“Canada is a political entity which is not represented by one individual culture, but by various traditions transmitted through immigration during the history of the country. This double boxed set, directed by Martin Duchesne, portrays the multiple aspects. It features Quebec versions of old songs from France, English versions from the United Kingdom and the US as well as bona fide Canadian songs. This perspective of Canadian folklore equally covers the culture of the First Nations, the first Indian nations with a linguistic culture which marked the land as much as French or English-speaking culture (Ottawa, Toronto, etc.). With this set of 57 songs, Frémeaux & Associés presents a historiographical panorama of cultural diversity, a cross-sectional view of all forms and every level of expression, and affirms the country’s extraordinary richness.” Patrick Frémeaux “Contrary to the French anthropological vision which generally consists of studying external cultures often corresponding to the colonized countries, the Canadian anthropology must face the multiplicity of its own culture, shared between the Western heritage and the Indian usual art of “First Nations”. This 2CD set evidently represents the individuality of Canadian’s spirit, based on the diversity of its origins.” Lola Caul-Futy Frémeaux (Anthropology student at Simon Frazer University of Vancouver)

Lord Gordon Reel • The Squid-Jiggin' Ground • I'm Going To Get Married • The Bad Girl's Lament • Chin Music • À la claire fontaine • Le petit moine • Boys Of The Island • The False Knight Upon The Road • Lots Of Fish In Bonavist' Harbor • Anti-Confederation Song • Pretty Susan • The Welcome Table • Old Tune • Galop de la Malbaie • Laquelle marierons-nous ? • Chanson de mensonges • Auprès de ma blonde • Violon en discorde • Tous les gens du plaisir • À la claire fontaine - Ah ! Tu danses bien Madeleine • Vive la Canadienne • She Was Poor But She Was Honest • A Young Man Lived In Belfast Town • The Wee, Wee German Lairdie • Pastoral (d'Auvergne) • À Paris sur le petit pont • Danse carrée • Shining Birch Tree • The Shantyboys' Alphabet • The Franklin Expedition • The Murder Of F.C. Benwell • The Poor Little Girls Of Ontario • The Black Fly Song • An Indian Sat In His Little Bark Canoe • The Northern Trappers Rendez Vous • The Little Old Sod Shanty • Un Canadien errant • The Alberta Homestead • A Poor Lone Girl In Saskatchewan • The Klondike Gold Rush • The Lookout In The Sky • The Story Of Weldon Chan • Lake Of Crimson • War Dance [Micmac] • Hunting Black Bear [Algonkian] • Victory Song [Cree] • War Song (World War II) [Cree] • Warrior's Death Song [Blackfoot] • Grass Dance [Blood] • Owl Dance [Blood] • Lucky Stone Song [Blackfoot] • War Song [Blackfoot] • Children's Game [Inuit] • I Sing About The Dance [Inuit] • Before We Came To This Religion [Inuit] • Girl's Game [Inuit].