It wasn’t the weekend’s cloudy weather that would overshadow the Festival de la chanson de Tadoussac. Rich in its program, the talent of its artists, its intimate character and its exceptional setting, it won over festival-goers for this 39th editione successful edition.
“The magic was still working,” emphasized Julien Pinardon, who concluded his tenure as director of the festival with this edition, in an interview on Sunday. Despite the weather at the weekend, Mr Pinardon draws a very positive balance. “It is certain that it was felt a little on Saturday due to the light rain in the morning, but we are very happy with the whole and the great progress,” said the director, specifying that the team is always on the way find your way around the numbers for entries.
The secret locations and stages in enchanting settings could not always be put to good use and the organization had to resort to plan B and relocate certain shows on Saturday and Sunday, but everything went very well.
Here’s our look back at the most notable shows presented during the festival.
Value
On Friday, he has a crush on Valaire, who set the village on fire with his latest work, Jazz Futon. “Tadou, you made the difference for us and tonight we have long memories!” exclaimed Luis Clavis, recalling the moment when the floor of Café du Fjord fell due to audience enthusiasm in 2007 during a show by her ex collapsed group, Mr. Vallaire.
Her accomplice and collaborator Alan Prater, leader of The Brooks, was particularly fired up and accompanied the quintet, who in their own way reconnected with their jazz roots.
Accompanied by short choreographies à la boy bands, particularly beautiful were those with Thomas Hébert and Jonathan Drouin on trumpet and saxophone respectively, and an arrangement in homage to “Love is a Monster” by Karim Ouellet turned out to be the most danceable show and festive, especially during By my Side. Good luck!
Valaire Photo courtesy of Le Festival de la chanson de Tadoussac
Eliot Maginot
On a stage decorated with garlands of lights, Elliot Maginot offered a musical journey of great beauty to a packed church on Saturday night. Surrounded by his four musicians, the masqueutain played his enveloping songs with his unique voice, beginning his show with “Easy Morning” and ending it with “Holy Father” with several melodic pearls from his repertoire.
The moments of grace were coupled with “True Love Might Not Find You in the End” on acoustic guitar, harmonica and flute, “You are Free” on the piano, and punctuated by the gentleness of the clarinet and renditions of notable works by the artist “Voir un ami”. pleurer by Brel or Allô Maman Bobo by Alain Souchon. Elliot Maginot undeniably captured audiences.
Eliot Maginot
Katie Rock
The charismatic Katia Rock offered two lavish shows with her album Uapen Nuta / Terre de nos aïeux. Accompanied by a drummer and two guitarists, the multidisciplinary Innu artist presented herself in a gorgeous native white dress. Sharing her folk-rock universe through storytelling, poetry and music, sung in Innu-aimun, she drew on her ancestral repertoire.
Her warm voice stood out in Tshin Nemushum (You, My Grandfather), which poet Joséphine Bacon wrote “on the back of a doily after a performance of Chloé Sainte-Marie”. Energetic, confident, dancing and daring her audience to sing along, particularly on “When the Day Rises”, she also delivered a beautiful moment a cappella alone on the Teueikan (traditional Innu drum) with “Nukum” by Cyrille Fontaine.
Katia Rock Photo courtesy of Le Festival de la chanson de Tadoussac
Hilaire’s hostesses
The psychedelic rock group didn’t hesitate to make themselves available for the game in the church basement on Friday night. Just after midnight, the members of the group appeared on stage in chaplains’ collars, before being joined by singer Serge Brideau in papal robes and hats. The latter treated festival-goers to a version by Washed Up Rock Band from their album Pas l’temps d’niaise, released last year. During the high-energy and zany show, Brideau played his part to the max, opening the songs with prayers, sermons and preaching the good word to an enthusiastic audience.
Hilaire’s hostesses
Philip B
On Sunday afternoon Philippe B returned to the festival after several years of absence and closed it brilliantly with the sound of his guitars and piano, warm in the church of Tadoussac and not outside.
Accompanied by a keyboardist and a guitarist, he came quietly to present his new album “Nouvelle Administration” and performed for the first time in Tadoussac his new songs like “Pauline à la ferme”, “Je t’attends” and “Sortie / Exit,” particularly notable with the voice of Ariane Bisson McLernon, which makes it even bigger.
From his extensive repertoire he also offered hypnagogy, short hair, long hair, summer or we will go to the sun. A great moment of softness and light, much appreciated by the audience.
Philippe B wowed festival-goers with his Sunday show at Tadoussac Church. Photo courtesy of the Tadoussac Song Festival