Almanach
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Almanach is an album by Malicorne
. As before, it has a complex sound. The arrival of Hughes de Courson
has given the album a more classical feel.
Malicorne (band)
- The traditional years :Gabriel Yacoub and Marie Yacoub formed Malicorne in 1974, naming it after the French town, Malicorne, famous for its porcelain and faience. Since several of their albums are called simply Malicorne it had become the custom to refer to them by number, even though no number...
. As before, it has a complex sound. The arrival of Hughes de Courson
Hughes de Courson
-The Malicorne years:Hughes de Courson is best known for being on all of the albums by Malicorne. He played electric guitar, bass, crumhorn, percussion, recorder, positive organ, piano, elka, synthesiser, glockenspiel and Hammond organ. He was producer on some of the albums. His most original track...
has given the album a more classical feel.
Track listing
- "Salut à la compagnie" (Trad) – 0:55
- "Quand j'étais chez mon père" (Trad) – 3:44
- "Margot" (Gabriel YacoubGabriel YacoubGabriel Yacoub was born in Paris, of a Lebanese father and a French mother. He was a guitarist and singer with the Alan Stivell group that toured France in 1971. Before he founded Malicorne, Gabriel and Marie Yacoub recorded Pierre de Grenoble . Indeed this was originally intended to be the name of...
) – 0:58 - "Les tristes noces" (Trad) – 7:44
- "Voici venir le joli mai" (Trad) – 0:24
- "Voici la Saint Jean (ronde)" (Trad) – 3:13
- "Le luneux" (Trad) – 5:03
- "Branle de la haie" (Trad/ Malicorne) – 2:08
- "Quand je menai mes chevaux boire" (Trad) – 4:39
- "La fille au cresson" (Trad) – 3:40
- "L'écolier assassin" (Trad) – 8:38
- "Noël est arrivé" (Trad) – 2:03
- "La fiancée du timbalier" (Words: Victor HugoVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
/music: Trad) – 5:45
Personnel
- Gabriel Yacoub – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, vocals)
- Marie Yacoub – electric dulcimer, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, epinette de Vosges, psaltry, vocals)
- Laurent Vercambre – violin, cello, keyboards, mandolin, vocals)
- Hughes de Courson – bass, crumhorn, flute a bec, percussion, vocals)
- Oliver Zdrzalik – bass, keyboards, vocals
- "La Bamboche" on "Les Tristes Noces" – guest group