BILL RUSSELL: Bon Appetit

Bill Russell

Bon Appetit

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French Children's Music all in French (with translations included), based in the Cajun and Creole folklore of Louisiana.

tracks

1 Bon Appétit
2 Chaise
3 Paquet D'épingles
4 Pin Pi Po
5 Miro Fli Flo Fla
6 Les Maringouins
7 Jeleron
8 Ton Thé
9 J'ai Fait Tout Le Tour
10 Le Premier Jour De Mai
11 Allons Au Bois
12 Le Pommier Doux
13 La Caille Et La Perdrix
14 Cher Petit Papa
15 La Cravate
16 Ouais Ouais
17 Bateau
18 La Mère Acadie

notes

Another gumbo (Louisiana soup or stew) of traditional songs and singing games, Bon appétit features a variety of musical styles. The songs and games were selected both for their “joie de vivre” and their usefulness in the classroom. BILL’s own compositions, including the title song, open up possibilities for word play as well as movement.

BILL’s children's albums are all in French (with translations included), and are based in the Cajun and Creole folklore of Louisiana, where he grew up.
Lyrics and translations included, along with directions for the traditional singing games. There is also a three-part recorder arrangement for one of the songs.
Produced by Ken Whiteley. CDJ-1037CD

Warm, informal and fun, BILL RUSSELL has been getting audiences involved and participating since 1970. Starting his folksinging career at the Yellow Door Coffeehouse in Montreal, BILL extensively toured Central and Western Canada in the 70s, playing at many festivals, coffeehouses and folk clubs. He settled in Toronto in 1977 to be part of Mariposa In The Schools (MITS), Since 1997, BILL calls Quebec City home and still is active with MITS in Ontario and tours annually in the southern United States.
Although some of his own compositions are widely known -- recorded by Canadian children’s singers Raffi (“Spider on the Floor”, “Biscuits in the Oven”, “Les Zombis et les Loups-Garou”) and Kathy Reid-Naiman (“I Like to Ride my Horse”) and Frenchman Gérard Dalton (“Ouais ouais”) -- BILL uses in his family and school performances mostly traditional material, much of which comes from his own childhood.

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  • Bon Appetit
    author: Jennifer Low

    We just love Bon Appetit! The songs are lively and the arrangements delightful. Russell's French is very clear, so with the lyrics sheet I can tell the kids what the words mean. Plus, several songs have English-language parallels. For example, "Le Premier Jour de Mai" has a strong family resemblance to "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The whole album is great fun!

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