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Genre
Quebec traditional folk and trad. The album captures the full force of La Bottine Souriante in concert, presenting the band's signature blend of traditional Quebec reels, jigs, and songs with the rich brass section -trombone, bass trombone, trumpet, and flugelhorn -that they added to their instrumentation in 1988, generating a euphoric, high-energy live sound unlike any other ensemble in the world music canon.
Release
Released in 1996 by Les Productions Mille-Pattes, the label the band had co-founded in 1993. It was the group's ninth album and their second live recording.
Production
Self-produced by La Bottine Souriante. Artistic direction was by Michel Bordeleau, Régent Archambault, and Yves Lambert. Arrangements were by Jean Fréchette and La Bottine Souriante. The ensemble included Régent Archambault on double bass and electric bass, Yves Lambert on accordion and harmonica, Jean Fréchette on saxophone, flute, and whistle, Jocelyn Lapointe on trumpet and flugelhorn, André Verreault on trombone and Martin Racine on violin and guitar.
Reception
The album was received as a definitive document of the group's formidable live reputation. It was nominated for a Juno Award and received a Felix nomination for Concert Performance of the Year.
La Bottine Souriante
La Bottine Souriante first appeared on the folk music scene in 1976 in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. The group's name -"The Smiling Boot" - was taken from a poem by Gaston Miron. They released their debut album, Y'a Ben du Changement, in 1979, and added a brass section in 1988, transforming their sound from acoustic trad to an irresistible fusion of traditional Quebec music and New Orleans-inflected brass energy. Their accolades include two Juno Awards -for Best Roots/Traditional Album for Je Voudrais Changer d'Chapeau (1989) and Jusqu'aux P'tites Heures (1992) - multiple Felix Awards, the Prix Desjardins de la Culture as Artist of the Year (1993), the Miroir de la Chanson Francophone Special Jury Prize (1994), and the BBC Best Live Folk Act Award (2000). They are widely regarded as the most celebrated and internationally recognised ensemble in the history of Quebec traditional music.
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