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June 8, 2009: Sounds that defy translation, with the Geroges Brassiens Project.
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | ||
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| Yair Yona | Skinny Fists | Remember | Anova | ||
| The Horse Flies | Human Fly | Human Fly | MCA Records | ||
| The Vignola Collective | Slayer in the Grass | Gypsy Grass | Dare REcords | ||
| Caravan of Thieves | Bar Isole | Bouquet | (self released) | ||
| Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks | Subterranean Homesick Blues | Tangled Tales | Surf Dog Records | ||
| Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli | Menilmontant | Djangology | Blue Bird | ||
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Music behind DJ: The Vignola Collective |
Funky Monkey | Gypsy Grass | Dare Records | ||
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Live performance by Pierre de Gaillande's Georges Brassens Translation Project (Listen to this set: Real | ) |
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Transforming iconic French anarchist poet/singer Georges Brassens into an English-friendly form is composer/singer/songwriter Pierre de Gaillande's (The Snow, Melomane) latest musical venture. Pierre has translated a collection of Brassens' songs, strictly adhering to the rhyme scheme, meter, and meaning of the original texts, while preserving their flow and lyricism. He's recording an album of Brassiens' songs, keeping to the pared-down, simple yet undeniably catchy arrangements of the originals. Pierre de Gaillande was joined by bassist Christian Bongers, clarinetist Christian Spinley and flautist/ xylophonist/ charango player Quentin Jennings, playing a number of those songs live for the WFMU listeners. |
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| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | The Princess | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Poor Martin | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | The Storm | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Kissing in Public | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Don Juan | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | I Made Myself Small | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Song for the Countrymen | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Nothing Should Be Thrown Away | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | The Gorilla | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Le coupains d'abord | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Bad Reputation | ||||
| Pierre De Gaillande's George Brassens Project | Le Vin | ||||
| Georges Brassens | La Premiere Fille | Les Amoureux des Bancs Publics | Mercury | ||
| Melomane | Je Suis Une Alumette | Look Out | Vermillion Music' | ||
| The Snow | The Lucky One | True Dirt | Vermillion Music | ||
| James Yorkston | B's Jig | When the Haar Rolls In | Domino Records | ||
| Jefferson Pitcher | Work of Kings (Pale Hands) | The Residue | Mudita Records | ||
| The Vignola Collective | Appel Direct / A Minor Idea | Gypsy Grass | Dare Records | ||
| Soft Machine | Hulloder/Dada Was Here | Live at the Paradiso | Voiceprint | ||
| The Decemberists | Prelude/the Hazards of Love 1/The Bower Scene / Won't Want for Love /Hazards of Love 2 | The Hazards of Love | Capitol | ||
| Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 | Intricate Thing | Goodnight Oslo | Yep Roc | ||
| Caravan | Golf Girl | In the Land of Grey and Pink | London Records | ||
| The dB's | Amplifier | Repercussion | I.R.S. Records | ||
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Music behind DJ: The Vignola Collective |
Funky Monkey | Gypsy Grass | Dare Records | ||
| Deni Bonet | Alone | Acoustic, Ok? | M-R2 Records | ||
Mon. 6/8/09 3:07pm
From:
Sean Gostage
First comment,perhaps
Mon. 6/8/09 3:08pm
From:
Dave B
Nice opener...
Mon. 6/8/09 3:10pm
From:
bryan
no kidding!
Mon. 6/8/09 3:11pm
From:
bryan
the yair yona track -- not the first comment -- that is.
Mon. 6/8/09 3:21pm
From:
Sean Gostage
Loving the Vignola Collective,stonking track or what
Mon. 6/8/09 3:23pm
From:
Dave B
The V.C. are really good. First I've heard of them, but will be seeking out more.
Mon. 6/8/09 3:24pm
From:
bryan
Are we to take it that this is a Slayer medley in bluegrass rendition?
Mon. 6/8/09 4:09pm
From:
fishmonkeystew
I am diggin' these tunes. WFMU wins again!
Mon. 6/8/09 4:11pm
From:
Parq
I regret I am too buried to follow the interview remarks, but I am digging the songs.
Mon. 6/8/09 4:13pm
From:
lightning494
see a literal translation and hear Brassens sing Je Me suis Fait tout petit here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBhT1W4GEjw
Thanks to Pierre for the great work!!!!
Mon. 6/8/09 4:17pm
From:
lightning494
Chanson pour l'auvergnat in the original plus translation here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCavZbYOZtg&feature=channel_page
Mon. 6/8/09 4:20pm
From:
lightning494
Pauvre Martin as performed by Georges Brassens with English subtitles by an old WFMU person:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjUj9zgOdA
Mon. 6/8/09 4:29pm
From:
lightning494
See Brassens sing Gorille with English subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjUj9zgOdA
Mon. 6/8/09 4:33pm
From:
Carmichael
Hi Irene, just came back online. Wow! Excellent opening set. And these guys are very good too. Bonzos? Leon Redbone? Rudy Vallee? Great ....
Mon. 6/8/09 4:36pm
From:
lightning494
Georges Brassens minus Georges Brassens equals zero.
Mon. 6/8/09 5:07pm
From:
Bad Ronald
Hello Irene et al.
Hey Carmichael - speaking of Bonzos (if I remember right your a fan), I got the dvd of "Do Not Adjust Your Set" at PB. You should check it out if you haven't yet...
Mon. 6/8/09 5:16pm
From:
Carmichael
BR, yes I'm a big fan. I'm acronym deprived these days. What's PB?
Mon. 6/8/09 5:24pm
From:
Bad Ronald
NP - http://tinyurl.com/m5593g
Mon. 6/8/09 5:29pm
From:
Charles-A.
Is that supposed to be George Brassens?
In which case I have one or two of his records.
Mon. 6/8/09 5:36pm
From:
charles-A
I sit corrected.
Vous avez du gout. (Yes, I'm French... :-)
Mon. 6/8/09 5:52pm
From:
kiki
ah so that's what caravan sound like. so much better than i expected.
Wed. 6/10/09 8:49am
From:
chi chi
man how did i sleep on yair yona? great stuff
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