Olivia Chaney - Six French Songs

Six French SongsisOliviaChaney's spontaneous and celebratory review of
the French chanson, from medieval ballad to 60s ye-ye pop classic.
Finding themselves with a few spare evenings during a trip to
NYC,Oliviaand her long term collaborator and producer Thomas Bartlett
set themselves the challenge of making an EP
Over two balmy summer evenings at Reservoir Studios (formerly Chic's studio),
they set down as many ofOlivia's arrangements as they could. Playing all the
instruments themselves, with haunting violin parts from Sam Amidon, who
happened to be in town, these recordings are a celebrationof friendship, fuelled
by wine, laughter and affection.
Most of the recordings are based on arrangementsOliviaworked up over the
previous decade, as her French catalogue expanded. After putting her version of
Aupres de ma blonde on youtube, awar tornlove song arranged unexpectedly with
her Indian harmonium, it quickly gained a quarter of a million views. A fan in Lyon
sentOliviaa feld recording of Montagne, que tu es hautes, which she then
recorded to acclaim withKronos Quartet. L'homme arme, a mystical 15th century
chanson, and Marguerite, a sailor's folksong from the Channel Islands, had found
their way into her regular touring repertoire. Ballade isOlivia's take on Brassens'
setting of Villon's homage to the brave and iconic women of the past, tinged with
the transience of life. Tous les garcons et les flles updates this 60s pop hit into
her ravishing and contemporary soundworld.
The distinctive and playful arrangements onSix French Songsframe afresh the
unbroken tradition of French chanson- with their 'formes fxes' and full- blooded
themes of life, death, love and longing.
'Chaney is a major talent' - Pop Matters
'Forget the labels, she is a major artist, and completely her own person.' - The
Telegraph
NEW SIX TRACK EP FROM GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTIST
LIMTED EDITION 300 COPIES ONLY.

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