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It's standard procedure to refer to Malicorne as "the French Fairport Convention," though the comparison isn't really that appropriate. While Fairport Convention took traditional British Isles folk music and put it through a rock & roll filter, Malicorne went clear back to renaissance France for its influences, and imposed less modernism on what it finds. The group was led by Gabriel Yacoub, a guitarist with an exceptional singing voice, and recorded and toured throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s before breaking up. Malicorne's albums are generally now available in the U.S. only as pricey and hard-to-find imports; this album remedies that regrettable situation somewhat by compiling the highlights from the group's last five albums. It opens with a 16th-century anti-war song, sung a cappella, then proceeds to demonstrate the band's remarkable stylistic range as it veers from adaptations of Renaissance dance tunes to modern folk-rock. The band's use of such ancient instruments as the hurdy-gurdy, krumhorn and rebec makes their sound unique, even when guitars and drums predominate. Highly recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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TRADITIONNEL, Lyricist - Hughes De Courson, Composer - Malicorne, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Gabriel Yacoub, Composer, Lyricist - Malicorne, MainArtist
Le Roseau Le Roseau
TRADITIONNEL, Composer, Lyricist - Malicorne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
Le Roseau Le Roseau
Etienne Roda-gil, Lyricist - Malicorne, MainArtist - Olivier Zdrzalik, Composer
Le Roseau Le Roseau
TRADITIONNEL, Lyricist - Gabriel Yacoub, Composer - Malicorne, Lyricist, MainArtist
Le Roseau Le Roseau
TRADITIONNEL, Lyricist - Hughes De Courson, Composer - Malicorne, Lyricist, MainArtist
Le Roseau Le Roseau
Etienne Roda-gil, Lyricist - Gabriel Yacoub, Composer - Malicorne, MainArtist
Le Roseau Le Roseau
TRADITIONNEL, Composer, Lyricist - Malicorne, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
Le Roseau Le Roseau
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Le Roseau Le Roseau
Album review
It's standard procedure to refer to Malicorne as "the French Fairport Convention," though the comparison isn't really that appropriate. While Fairport Convention took traditional British Isles folk music and put it through a rock & roll filter, Malicorne went clear back to renaissance France for its influences, and imposed less modernism on what it finds. The group was led by Gabriel Yacoub, a guitarist with an exceptional singing voice, and recorded and toured throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s before breaking up. Malicorne's albums are generally now available in the U.S. only as pricey and hard-to-find imports; this album remedies that regrettable situation somewhat by compiling the highlights from the group's last five albums. It opens with a 16th-century anti-war song, sung a cappella, then proceeds to demonstrate the band's remarkable stylistic range as it veers from adaptations of Renaissance dance tunes to modern folk-rock. The band's use of such ancient instruments as the hurdy-gurdy, krumhorn and rebec makes their sound unique, even when guitars and drums predominate. Highly recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:25
- Main artists: Malicorne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Le Roseau
- Genre: World Celtic
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