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Barachois
from Canada to open BYU-Idaho season Barachois, a lively folk music quartet from The
popular Canadian group features a show of fiddling, singing, step dancing and humor.
Fluently bilingual, they collectively offer up a clever banter in English by
way of explaining the unique charm inherent in their French songs. Tickets
go on sale September 2 at the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office and cost is $8 for
general public and $2 for currently enrolled BYU-Idaho students. For tickets,
call the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office at 496-2230 or order online at
www.byui.edu/tickets. Barachois, pronouced “bara-shwa,'” is an Acadian word for “shallow
pools of water separated from the sea by sand dunes.” The
group plays Acadian traditional music – a rhythmic, high-voltage style
born in the heart of a culture kept alive through two and a half centuries on
tiny The
songs were brought over from The
music has been passed down through generation after generation by way of
kitchen parties and community dances and gatherings. It is a musical genre
all its own, filled with passion and life. Throw
in some driving foot rhythms, piano, a plethora of home made percussion
instruments, close harmonies and the occasional brass instrument and you have
the spicy Acadian stew that Barachois puts on the
boil for every performance. It's
a stew well seasoned with laughter. Acadian parties are known for their
warmth and humor – a welcome reward and a much needed respite from the
daily business of raising a large family. The wit, charm and even the antics
that Barachois brings onstage is as much a part of
their heritage as the songs they sing and the tunes they play. The
group's first recording, simply entitled “Barachois,”
picks up where the party trails off. Pulling its material and inspiration
from the collective memory of the Acadian people, the album received three
nominations at the 1997 East Coast Music Awards and was awarded Francophone
Recording of the Year. Barachois recently received |
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