A Sample Festival Program from “Songs and Stories of The Voyageur”
By Genot Picor
Introduction:
Life in the Orphanage
The Journey to Nouvelle France du Canada
Jean-Paul Bernier, The Greatest Voyageur of Them All!
New Inventions to Make Life Easier
Authentic and replicated artifacts of the time period are presented along with the trade goods and their economic values.
Learning to count in French
Stories
Ti-Jean Stories of French-Canada
The Story of the Haunted Sugar Cabin
Loup Garou and the Lutin
Songs
The Canoe Song
I Know a Man His Name is Jacques
V’La Bon Vent
The Voyageurs
DancesThe Joys of Quebec
Pas de Deux Reel
The French Canadien Canoe Paddle Dance
Sweetheart’s Walse
Toddlers to Seniors, and everyone in-between is encouraged to participate in old French country dancing. You can participate as much as you choose, even if you just clap your hands! We can teach up to four different dances!
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