Alexis Chartrand: Fiddler
Conversations with Musicians, with Leah Roseman
English - June 24, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMusic Interviews Music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We get to hear some beautifully realized traditional tunes from Québec from traditional fiddler Alexis Chartrand. He talks very thoughtfully and about his background as a son of dancers, his explorations of tone colour with baroque violin, his upcoming performances at a number of festivals this summer, and some of his musical influences and inspiration.
Link to video version, transcript and bonus episodes: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/e5-s1-alexis-chartrand-fiddler
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Here are links for Alexis Chartrand:
https://www.facebook.com/agchartrand/
https://alexischartrandcolinsavoielevac.bandcamp.com/releases
https://memoireracines.org/artistes/babineau_chartrand
https://centredesmusiciensdumonde.com
Timestamps:
(00:00) intro
( 00:29) Jig by Joseph Allard
(02:19) discussion of amplification in traditional music
(04:46) influence of dance, Alexis’ parents who are dance researchers Annie-Marie Gardette and Pierre Chartrand
(08:02) discussion of foot percussion and groove
(12:57) baroque violin
( 17:16) collaborations with Nicolas Bibneau, more about baroque violin and different tunings
(22:51 )Reel du Granpère on baroque violin
(25:52) discussion of ornamentation
(31:03) Alexis’ perspectives on his repertoire of tunes
(33:49) Alexis’ classical training and education: Diane Plante, Joseph-François-Perrault school, Michel Tétrault composition teacher
( 37:18 )ballades: complainte intro
( 39:47) Complainte (song without words)
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