Richard Desjardins, film director and singer-songwriter of folk music from Québec, Canada, recorded this song in 1990 Continue reading Music Monday: Quand j’aime une fois, j’aime pour toujours
A song by Radio Radio, a popular hip-hop group from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. They perform in a dialect called Chiac, which mixes Acadian French with English words (2010) Continue reading Music Monday: Dekshoo
A love song by retired ice hockey player and singer-songwriter, Étienne Drapeau of Québec, Canada (2006) Continue reading Music Monday: Je l’ai jamais dit à personne
This week’s cartes postales feature the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal, Québec, Canada Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: La Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal
A song by French-Canadian singer-songwriter, Annie Villeneuve (2005) Continue reading Music Monday: Je penserai à toi
Here’s an excerpt: “Once in a blue moon, you encounter a beautiful piece of music that heals you. For me, that song is ‘Born and Raised’ by John Mayer” Continue reading The Awesome Music Project Published My Music Story
A traditional song by Canadian singer, Natasha St-Pier (2015) Continue reading Music Monday: Tous les Acadiens
A song by Kevin Parent, singer-songwriter from Québec (1995) Continue reading Music Monday: Nomade sédentaire
This week’s carte postale features two of the most prominent landmarks in Victoria Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
This week’s carte postale features Casa Loma in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bonjour! I got this week’s carte postale from a local used-book shop. Someone sent “Doty” this postcard from the World Fair, or International and Universal Exposition, that was held in Montréal, Québec, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967. Until the next Wednesday Postcard, à bientôt! For more information: Expo 67 – the World Fair of Montréal Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: Expo 67 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Bonjour! I got this week’s carte postale from a local used-book shop. I had heard of cities in France and Belgium named Lille, but I didn’t know there was one in the state of Maine in the United States! There are fewer than 500 people who reside in this town by the St. John River, which I’m presuming is the image depicted here. Across the river is New Brunswick, Canada! Until the next Wednesday Postcard, à bientôt! For more information: National Park Service – Maine Acadian Culture Continue reading Wednesday Postcard: Lille, Maine, USA
I recently attended a community screening of Modified, a French-Canadian documentary about “a food lover’s journey into GMOs,” or genetically modified/engineered organisms. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, this film is a must-see for anyone who eats food. So, yes, it’s for everyone! In the 90-minute award-winning film, filmmaker, Aube Giroux, takes viewers on her journey as she tries to understand why over 60 countries label their genetically modified food, while countries, like Canada and the United States, do not. Traveling from Québec and Nova Scotia, Canada to Paris, France, then to Davis and San Francisco, California, followed … Continue reading French-Canadian Film: “Modified”
