French Wednesdays

[oliver sudden]

Moon Spirit Feasting?

That’s the one!

[Roger Webb]

That’s the one!

Just looked up a clip of it....looks 'exciting'! Reminding me of some of the singing of Salome Kammer - especially some of the things she did in the utterly brilliant Heimat 2 and 3, Edgar Reitz's thrilling examination of life in Munich from the 60s up to the millennium.

[Globaltruth]

https://youtu.be/doVLqNn9j2I?si=xA2w5ZYMepS_R4qU

The Hot Club of France - moving pictures of them too. Thank Petroc for the hint

[Roger Webb]

https://youtu.be/FXe8NCa4dhk?si=HcvDah8Rgka8JG8n

An unusual one by a composer 'never played', although requested many times! Daniel-Lesur. His Suite Médiévale is a lovely work written for Pierre Jamet's Group Instrumentale de Paris which consisted of flute, harp and string trio....most of the works for this combination were thus commissioned. Lunchtime concerts on a Sunday at the Salle Garnier ( the old opera house ) in Paris recreate these, the section leaders of the opera orch make up the quintet.

Edit. But not the above perf.

[Globaltruth]

Courtesy of Jonny Trunk, a great theme song for a great film from 1958
(i believe there is a contractual requirement to regularly post this)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ta2V9uP9uU

just in case you need to see the great man in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHJcwMrqnJo

[johncorrigan]

just in case you need to see the great man in action:
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Yes indeed, Global. There's also this complete delight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3-R6ZzKnoE

[johncorrigan]

Only a day late... Nina Simone - 'Il y a un baume à Gilead'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiO-mfxZnQ

[Padraig]

Nina Simone - 'Il y a un baume à Gilead'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiO-mfxZnQ

New to me, John, and so like the Nina Simone I love.

I'm hesitant to change the tone to that of Elthin and Guillaume de Machaut but here goes -

?????? - Je vivroie liement (Guillaume de Machaut) - YouTube

[johncorrigan]

Sorry to see the death announced of Francoise Hardy; mony a teenage laddie's dream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkYuM_r8cKQ

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Mine included One of my favourite moments of French TV was David Bowie declaring his ongoing love for her in a TV studio.."I loved you Francoise back then (1960s), and all my friends loved you, even our girlfriends loved you! I STILL LOVE YOU!"

François..."Oh Daveeeeed, you foooool!"

Brilliant.

[johncorrigan]

Olivia Chaney is part of the Nick Drake Prom later in July - Prom 8. Here she is singing 'Auprès de ma blonde' for this particular French Wednesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl7L2PF9EbY

[johncorrigan]

I hadn't knowingly heard Celine Dion sing before, but I found her performance of 'Hymne a l'amour' to finish the opening ceremony of the Games, from the Eiffel Tower, in the rain, very moving. Decided to go back to the original and check it out, and here's the little sparrow in more intimate surroundings singing that same song...wonderful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPjRR7LoE5o

[johncorrigan]

Nice to think that Paris is returning to normal after the 'lympibs and before the Paralympics get going - we all love Paris after all. Happy Parisian Wednesday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYK5foIzAXo

[johncorrigan]

Petula Clark twisting away in '63 performing 'Prends garde a toi'. Wishing you a groovy French Wednesday.

https://youtu.be/_GMxZYV0kB8?si=ptoCiMMQeiEMtG4K

[johncorrigan]

Joyeux Anniversaire to Brigitte Bardot who treached the ripe old age of ninety at the weekend. Here's something suitably and crazily French in celebration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8EyhW_Cphk