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Barde
12+ albums
French-Canadian FolkfolkswitzerlandUSAcanada
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This sextet from Montreal was formed in 1973 and found their brand of Acadian & Celtic reels and jigs popular around the Maritimes, Quebec and overseas in Europe. The group was known for its utilization of a twin Celtic fiddle sound courtesy of Crilly and Selick. They signed to Polygram then to Direction Records, then to Flying Fish, and finally to Porte Parole. Their eponymous debut, Barde, was released in 1977. By their the second album, Images, in 1978 Chris Crilly had introduced keyboards in the form of synths and pianos. By 1983's Voyage Selick had also left and the remaining members changed musical direction by incorporating keyboards bass and violin courtesy of studio musicians Jacques Joubert, Richard Paquette, and Jocelyn Therrien. Pierre Guerin led a revamped Barde at the 10th Annual Winnipeg Folk Festival. The band finally disbanded for good shortly thereafter with Guerin marrying and settling in the St. Boniface region of Winnipeg. He became a disc jockey before becoming Artistic Director of The Winnipeg Folk Festival. with notes from Pierre Guerin, Chris MacRaghallaigh and Richard Chapman. Richard Chapman (vocals, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, guitar) Toby Cinnsealac (aka Kinsella) (tin flute, tin whistle, recorders, clarinet, tambourine) Pierre Guerin (vocals, acoustic guitar, accordion, concertina, flute, recorder) Chris (aka Crilly) MacRaghallaigh (vocals, violin, keyboards, bodhran, tambourine) Elliot Selick (violin, tin flute, tin whistle, banjo) Ed Moore (
top songs
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Julia Delaney
4672Jack McCann & The Battle of Aughrim
3973Whelan's Jig, the Swallow's Tail, Coleman's Cross
2984Damelo
2975Fanny Power
2556The Boy in the Gap, the Banshee, the Music in the Glen
2047Les Trois Hommes Noirs
1978Le violon accordé comme une viole
1849Le Violon Accordé Comme Une Viole
18110Trowie Burn & the Dark Island
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