Le reel facile

June 24 is St-Jean-Baptiste!

For the occasion, here is a song I love, by Quebec singer Emmanuelle.

Emmanuelle was a classicaly trained singer who veered towards pop music, much like Sarah Brightman did many years later. She was discovered by Quebec lyricist Luc Plamondon (who shot to fame with the musical Starmania in the late 70′s) and later became a favorite of Stéphane Venne, a prolific Quebec songwriter. Venne namely wrote the theme song to Expo 67 among many, many others.

Emmanuelle’s “Le reel facile” (written by Venne) is unbelievably groovy, and a modern touch on traditional québécois music, which itself is taken from traditional Irish/Scottish music and dance.

Santé!

Emmanuelle – Le Reel facile