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Alliance Française Vancouver - 6161 Cambie, |
Un concert exceptionnel dans une atmosphère intimiste, invitant le public à écouter des chansons dans leur forme la plus simple : voix et
guitare. Une exploration sensible sur comment jouer et déjouer les mélodies traditionnelles et les codes habituels de la chanson. Une
soirée calme et douce, tout en harmonie.
L’artiste québécoise Myriam Gendron revisite les traditions folk en réarrangeant des chansons anciennes auxquelles elle insuffle une
touche contemporaine. Sa voix remarquable se mêle à un jeu de guitare en finger-picking et à des sonorités d’avant-garde. Lors
d’un rare passage à Vancouver, elle jouera des chansons issues de ses trois albums. En ouverture, Francis Baptiste, artiste autochtone
basé à Vancouver, explorera des thèmes tels que la réclamation culturelle, l’addiction et la paternité.
Ce concert est présenté en partenariat dans le cadre de Unwritten Weekend, un nouveau festival dont la deuxième édition célèbre la musique,
l’art et la créativité. Du 27 au 29 mars, le festival propose trois jours de programmation variée répartie dans quatre lieux à
Vancouver : The Hargrove, Red Gate, 8East et l’Alliance Française de Vancouver. Avec une sélection d’événements gratuits,
d’expositions d’art, d’ateliers et de concerts, il y en a pour tous les goûts. Découvrez le programme :
https://linktr.ee/barkingsphinxsociety
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an exceptional concert in an intimate atmosphere, where the audience is invited to listen to songs in their simplest form: voice and
guitar. Discover a sensitive exploration of how to play and reinterpret traditional melodies and the usual codes of song. A calm and
gentle evening, full of harmony.
Quebec artist Myriam Gendron revisits folk traditions by rearranging old songs and infusing them with a contemporary touch. Her remarkable
voice blends with finger-picking guitar and avant-garde sounds. During a rare visit to Vancouver, she will perform songs from her three
albums. Opening the show, Vancouver-based Indigenous artist Francis Baptiste will explore themes such as cultural reclamation, addiction,
and fatherhood.
This concert is presented in partnership with Unwritten Weekend, a new festival whose second edition celebrates music, art, and creativity.
From March 27 to 29, the festival offers three days of varied programming across four venues in Vancouver: The Hargrove, Red Gate, 8East,
and the Alliance Française de Vancouver. With a selection of free events, art exhibitions, workshops, and concerts, there is something for
everyone. Discover the program: https://linktr.ee/barkingsphinxsociety
Mayday is the third LP by Montreal-based artist, Myriam Gendron. It follows her earlier, critically acclaimed albums, Not So Deep As A
Well (2014) and Ma délire – Songs of love, lost & found (2021).
Prior to her debut album, Myriam's primary musical focus was busking in Paris Metro stations, performing the songs of Leonard Cohen and
others, accompanying herself on guitar. Through her day job, working at a Montreal bookstore, Myriam discovered the poems of American
writer, Dorothy Parker, who was better known for her cutting wit than her verse. Inspired by Parker's words, Myriam wrote music to accompany
a suite of them, then recorded the results in her bedroom. These recordings were issued as her debut LP, and continue to delight listeners
who discover them, with their freshness, clarity and humor.
After a brief hiatus, Myriam began exploring the complex folk traditions of Quebec (and beyond), recording the 2LP, Ma délire, which
combines traditional and original songs (largely in French) with arrangements that make space for avant-garde musical interludes by such
folks as guitarist Bill Nace (Body/Head) and renowned jazz percussionist Chris Corsano.
Mayday is an even more syncretic fusion of these elements. Most of the songs are original, in both English and French, and blend
traditional and avant elements with abandon. Additional players this time include drummer Jim White (Dirty Three), guitarist Marisa
Anderson, Montreal bassist Cédric Dind-Lavoie (a fellow fan of trad/avant dynamism), Bill Nace and saxophonist Zoh Amba (whose horn actually
gets the final “word”). Mayday is a thoroughly thrilling effort that manages to create new vistas of sound while maintaining a
feel that is both intimate and familiar.
© Photo
by Justine Latour, 2023.
Francis Baptiste est un auteur-compositeur autochtone qui aborde des thèmes tels que la reconquête culturelle, la dépendance et la paternité. En 2022, il sort son premier album, Sneqsilx (Famille), qui comprend des chansons interprétées dans sa langue maternelle, le nsyilxcən [nah-silk-sen], une langue en voie de disparition parlée par le peuple Syilx [see-ilks]. Cet album de 10 chansons est le fruit de ses efforts pour préserver son héritage et se reconnecter avec ses racines. En 2024, Baptiste sort son deuxième album, Senklip, the Trickster. Les 10 nouveaux titres abordent des thèmes tels que les traditions orales, les difficultés d'être à la fois toxicomane en voie de guérison et père, ainsi que le traumatisme intergénérationnel. Son nouvel album, Lived Experience in East Vancouver, sorti en 2025, se concentre uniquement sur son combat contre la toxicomanie. Actuellement, Baptiste travaille dans le quartier Downtown Eastside pour une organisation de santé masculine appelée le DUDES Club (https://dudesclub.ca/).
Francis Baptiste is an Indigenous songwriter who covers topics of cultural reclamation, addiction, and fatherhood.
In 2022 he released his debut album, Sneqsilx (Family), an album that features songs sung in his native language Nsyilxcən [nah-silk-sen], the endangered language of the Syilx [see-ilks] people. The 10-song album was his effort to preserve and connect with his heritage. In 2024, Baptiste released his second album, Senklip, the Trickster. The 10 new tracks covered topics like Oral Traditions, the struggles of being a recovering addict and a father simultaneously, and intergenerational trauma.
His new album, Lived Experience in East Vancouver, was released in 2025 and focuses solely on his battle with addiction.
Currently, Baptiste works in the Downtown Eastside for a men’s health organization called the DUDES Club (https://dudesclub.ca/).
© Photo
by Y Hanson Photography.
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