It is never too early to wish beloved Québec a “Bonne Fête Nationale”! Same for French-Canadians across our wide and beautiful country, including Acadians in the Maritime provinces, a “Bonne Saint-Jean-Baptiste“.
This being said, had singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland been alive, he would have turned 91 tomorrow. Last year, he was honoured by his colleagues at Montreal’s main “Fête nationale” concert, entitled “Le Grand Spectacle” (https://tinyurl.com/4exrvptc). This year onward, he will be missed greatly at these annual concerts. May his memory be eternal. May inner peace fill the hearts of his spouse, children, and loved ones (including his dog Wallis, https://tinyurl.com/3nc68jpw).
As usual, Bambi’s post ends with music. The chosen piece is “Un peu plus haut“, one of Mr. Ferland’s superb songs, recorded in Paris in 1969 and inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007 (https://tinyurl.com/5ek4un3z). Of note, Ms. Ginette Reno majestically performed “Un peu plus haut” on June 24, 1975 “in front of 250,000 people on Montreal’s Mount Royal” (https://tinyurl.com/5ek4un3z). This concert “was part of the festivities for St-Jean-Baptiste Day and International Women’s Year” (https://tinyurl.com/5ek4un3z).
Long live Québec and Canada’s Francophonie :)!
