[78-L] Subject: Songs about the 1918 pandemic?

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She grew up in the Gaspé region, which, while somewhat isolated, is part of Quebec. I've got quite a few of her 78s, all purchased in my home state of New Hampshire. 

Gregg


> On March 18, 2020 at 10:14 AM David Lennick <dplennick at yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
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>  La Bolduc was one of Canada's most popular entertainers in the 20s and 30s. Not of Quebec heritage, so she learned the idiom pretty well. I have 2 CDs I've compiled of her records (there was also a horrible sounding 'complete' box set issued by Analekta in the 90s).
> 
> dl
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Gary Vankirk <vankirk at thevision.net.invalid>
> Date: March 18, 2020 at 2:25 AM
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> I did a little research and found that La Bolduc was a
> French-Canadian folksinger named Mary (Travers) Bolduc
> (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/virtual-gramophone/Pages/mary-bolduc-bio.aspx).
> I found the lyrics of the song
> (https://www.paroles-musique.com/eng/La_Bolduc-Tout_Le_Monde_a_La_Grippe-lyrics,p57254)
> and did a rough online translation. I got the impression that it is a
> novelty song about the regular flu.
> 
> That would be very kind of you, Margaret. Thank you. After receiving
> your note I looked on youtube. The recording is there
> (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp5kY8RoCCA) but deciphering the
> lyrics is near impossible :)
> 
> gary
> 
> vankirk at thevision dot net
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