Zelkin And Denise Berard,Alexander Belle Province Quebec: French-Canadian Folk Songs CD

According to singer Alexander Zelkin, there was "an awakening of Quebec's consciousness of it's own culture" at the time of La Belle Province Quebec's release, manifested both in the arts and political movements: Zelkin characterizes the province as tied to it's French roots more than to Canada. The album, which was originally released by Monitor Records in 1990, features Zelkin and Denise Berard performing modern arrangements of French-Canadian folk music, with instrumental accompaniment. The liner notes include both the French lyrics and Zelkin's commentary in English.

1. Le D?Vidoi (My Spinning Wheel) 2. C'est Dans Le Mois de Mai (In the Month of May) 3. Les Raftsmen (The Lumberjacks) 4. Les Trois Hommes Noirs (The Three Men in Black) 5. I Went to the Market 6. ? la Claire Fontaine (By the Clear Fountain) 7. Ah, Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser (My Monk) 8. V'la Le Bon Vent (Here Comes the Good Wind) 9. Simone 10. Ballad de Louis Riel (Louis Riel's Ballad) 11. Envoyons de L'avant (Let's Paddle on) 12. Au Chant de L'alouette (The Singing of the Lark) 13. Je N'ai Pas de Barbe Au Menton (I Have No Beard on My Chin)