Tag Archives: musique francaise
French language and culture – remembering New Year’s Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jan 1, 2019
Bonne Année 2019! Happy New Year! Le jour de l’an (New Year’s Day)* is a time for looking ahead and for looking back. And looking back over the last year got me thinking about the related vocabulary of memories. Like English, French has multiple words for remembering. For the most part, they mean the same…
French Music – Katty Line Posted by Tim Hildreth on Dec 11, 2018
December is here and the holidays are right around the corner! After the last few weeks looking back to World War I and the recent protests that have rocked France, I thought we could all use something a little lighter … something like this great groovy 1960’s hit from Katty Line. Qui est Katty Line?…
French Travel – Montmartre Posted by Tim Hildreth on Oct 23, 2018
Even after all these years and all the many trips I’ve made to Paris, I’m always delighted when I go back to find that there is still more to see, to learn, and to do. On this most recent trip, I took my son William up to the Sacré Coeur de Montmartre and was enchanté…
French Music – Indochine Posted by Tim Hildreth on Sep 18, 2018
L’été touche à sa fin (Summer is coming to a close). It might seem a bit early to get nostalgic about it, but I find I’m already feeling ‘fallish’. La rentrée is behind us and les nuits sont plus fraîches (nights are cooler). What better time to review the seasons … and share another great song (one…
French Music and Vocabulary – Just say no Posted by Tim Hildreth on Aug 28, 2018
The French verb vouloir is a handy one for expressing what you want. It can also be handy for expressing what you don’t want, as in this song from Camelia Jordana. Camelia is preforming live at Les Victoires de la Musique a sort of French version of the Grammy Awards. If after listening to this catchy tune you…
On a wing and a prayer Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 31, 2018
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about contemporary musicals in France. One of the songs featured got me thinking about the word ailes (wings) and all the things that fly – or don’t! – with wings. Aile (wing) Before we get to the song, a few examples of the different ways the word aile can be…
French Culture – The Modern Musical Posted by Tim Hildreth on Jul 17, 2018
A few years ago I wrote a post about my favorite comédie* musicale française (French musical), Starmania. At the time I alluded to the fact that, after years of all but ignoring the art form, France had a bit of a resurgence of modern comédies musicales over the past decade. As recently as 2013, there were no less…