Acadie

acadie

Track Listings

1. Still Water
2. Maker
3. O Marie
4. Jolie Louise
5. Fisherman's Daughter
6. White Mustang II
7. Under a Stormy Sky
8. Where the Hawkwind Kills
9. Silium's Hill
10. Ice
11. St. Ann's Gold
12. Amazing Grace

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
After producing groundbreaking albums for, and often with, Peter Gabriel, U2, Robbie Robertson, and the Neville Brothers, Daniel Lanois's self-produced debut album proved at once familiar in its thick, swampy sonics and startling in its pared-down, intimate scale. Lanois's song cycle is steeped in the francophone cultures both of his Québécois heritage and of his adopted New Orleans home, mixing English and French as easily as Lanois himself alternates from soulful croon to plainer folkiness. Populated with rural characters, his detailed stories evoke a lost time through two-step acoustic love songs, narrative ballads, and a hushed, propulsive prayer; "The Maker" features a ghostly, restrained harmony vocal by Aaron Neville. The underlying historical link between old Acadian culture in his title and its descendant Cajun culture surviving in Louisiana's bayous and backwoods gives the songs and these performances a haunting, and haunted poignancy. --Sam Sutherland

Acadie,Daniel Lanois,Warner Bros / Wea,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Alternative Pop/Rock,Popular Music,Rock
Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Acadia, blessed spirit of the waters...
Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie

Manufacturer: Atma Classique
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Tout passe: Chants d'Acadie

ASIN: B00063MB2Q
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Long de la Mer Jolie
  2. Reels CBenoLeblanc
  3. Avec un Avocat/Bransle de Poitou
  4. Valses Beno
  5. Joli Bois
  6. Belle Se Prom
  7. Medley Guinchard
  8. Mari Jaloux
  9. Valse d'angne/Acadiana Two Step
  10. En Montant la Rivi
  11. Chanson Grand Vent
  12. Naufrage en Mer
  13. Medley Briand
  14. Nourrice du Roi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Acadia, blessed spirit of the waters..........2007-05-19

This is an unusual disc - baroque specialist Suzie LeBlanc has collected some Acadian songs that speak of waters and the shores beside the sea. Not only is the repertoire unique, but Suzie LeBlanc's singing is luminous, haunting and utterly exquisite. Her voice - a lyric shining soprano of great purity used in such a way that one hears every nuance of superbly articulated emotion - is a blessing. Lovers of early music will be familiar with her singing of Vivaldi, Rossi, Mouline, Strozzi, etc.

The same qualities, as well as a wonderful affinity for the fresh charm of these French Canadian songs (Ms LeBlanc is French-Canadian herself), make this recording an enthralling one. I can never listen to Suzie LeBlanc without thanking God for her exquisite contributions to the world of music, and this recording was no exception.

She has just released another very similar recording, called "Tout passe: Chants d'Acadie", in which the focus, while remaining upon Acadian songs, is shifted to reflect the great upheaval of Acadians forced out of their homelands, to wander upon what one could call a type of pilgrimage. That sense of pilgrimage is strongly highlighted in the recording - and once again, Ms LeBlanc's singing and choice of (often extraordinarily haunting) songs combine to produce a CD of great beauty and unforgettable interpretation.

I very highly recommend both this recording "Mer jolie" and its new "companion" CD of "Tout Passe". I have just played both recordings twice over while doing some research, and they are so charming and moving that it will be with reluctance that I move on to the next CD waiting to be heard.
Acadie
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Insert
  • daniel lanois / acadie
  • Ethereal sonic magic
Acadie
Daniel Lanois
Manufacturer: Daniellanois.Com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Shine
  2. Belladonna
  3. For the Beauty of Wynona
  4. Sling Blade: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
  5. Wrecking Ball

ASIN: B0009K7RA2
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

  1. Still Water
  2. The Maker
  3. O Marie
  4. Jolie Louise
  5. Fisherman's Daughter
  6. White Mustang II
  7. Under A Stormy Sky
  8. Where The Hawkwind Kills
  9. Silium's Hill
  10. Ice
  11. St. Ann's Gold
  12. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Insert.......2007-04-30

No complaint with the music. The insert appears to be a single sheet, black and white photocopy. I would have made a better job myself if I had copied the disc. I buy many cd's, never copy or for that matter let anyone copy them, but presentations like this make me wild.

5 out of 5 stars daniel lanois / acadie.......2007-01-27

this album of daniel lanois is worth far more than 5 stars. i would give this album 100 out of 100. this man's voice is very haunting.i love 'the maker' and 'still water' these 2 songs are just out of this world. buy this album and you will know what i mean and whoever else loves this album will understand and know what i mean.
happy listening. i love elvis presley & rock 'n' roll but! this album is really fantastic. thank you daniel.

