Arnaud Bibonne et Camille Raibaud - En Cadència

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  Arnaud Bibonne et Camille Raibaud - En Cadència

  Fiddle and pipes from Gascony, glorious earthy music, powerful duets and a few guests: this is a real rough diamond, played with great skill and style but keeping that raw renaissance edge that raises the hairs on your neck. Deep bass strings on the fiddle combine with the low pipe drone to create a rich dark resonance behind these dance tunes and airs. The sound is helped by the low tuning of the violin here, to match old players of the region, and by the low pitch of the boha - Gascon bagpipe - which was effectively recreated in the 1980s. Bibonne and Raibaud claim that this is the first modern recording of the boha, and the first to represent the music of their region, Landes de Gascogne. 
  There are certainly some unusual pieces here, starting with the beautiful Valse d'apres Marcel Lagardère, a melody well worth learning. There are also some cousins or loans of music far from Gascony: Polka d'après Julien Déjean is very similar to the well known Tyneside song The Lass Doon on the Quay, for instance, and the first tune in the Suite de Rondeaux also collected from Marcel Lagardère is basically a simple version of the Anglo-American fiddle showpiece The Four Poster Bed. A few familiar central French themes pop up, but most of this material seems to be unique to the Gascon repertoire: rondeaux, mazurkas, scottishes and more. The harmonies and cadences are truly wonderful, making even the simplest tune a treat. This is a delightful CD, one every fan of fiddle and pipes should hear. 
  © Alex Monaghan

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