{"id":27480,"date":"2017-07-26T18:08:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T16:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27480"},"modified":"2017-11-06T14:51:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T13:51:37","slug":"folk-music-in-french-chantal-archambault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/folk-music-in-french-chantal-archambault\/","title":{"rendered":"Folk Music In French: Chantal Archambault"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many great French musicians that are know par tout le monde<\/strong> (by everyone). The greats like Jacques Brel<\/em><\/a>, Edith Piaf<\/em><\/a>, or even Stromae<\/em><\/a> are known dans le monde entier<\/strong> (all over the world), but outside of these well known chanteur francophones<\/strong> (French singers), la Francophonie<\/strong><\/a> also has a thriving indie music scene.<\/p>\n

Il \u00e9tait une fois<\/strong> (once upon a time) I wanted to be un musicien<\/strong> (a musician) and spent my days learning all about music theory<\/a>. So when I started to learn French, I knew I wanted to learn about la musique fran\u00e7aise<\/strong> (French music) as a part of my studies.<\/p>\n

While the great historical singers and modern pop stars<\/a> provide more than enough music to sing along to, I like finding la musique<\/strong> beneath the surface. Knowing that there are ordinary people still making amazing music in French makes the language feel more alive to me.<\/p>\n

Cette soif<\/strong> (this thirst) for la musique ind\u00e9pendante<\/strong> (indpedent music) is what led me to find artists like Baptiste W. Hamon<\/em><\/a>, Bernard Adamus<\/a><\/em>, and Les S\u0153urs Boulay<\/em><\/a>. One of the other musiciens<\/strong> that I found on cette qu\u00eate<\/strong> (this quest) is Chantal Archambault<\/em>.<\/p>\n

La musique de Chantal<\/strong> is very folksy and her songs paint a picture of her home au Qu\u00e9bec <\/strong><\/a>(in Quebec). She has been making music since 2008 with son premier album<\/strong> (her first album) La collage<\/strong> (The collage)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Chantal<\/em> may not have broken out into the mainstream, but she has a successful carri\u00e8re<\/strong> (career) and has gained recognition over the course of her three albums. She has even had the chance to aller en chine<\/strong> (go to China) and play her music on an international stage!<\/p>\n

Sa chanson<\/strong> (her song) that has always stood out to me is Toucher les c\u00e8dres<\/strong> (Touch the Cedars)<\/em>. It’s a simple song, which makes it easy to understand, but I find the melody and les paroles<\/strong> (the lyrics) stay in my head for hours at a time without getting annoying.<\/p>\n

Une chanson qui reste dans ta t\u00eate<\/strong> (a song that gets stuck in your head) is an ideal way to practice French without staring at a textbook. Take a moment and try a sing along to the lovely chanson<\/strong> by Chantal Archambault.<\/p>\n

Voici la chanson Touches les c\u00e8dres<\/em> avec une traduction :<\/b><\/p>\n