Une Histoire de Famille

by Hart-Rouge

Overview

Une Histoire de Famille, Hart-Rouge's third release in the U.S. on Red House Records and ninth album overall, is a collection of largely traditional material largely sung in French. The musical style reflects the Western Canada home of group members Suzanne, Michelle, and Paul Campagne, a contemporary folk style dominated by the siblings' vocal harmonies. Those vocals are emotional and forceful, but also filled with surprising duos and trios that come and go, giving the music a haunting, ear-catching sound, particularly on such tracks as the quick-paced "Grain de Mil." Hart-Rouge often sound like a group of amateur singers in their vital, seemingly instinctive singing and playing, but they also have a professional polish that marks them as a contemporary folk act whose music can be moving even to those who struggle with the idiomatic French lyrics. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/21/1999
Label:	Red House Records
UPC:	0033651013525
Rank:	245376

Tracks

1. Marie Caissie
2. Peine
3. Grain de Mil
4. La Belle S'Est Endormie
5. Trois Hommes Noirs
6. Vichten
7. Smaragdos Margara
8. Brave Marin
9. Ce Martin Sans Hesiter
10. A la Claire Fontaine

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hart-Rouge   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Michelle Campagne   Producer,Composer
Toby Gendron   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Paul Campagne   Producer
Davy Gallant   Producer
Carlos Martinez   Composer,Composer
Jean-Francois Berube   Photography
Stephan Lorti   Design
Jim Corcoran   Composer
Bertrand Gosselin   Composer
Suzanne Campagne   Producer
Bill Kipper   Mastering
Arthur Arsenault   Composer
Michel Dupire   Producer
Salvador Cardenal   Composer