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Audio Excerpt from the Montagnards Laurentiens

The musicians are dressed in traditional garb, some with scarves and others with hats. Behind them is a false backdrop with images of houses.

Archives of the Musée de l’accordéon.

Series of excerpts from performances by the Montagnards Laurentiens, featuring compositions by Joe Bouchard.

The host introduces the Montagnards Laurentiens.

Host: We’ve met up with our good friends, the Montagnards Laurentiens. After a hard day’s work chopping down trees in the forest, they’re entertaining themselves at a lumber camp not far from Saint-Eséphore.

Various musicians begin speaking.

OK, listen. You’ll have to excuse me. I’ve got to go shovel snow out front of the camp.

What a party pooper!

Well, there’s just one way to keep him around! It’s by playing a dance tune! Did you see that? He has good ideas when he’s not thinking about his Fleurance! Hey! OK boys, let’s play! That’s how we’ll change everyone’s mind!

Let’s play! It’s the only way to shut them up!