadia and put on ships bound for various sea ports on the east coast and eventually, Louisiana. In 1759 the English army defeated the French thus changing the cultural landscape for centuries to come. Between 1840 and 1930 roughly 900,000 French Canadians left Canada to emigrate to the United States.
According to the 1980 American census, 13.6 million Americans claimed to have French ancestors (Claude Bélanger, Department of History, Marianopolis College). Today many New England mill towns, such as Burlington, VT, Manchester, NH, Lowell, MA and Lewiston, ME, have vibrant French speaking communities that come out in large numbers to cultural events that include a Franco-American component.
Jeremiah McLane
91 Lent Road
Sharon, VT 05065
802-765-9904
jeremiah@sover.net
www.jeremiahmclane.com