Les chansons françaises

Prepared for the Alliance Française de La Côte de Saphir, this is a collection of my songs (from 2004 to 2024) either about, written in, or inspired by France (Ougney-Douvot, Mantes-la-Jolie, Blainville-Sur-Mer) and French-speaking Switzerland (Cernier, prés de Neuchâtel). Most are in english (or mainly english), but all are deeply influenced by our friends in, and visits to, french-speaking countries.

Merci pour tout: Daniel et Nicole; Marc, Brigitte, Karine, Bertrand, Apolline, Laurentin, Jean-Francois, et Joëlle; Marie-Thé, Pierre, Mathilde, Marceau et Gaëtan; Robert.

The first 5 tracks are the most obviously “French” one way or another. There are another 5 tracks included as “bonuses” which are more French-inspired, rather than French. 

There is no cost to download the complete "French Collection" :)

It includes one song (in french) sung by our friend from Ougney-les-Champs in Franch Comté, Marc Trannoy.

Musically, it covers the ground between folk and rock, and reflects our obsession with France - probably won't appeal to all tastes :)

My apologies to any native speakers who listen - my French accent is "interesting" at best :)

Thanks to Jan for help avec les mots français!

Credits:

Marc Trannoy - vocals and lyrics on "Je Reste sur le Sable"
Mike Watkins form Sterling, Virginia in the US plays drums on "Sur le Sable" and "Lost In Translation".
The rest of the songs are me on guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming and vocals.

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