Tonight "songs of women", with a particular emphasis on Occitan (electrified) folk.
| Chant Patriotique Contraction - Contraction - ProgQuebec 
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| Claire Fontaine Contraction - La bourse ou la vie - ProgQuebec
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| Sean relates the story about the archival release "Live 1974" and introduces the next two tracks. |
| Solid Shine Contraction - Live 1974 - ProgQuebec
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| Le temps fuit comme une ombre Contraction - Live 1974 - ProgQuebec
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| Now for some Occitan folk, starting with Françoise Dague and then our first Rosina de Peira e Martina track. |
| Las Tres Sorres Dague - Pop Occitanie - Pathe Marconi |
| Cantem Nadal Dague - Pop Occitanie - Pathe Marconi |
| Hilhas, n'aimetz pas tan los omis Rosina de Peira e Martina - Cançons de femnas - Revolum |
| Rosina de Peira, who turns 83 next month, did some great things for Occitan folk music. She founded the Revolum label to put out her own releases and a number of other ones from the region, some more traditional and some more modern. Her own recordings, with daughter Martina and some excellent musical accompaniment, combine the traditional Occitan folk instrumentation with some modern instruments like synthesizers, and often have a very haunting, brooding quality. |
| Lo porta-lieit Rosina de Peira e Martina - Cançons de femnas - Revolum |
| Las filhas del Saulà Rosina de Peira e Martina - Ié - Revolum |
| Som-som Rosina de Peira e Martina - Ié - Revolum |
| The "masterpiece" album by these musicians was recorded under the band name Trobadors, and is called Contr'amor. It is one of my favorite folk albums by anyone. I'm going to play the entire second side for you tonight :). |
| Atal dona Rosina de Peira e Martina - Trobadors - Contr'amor - Revolum |
| Quand lo rossinhol Rosina de Peira e Martina - Trobadors - Contr'amor - Revolum |
| Contr'amor vau Rosina de Peira e Martina - Trobadors - Contr'amor - Revolum |
| Now for something completely different... the Japanese space rock group Acid Mothers Temple discovered this music at some point, and covered the track La Novià from the album Ié fairly early on in their history. A few years back they performed in Tolosa (Toulouse) with Rosina de Peira and released it as a live album. Two of the tracks from that performance close the show, and if you listened carefully to the first half you should hear something you recognize in the second.
Also for those of you who like Gong, yes, you heard right. |
| Pink Lady Lemonade Acid Mothers Temple et Rosina de Peira - Live in Tolosa - Bambalam |
| Cometary Orbital Drive Acid Mothers Temple et Rosina de Peira - Live in Tolosa - Bambalam |
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