Excerpt from interview of Alberta Gagné (TC1998-1070-010) by Martha Pellerin. Part of a project (VFC1998-0007) on Franco-American song in New England funded by the Vermont Folklife Center and undertaken by Pellerin. Interview is one in a series of…
French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3222-058 Eva Lacourse Songbook. Pp. 101-103.
“Bonhomme! Bonhomme!” [“Bonhomme ! Bonhomme !” “Good Sir! Good Sir”] is a transcription of a setting of a very ancient and…
French language song text from VFC2006-0002 Beaudoin Family Collection. MS2011-3223-015 Alice Lacourse Danis Songbook. Pp. 15.“Boum badiboum badiba tra la la”. This venerable French traditional song has been in circulation since at least 1575, the…