Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 100 — ZigueZague — with Mario St-Germain, Aimé Méthé, Dana Whittle (Zigue)With Mario St-Germain, Aimé Méthé, Dana Whittle (Zigue). Thank you, Pete Sutherland, for honoring us with this beautiful tune that zigzags…Jul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 99 — La Valse Métis — with Jacques LandryWith Jacques Landry. La Valse Métis has a sad story behind it, but the click-clack of the bones brings it to the surface on the waters of…Jul 16, 2023Jul 16, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 97 — Partie de quadrille de Jos Bouchard — with Pierre LefebvreWith Pierre Lefebvre (Dana Whittle, bass). In the Québec trad dance world, Jos Bouchard is a key, unavoidable figure. With its origins in…Jul 8, 2023Jul 8, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 97 — Ce sont les dames de Paris — with Dana WhittleWith Dana Whittle. Dana learned this song with its tongue-twisting refrain from Camille Lépine, of Joliette, during a gathering of “Les…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 96 — La Fleur de lys — with Aimé Méthé et Dana WhittleWith Aimé Méthé and Dana Whittle. This composition celebrates the white lily of the Québec flag (reportedly based on an iris), and affirms…Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 95 — Le Reel du violoneuf — with Quinn BachandWith Quinn Bachand (Dana Whittle, feet). Here is a tune that came to me just like that after buying a new violin from Fabien Moulin, who…Jun 17, 2023Jun 17, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 94 — La Récolte — with Béatrix MéthéWith Béatrix Méthé. This piece, composed by Claude, is dedicated to the memory of our friend Céline Poissant. Proprietor of the farm Les…Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 93 — Reel St-Jean — with Michel-A RoyWith Michel-A Roy (Dana Whittle, feet, guitar). Another memory (circa 1976) from my years with Le Rêve du Diable in Québec, Jamming around…Jun 3, 2023Jun 3, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 92 — Air de Lévis Beaulieu — with Pierre LefebvreWith Pierre Lefebvre (Dana Whittle, feet, guitar off-camera). A piece that seems to be of Irish origin but which took on its own color…May 28, 2023May 28, 2023
Dana WhittleSur le bout du banc — No 91 — Bertrand et Aristide — Doyun ParkWith Doyun Park (Dana Whittle, partially obscured feet and harmonica). Dive into the atmosphere of the Magdalen Islands where the air is…May 20, 2023May 20, 2023