Dans Les Chantiers Nous Hivernerons :: Chansons folklorique :: Jacques Labrecque

Sung by / Chanté Par Jacques Labrecque
SONG NOTES FROM ALAN MILLS:
One of the favorites of French-speaking woodsmen, this "native" complaint song lists some of the hardships of working in the lumber camps all through the winter, and of sometimes ending the season with no pay because the camp boss claims he's bankrupt. Contrasting these unhappy conditions with the warm welcome the woodsmen get when they come home, the song ends by proclaiming that "we'll never spend another winter in the lumber-camps!"
(French notes to come)
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Volume VII
Songs and Ballads of the Lumber Camps
Chansons de "Voyageurs"
The lumber camps of eastern Canada- from the Atlantic provinces to Ontario- have provided one of the richest sources of folk songs, for it is in these camps, during the long winter months, that woodsmen entertained each other (and learned from each other) many of the traditional ballads and folk songs of their ancestors, and created their own songs and ballads, either to amuse themselves and help them in their work, or to record some of their experiences- both tragic and humorous- in the woods. The tunes of their songs were frequently borrowed from older folk songs, and in many instances- especially among French-speaking woodsmen- the stories of traditional folk songs were adapted to various "workable" tunes, to which were added simple refrains to suit their new uses.
Examples of all these forms are included in this album.
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Canadian Folk Songs: A Centennial Collections
Chansons folklorique du Canada
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