Death by harmony, exactly how I wanna go

[annathepiper]

Those of you who’ve read my writeup of the amazing time Dara and I had seeing Le Vent du Nord in Victoria this past April may have noticed how one of my very favorite parts of the entire show was when les gars started belting out “Le Retour du Fils Soldat”. Four-part harmony, right in front of me and Dara, YUM.

I’d said at the time that you should all find this song ASAP, though I couldn’t find a video of it on YouTube. A kind soul has now CORRECTED this little problem, and my friend and fellow devoted Le Vent fan Susan pointed me at this delightful thing.

BEHOLD! “Le Retour du Fils Soldat”, now joining “General Taylor” and “River Driver” on the list of Songs That Have Killed Me Ded of Harmony:

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Mirrored from angelahighland.com.

Comments

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

Well, holy shit.

[annathepiper]

I KNOW RIGHT? :D

This was at a show a couple months before the one I hit--but now just imagine THAT going on right in front of me and Dara at our table in Victoria and I mean DAMN. :D :D

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

I have a weakness for harmonies that start off with a solo voice and then add voices in one by one. This was toe-curling.

[annathepiper]

*beam!* I'm glad you liked it! \0/ I'm REALLY hoping it'll show up on the next Le Vent live album, whenever that may be--the studio version of this song was with their previous membership configuration. (Which was minus Rejean, who is I think actually carrying the low end of the harmony HERE, so y'know, he's NECESSARY!)

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

On the theme of "death by harmony", here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bbKer-Cs8Q

[annathepiper]

Wow. Lovely. And grim!

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

The the hallmark of English folk music, generally, is that it's grim. There is a distinct profusion of people named William drowning.