Ad Vielle Que Pourra

Ad Vielle Que Pourra was a Quebec music group which performed original compositions in the style of the French, Québécois, and Breton folk music traditions.[1] The band's name came from the vielle (the French term for the hurdy-gurdy), an instrument which features prominently in their music.[2]

History

Ad Vielle Que Pourra was founded in 1986. Band members included Daniel Thonon,[3] Luc Thonon,[4] Gilles Plante, Alain Leroux, Clement Demers, and Sarah Lesage.[5]

In 1989 the band released their first album on the Green Linnet label,[6] including 1989's New French Music, in which they use a variety of traditional instruments, including hurdy-gurdy, bombarde and accordion.[7] In this and their subsequent album Come What May (1991), they included songs created by setting traditional lyrics to new music.[5]

In 1990 and 1991, the band performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and in 1993 at the Edmonton Folk Festival. In 1994 they released a third album, Musaïque.[8]

In 1996 the band released the album, Ménage à Quatre through Green Linnet's sub-label Xenophile Records.[1][6] The album was made up of new music in the traditional dance beats and styles from several countries. Instruments included bagpipe, clarinet, guitar, mandocello and fiddle.[9]

Through 1999 the band continued to perform in Canada and the US.[10]

Recordings
  • 1989 New French Folk Music
  • 1991 Come What May
  • 1994 Musaïque[11]
  • 1996 Ménage à Quatre

References
  1. Paul Verna (25 January 1997). Reviews & Previewswork=Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Musician. Issues 135-140. Amordian Press. 1990. p. 111.
  3. Bulletin de Musique Folklorique Canadienne. Volumes 33-34. Canadian Folk Music Society = Société canadienne de musique folklorique. 1999. pp. 43, 45.
  5. "Ad Vielle Que Pourra - Come What May". Folk Roots, issue 103/104, 1992. by Andrew Cronshaw
  6. "Ad Vielle Que Pourra". AllMusic, by John Bush
  7. "New French Music". Allmusic, Review by Kurt Keefner
  8. "Folk band's material honed with creativity". Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, February 11, 1994, page: 39
  9. "AD VIELLE QUE POURRA Menage A Quatre". Living Tradition, Brian Peters
  10. "Cajun to a Dead Crowd". Washington Post, By Mike Joyce November 8, 1999; Page C04
  11. Cencrastus. Issues 44-50. Cencrastus. 1993.
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