The rain that had been falling on the Rue de la Reine since 5pm stopped almost poetically for P’tit Belliveau to take the stage, opening the series of free shows at the 18th Festival Musique du Bout of the World.
After having great success with his first album “Greatest Hits” but not having any shows because of the pandemic, the young Acadian presents a first show tour with a second opus in the bag, “A man and his piano”, which has already received critical acclaim was celebrated.
Alexya Crôteau-Grégoire / Music Festival from the End of the World
“We’re tired but so happy to be here,” revealed Jonah Guimond, his real name, before singing the first notes of “Moosehorn Lake,” one of his favorite spots near Baie-Saint-Marie, Nova Scotia. sang he grew up.
By limiting his interventions between songs, the Nova Scotian really connected with the audience by getting them to sing along, particularly on “Mon flag Acadjonne vens d’Taiwan,” where the track is repeated twice for each chorus. . From that moment the audience seemed to be in real synergy between the artist, who navigates between folk, country, grunge and pop styles, and his musicians.
Alexya Crôteau-Grégoire / Music Festival from the End of the World
Although the show was short, a little under an hour, the group indulged in a short musical break, in the vein of a traditional Acadian “Real”. The multi-instrumentalist Jacques Blinn, also from Nova Scotia, gave many viewers the language with a violin solo that would make many musicians envious.
At this point in the show, the audience was already completely won over. The audience’s arms flew from left to right for the funny and touching ballad “I would like to have a John Deere,” a refrain that questions the relationship to societal success and what we are willing to do to make its fortune divulge and do prosperity for others.
The musician was clearly enjoying himself on stage and was so happy to announce to the crowd that he had been given the green light to produce two encores, “RRSP” and “Tomorrow,” and even after two encores, the audience seemed to go along want more, but the show under the Marquee in Gaspé Marina with The Franklin Electric and Les Louanges was about to start. Also, to add to the poetry, it started raining again.