Chants d'Acadie ~ La Mer Jolie ~ Suzie LeBlanc With David Greenberg (baroque & modern violin) Chris Norman (flutes, small pipes & percussion) David McGuiness (harpsichord, harmonium & melodica) Sylvain Bergeron (acoustic & baroque guitar) Betsy MacMillan (viola da gamba) Pierre Chartrand (stepdancing & bones) ACD2 2330 In the 17th century, those who would become known as the Acadians “officially” arrived in the New World by sea, in the wake of the Basque whalers and the Portuguese cod-fishermen.   It is also by sea, a century and a half later, that they would take the route of exile and deportation.   As far as can be remembered, legend and music, as the folklore of Acadia, have been linked to the sea, in moments of triumph and in times of tribulation. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the establishment of a lasting French colony in America - in Acadia - Suzie LeBlanc, accompanied by a choice of instruments in which classical and folk traditions meet, performs the loveliest songs from the land whence she comes. 1   Le long de la mer jolie     4:16       voix, fite, violon, guitare baroque, viole de gambe, clavecin, mélodica /       voice, flute, violin, baroque guitar, viola da gamba, harpsichord, melodica 2   Reels Côté-Benoit-LeBlanc     3:46       My Mary Anne | Pamela's Lonely Nights | On the Road Again | Arthur Muise       flûte, violon, guitare acoustique, viole de gambe, clavecin, gigue /       flute, violin, acoustic guitar, viola da gamba, harpsichord, stepdancing 3   Avec un avocat | Bransle de Poitou     3:40       voix, flûte, violon, guitare acoustique, viole de gambe, clavecin, os /       voice, flute, violin, acoustic guitar, viola da gamba, harpsichord, bones 4   Valses Benoît     4:33       Waltz in the House & Wedding Waltz       flûte, violon, guitare acoustique, viole de gambe, clavecin, mélodica /       flute, violin, acoustic guitar, viola da gamba, harpsichord, melodica 5   Joli bois     2:29       voix, violon, viole de gambe, percussions /       voice, violin, viola da gamba, percussion 6   La belle se proméne     8:16       voix, flûte, violon, guitare acoustique, viole de gambe, clavecin, mélodica /       voice, flute, violin, acoustic guitar, viola da gamba, harpsichord, melodica 7   Medley Guinchard     2:20       Daniel's Harbour Breakdown & Hound's Tune       flûte, violon, guitare acoustique, viola de gambe, clavecin /       flute, violin, acoustic guitar, viola da gamba, harpsichord 8   Le Mari jaloux     4:15       voix, flûte, violon, viole de gambe, clavecin /       voice, flute, violin, viola da gamba, harpsichord 9   Valse d'Evangéline | Acadiana Two Step     3:44       flûte, violon, guitare acoustique, viole de gambe, mélodica, percussions /       flute, violin, acoustic guitar, viola da gamba, melodica, percussion 10 En montant la rivière     4:31       voix, flûte, violon, guitare baroque, viole de gambe, clavecin /       voice, flute, violin, baroque guitar, viola da gamba. harpsichord 11 Chanson à grand vent     0:50       flûte /       flute 12 Naufrage en mer     5:21       voix, flûte, guitare baroque, clavecin /       voice, flute, violin, baroque guitar, harpsichord 13 Medley Briand     3:58       Jerry Holland (jig) | My Dad (jig) | Johnny Wilmot's Fiddle (reel)       flûte, violon, gigue /       flute, violin, stepdancing 14 La nourrice du roi     5:08       voix, violon, viole de gambe, cornemuse, harmonium, percussions /       voice, violin, viola do gamba, small pipes, harmonium, percussion       Conception artistique: Suzie LeBlanc       Arrangements:       Sylvian Bergeron : 1, 3, 6, 12, 14       David Greenberg : 2, 5, 7, 10       David McGuiness : 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14       © SOCAN ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879