CHANTERELLE

"You don't have to be French to love Chanterelle!" SING OUT! Magazine
Donna Hébert
Josée Vachon
Liza Constable
Alan Bradbury
. . . music of the French in America

 

 

 

 

CHANTERELLE

are Donna Hébert, Josée Vachon, Liza Constable and Alan Bradbury, with voices in glorious harmony, guitars, bass, Cajun accordion and virtuoso Franco-American fiddling. Performing the songs and music of the French in America, Chanterelle has played since 1993 for Franco-American community & cultural events, folk and heritage festivals, arts, language conferences, K-college residencies & workshops. As SING OUT Magazine says,"You don't have to be French to love Chanterelle!"

Donna Hébert won a 2008 Massachusetts Artists' Fellowship in the Folk Arts for Franco-American fiddling and was also named a Creative Teaching Partner in Fiddling by the Massachusets Cultural Council this year.

Also listed at Matchbook.org for New England presenters. Please contact us to discuss how Chanterelle can help fill your season's calendar of events:

Donna Hébert at info at dhebert dot com

OR Josée Vachon at josee at mapinternet dot com


Credits include . . .

Old Songs Festival (NY), Philadelphia Folk Festival, Smithsonian-Folkways CD "Mademoiselle Voulez-vous danser"; Salon d'été indien (France) Radio Canada, Opera Houses in Rochester & Claremont NH and Barre, Randolph & Vergennes VT, Blackstone River Theater (RI), Fitchburg (MA) State College, UMaine, Orono & Fort Kent, Acadian Festival (ME), Champlain Valley Festival (VT), New World Festival (VT) and other festivals, colleges and community concert series throughout the Northeast since 1993.


Soiree chez nous

Chanterelle: Soirée chez nous

Mp3 samples at right for Isidore's and Nana Danced. To order "Soirée chez nous" CD - please send $20 postpaid to: Josée Vachon, PO Box 157 Kutztown, PA 19530

mp3 samples . . .

Isidore's Reel [2 MB. 79 seconds] from Soirée chez nous (see below)

Les non-non blues [2.2 MB, 98 seconds] © Josée Vachon (lead)

The Mill (1.3 MB, 55 seconds) © Joe Glazer (Liza Constable lead)

Nana Danced (1 MB, 45 seconds) © D. Hébert (lead) from Soirée chez nous

 

Quotes . . .

"Three incredible voices in harmony with great talent and spirit - gets better with every listening!" Bravo Magazine

"Bursting with joie de vivre, Josée Vachon is a true chanteuse whose flying feet heat up the hall while her voice melts your heart." Rob Weir, Valley Advocate

"Donna Hébert's fiddle speaks fluent françcais" Scott Alarik, NPR's "Hear and Now"

"Liza Constable is stylish and sophisticated - the perfect voice!" Dirty Linen Magazine

 

 

© 2008 Chanterelle, POB 2632 Amherst MA 01004. All rights reserved. Photos © Melissa Kosswig Photography.