5 out of 5 stars Ethereal sonic magic.......2006-01-16

This album is one of the best kept secrets of the last 20 years. It's my favourite album of all time, and I know how loosely these accolades can be thrown around. Acadie has folk roots and a crystaline, unique honesty - it is by turns melodic, bluesy, perfectly produced and yet somehow human and imperfect. You're always chasing it, tantalised by something you can't quite put your finger on. At the same time it is experimental and addictive - two elements that rarely meet. The album has a selflessness that gives it a warm spiritual quality. Quite simply, it's one of music's finest minds letting us in with powerful, spirtual, haunted songs. Everyone will have their favourites on this CD - for me, I cannot look past The Maker or St Anne's Gold. All of Lanois' work is worth a look but he is yet to top this. A masterpiece.
Tout passe: Chants d'Acadie
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Tout passe: Chants d'Acadie

    Manufacturer: Atma Classique
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Mer Jolie: Chants d'Acadie

    ASIN: B000QFBW38
    Release Date: 2007-06-05
    Violons d'Acadie
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Violons d'Acadie
      Alain Morisod & Sweet People
      Manufacturer: Morisod
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
      InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
      Similar Items:
      1. Voila Pourquoi
      2. 20 Melodies Pour Rever, Vol. 3
      3. Summer Dream
      4. Un Vrai Noel / Le Noel des Oiseaux
      5. Melodies Pour Toujours

      ASIN: B000065OSN
      Release Date: 2002-07-05

      Tracks:

      1. Chansons D'amour
      2. Tu Me Manques Deja
      3. Nadiana
      4. Violons D'acadie
      5. Santorin
      6. Sur La Frontiere Du Maine
      7. Savoir Donner
      8. Adagio Pour Elle
      9. Anneaux D'or, Cheveux D'argent
      10. Serenite
      Acadie en Chanson
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Acadie en Chanson
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: La Factrie Canada
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        FranceFrance | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
        InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B0002OX0R4
        Release Date: 2007-01-08

        Tracks:

        1. Rille - Florent Vollant
        2. Vive La Rose
        3. Jos Fredric - Georges Langford
        4. Acadiana
        5. Escaouette - Roland Gauvin
        6. Pierre ean-Louis
        7. Louis Mailloux - Zachary Richard
        8. Po de Chair - Roch Voisine
        9. Hymne 'Espoir
        10. Travailler C'est Trop Dur - Pierre Robichaud
        11. Paquetville
        12. Rue Dufferin
        13. Boire Ma Bouteille - Ginette
        14. Monde a Bien Chang Lennie Gallant
        15. Vivre a Baie
        16. Frigidaire

        Tracks:

        1. Tit Cur Cass
        2. Hilaire loire
        3. Ode 'Acadie
        4. Am le Vent
        5. Vent d'
        6. Bord de Lac Bijou - Danny Boudreau
        7. Mnie
        8. Cap Enrag The Muses
        9. Grand-Pr
        10. M'Envoler - Wilfred Le Bouthillier
        11. Portait de Mon P
        12. Petitcodiac
        13. Moncton
        14. Arbre ruits, Arbre ruits - Fredric Gary Comeau
        Destination Acadie
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Destination Acadie

          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          FranceFrance | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
          InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B0009R1A3U
          Release Date: 2005-06-14
          La Musique Unique Des Acadiens
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Excellent Cajun Harmony
          • A change of pace
          • GREAT TRADITIONAL CAJUN MUSIC
          • Get this CD!
          • A first class Cajun album in French.
          La Musique Unique Des Acadiens
          Les Amies Louisianaises
          Manufacturer: Musique Acadie
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          ZydecoZydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
          Cajun & CreoleCajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000008UL9
          Release Date: 1999-03-08

          Tracks:

          1. Musique Unique des Acadiens
          2. Madame Sosthene
          3. Valse Bsaire
          4. Allons Danser, Colinda [All French]
          5. Ch Che
          6. Jolie Blonde
          7. Dis Les Mots Encore
          8. Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras
          9. Marche des Mari[The Wedding March]
          10. Allons Danser, Colinda [Bilingual]
          11. Valse Cadienne de No
          12. Reviens Pour No(Please Come Home for Christmas)
          13. Il Est NLe Divin Enfant
          14. Gr du Ciel (Amazing Grace)

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Excellent Cajun Harmony.......2007-02-12

          This CD quickly becomes a favorite, due to the smooth harmony of these lovely Cajun voices. Please, more from these ladies!!!
          Marsha Danos
          New Orleans

          4 out of 5 stars A change of pace.......2007-01-05

          I enjoyed this mostly because it is so different from what I've come to expect from Cajun artists that I hadn't heard of before. That is, less of a honky tonk approach to music. Good voices, good choice of songs, well done.

          5 out of 5 stars GREAT TRADITIONAL CAJUN MUSIC.......2004-05-01

          HAVINE BEEN BORN AND RAISED IN BASILE, PERSONALLY KNOWING DEWEY BALFA AND NATHAN ABSHIRE, PRIVLEDGED TO BE THERE FOR MANY OF THEIR PREFORMANCES IN THE 60'S, ALSO HAVING A LARGE COLLECTION OF TRADITIONAL AND PROGRESSIVE CAJUN MUSIC THIS RECORDING IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. A TRUE EXAMPLE OF KEEPING THE CULTURE ALIVE.
          GERARD FRUGE'

          5 out of 5 stars Get this CD!.......2003-11-21

          You got to love it!!! The harmony is great, the backgrounds are tremindous, everything is off the hook here. The first four songs are my favorites. Great job Les Amies Louisianaises and Max Fontenot and his crew. I hope the next album is as good or even better!

