2023-07-30 01:36:02
Richard Séguin and Louis-Jean Cormier alone have more than a dozen appearances at the Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée. But even if they came regularly, they are far from being jaded. The evening of July 29, 2023 proved it, and it’s not even over yet.
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The artist behind the event this year, Richard Séguin, arrived on the stage of the Grand Chapiteau Quebecor around 8:20 p.m. to the applause of the public, who seemed already won over. At the end of the first song, Staying up, the singer seemed as moved as the public. “There is really something special happening in Petite-Vallée,” he underlines, visibly moved.
To the next song, under the chimneyshe wouldn’t even have needed to sing the chorus, the crowd’s chorus was so strong, each of the spectators in the packed marquee seemed to be in real symbiosis with what was happening on stage.
Richard Séguin with his musicians Alexis Martin on percussion and Raphaël D’Amours on banjo. Photo credit: Alexandre Cotton
A song, an anecdote
For Richard Séguin, each song represents a specific person or memory. “That song is for the lightning rod person in my family; this one is for my granddaughter who at the time asked me why people have to leave their country of origin; this one is for Laure Waridel and Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, who founded the organization Mères au front…” And it continues. With each song, a whole story unfolds before us. Close to Les Tremblesa song dedicated to his mother, is particularly touching.
The sometimes folk, sometimes country and even Americana style melodies are often relegated to the background to emphasize the lyrics, but they are still of very high quality. In addition to the Pointe-aux-Trembles singer’s guitar, you can hear Alexis Martin on percussion, Raphaël D’Amours on banjo and Lap Steel and Simon Godin on guitar (and Weissenborn), particularly masterful in the introduction to Double Vie.
Just before the show, the president of the board of directors of the Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée awkwardly said that the 1980s were when Richard Séguin was bigbut following the evening, the public was able to confirm that it is still great.
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