Chansons d'Acadie (Folk Songs of Acadia)

Bilingual folk musicians Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills join their French–Canadian backgrounds and voices in this recording. Acadia, the name of a former French colony in the eastern part of Canada, was originally settled by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1605. Despite the exile of many Acadians from Canada in 1755, their descendants across North America maintain Acadian musical traditions. Chansons d’Acadie features “old world” French music and native–born folk songs.

Liner notes written by Mills include French lyrics and English translations.

Track Listing

101	Où Vas-Tu, Mon P'tit Garçon?	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:47
102	A la Claire Fontaine	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	02:28
103	Ma Virginie	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:36
104	Derrière Chez-Nous	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:33
105	Partons, la Mer Est Belle	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	02:13
106	Sur la Montagne du Loup	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:56
107	J'ai une Brune	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:38
108	Ave Maris Stella	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:19
201	Dessus la Fougère	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:42
202	Au Chant de l'Alouette	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:25
203	Joséphine	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:53
204	La Belle, Si J'avais Su!	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:15
205	Dans les Prisons de Nantes	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	02:27
206	Angélique	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	02:37
207	Wing-Tra-La	Hélène Baillargeon and Alan Mills	01:57