          5 out of 5 stars A first class Cajun album in French........2002-10-30

          If you are looking for a quality cd with Cajun music in French this is one too hard to pass up.There are very few cd's with original cajun folk songs in French only.This one is unique because it's performed by an all female quartet!Most cajun songs were traditionally sung by men. These old favorites were slightly changed to suite the ladies singing them . If you are of Cajun descent or just like the culture , you'll probably recognise some old favorites and fall in love with the new ones . Of the old favorites are Madame Sousthène , La valse à Bélisaire and Allons danser Colinda. The new additions include Reviens pour Noël .This one is a French version of "Pease come for Christmas "written by the ladies.The crown jewel of the collection is La Grâce du Ciel or Amazing grace. It is the only known French version written by the Aguillard sisters and Donna Thibodeaux.These women from Lake Charles have ecellent harmony and sweet angelic voices . When they bring out another album it's sure to be a hit as their first work. Give it a try , you'll be pleasently surprised . À la prochain et prends les choses à l 'aisse.
          A La Decouverte De L'Acadie
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            A La Decouverte De L'Acadie

            Manufacturer: Hued Productions
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B0002Z5X46

            Product Description

            French-Canadian duo with CD full of music for children.
            Acadie
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              Acadie
              Various Artists
              Manufacturer: Wagram
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
              InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
              ASIN: B00003IR67
              Release Date: 1999-11-10

              Tracks:

              1. Grand Pre
              2. Chanson D'la Cuillere
              3. Cajuns De L'an 2000
              4. Reveille
              5. Encore Debout
              6. Evangeline
              7. Evangeline Acadian Queen
              8. Jos Fedric
              9. Cap Rougien
              10. Vivre A La Baie
              11. Tymeux
              12. Les Gars De Mont Carmel
              13. Tadlidum
              14. L'hommage A Dorothee
              15. Pot Pourri
              16. Quand Je Reviendrai A Car
              17. Gang Arrive
              18. Beau Galant
              19. Petit Rocher
              20. Matelot
              21. Barbarie
              22. Longtemps
              23. Superwoman
              24. Come Into My World
              25. A Moncton
              26. Petitcodiac
              27. Diable A La Danse
              28. Mariette
              29. J' Aime Ca
              30. Mike A Joe
              31. Joe Le Blanc
              32. Si Longtemps Separes
              33. Acadico
              34. Y A Jamais Eu De Grand De

              Album Details

              Double CD Compilation of the Most Beautiful French Voices from North America. Includes a Booklet plus Color Pictures.
              La Louisiane Chante Noel
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                La Louisiane Chante Noel
                Various Artists
                Manufacturer: Musique Acadie
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

                GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
                General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
                Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
                General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
                ASIN: B000BYRAKI
                Release Date: 2005-12-13

                Tracks:

                1. Tout le Tour du Beau Sapin (Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree) - Les Amies Louisianaises
                2. Vive le Vent (Jingle Bells)
                3. Valse Cadienne de No(Cajun Christmas Waltz) - Les Amies Louisianaises
                4. Reviens Pour No(Please Come Home for Christmas - Les Amies Louisianaises
                5. Fais Trois Tours de La Table Ronde (Three Trips Around the Table)
                6. Noen Louisiane (Christmas in Louisiana)
                7. Adeste, Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
                8. Venez, Divin Messie (Come, Devine Messiah)
                9. Sainte Nuit (Silent Night)
                10. O Viens, O Viens, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come Emmanuel) - Les Amies Louisianaises, Philip Doucet
                11. Bonhomme Hiver (Winter Wonderland)
                12. O Petie Ville de Bethl (O Little Town of Bethlehem) - Les Amies Louisianaises
                13. Ave Maria
                14. Mon Dieu, Bssez La Nouvelle Ann(God Bless the New Year)
                15. Est NLe Divin Enfant (The Divine Child Is Born) - Les Amies Louisianaises
                16. Anges dans Nos Campagnes ( Angels We Have Heard on High)
                17. Joyeux No(The Christmas Song)
                18. P'tit Remme au Nez Rouge (Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
                19. Ma Maison, Ta Maison (My House, Your House) - Les Amies Louisianaises
                20. NoBlanc (White Christmas)
                21. Minuit Chrens (O Holy Night)

                Rock Music:

                1. Alter Echo
                2. Always & Forever/Very Best of [Import]
                3. An Innocent Man [Enhanced]
                4. Art School Dancing [Import]
                5. Ballad of the One Eyed Man: Live at the Basement [Live] [Import]
                6. Beat Club: Beat Beat Beat V.3 [Import]
                7. Boston, Mass.
                8. Burning
                9. By the Light of the Moon
                10. Clarity [Import]

                Rock Music

                Rock Music