Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 14 Sep 1979, p. 27

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DUOs music has roots in early QUebec songs MONTREAL CP Theyve recorded five LPs and have toured Quebec singing traditional provincial folk songs but neither Gaetane Breton nor Richard Cyr can read note of music Neither of us knows how to play music says Miss Breton as she nibbles at an organic looking salad in an eastend cafe No thats not quite true retorts Cyr have my two feet to tap and have spoons to play Not knowing how to beat out tune on an instrument hasnt hindered the duo who have been performing for five years They dont need much of an or chestra since the songs they sing were written long before anyone had thought of elec tricity let alone plugging in guitar Our music comes out of 400 years of history that Quebec has been able to preserve says Miss Breton 28yearold native of the Beauce region south of Quebec City She and Cyr 24 became in terested in folklore music when they were students together in RiviereduLoup Cyrs home town They started singing together with repertoire of songs they heard their parents and relatives sing when they were children EVENING 600 NEWS HOLLYWOOD SQUARES CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS POLKA DOT DOOR 630 NBC NEWS MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW cas NEWS ABC NEws NEWS PARTY GAME FAaLEs OF THE GREEN FOREST 658 NEWS 700 CANDID CAMERA CHIPS PM MAGAZINE HAPPY DAYS TIC TAC DOUGH BENSON Benson is searched by guards soaked by sprinklers attacked by dogs mistaken for the Rev Jesse Jackson when he gets In Iaking care of bumbling but honest governor NEWLYWED GAME DR WHO FAMILY FEUD FEEL LIKE DANCIN 730 JOKER JOKER JOKER NEWLYWED GAME LITTLE SPECIAL JOKERS WILD PATSY GALLANT SHOW NEW BEGINNINGS MAGIC SHADOWS oz 803 NEWHART SHOW 800 96 BUCK ROGERSIN THE 25m CENTURY Frozenmspacemtheyear I987 astronautBIIckROgersawakensSOOyearslater on an alien vessel on route to peace mlssron onEarth Stars GIiGerardErInGray Premiere $5 MUPPETS SHOW SUPERBAND LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY Laverne and Shirley may be splittmg up when Shirley discovers paSSIonate notewrltlen toLaverne ShIrle slove CarmIne BU ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY WILD ANIMALS OF THE WORLD LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY RICH MAN POOR MAN BOOK 830 KING OF KENSINGTON Larry has big problems when an obnoxious alderman Scheduled to VISIt the Centre on the same evening less than typical dance Is In lull 35 BENSON EB THE REAL STORY SOME MOTHERS DO AVE EM 900 LOU GRANT BARNEY MILLER BARNEY MILLER drug puma whosIncensedetbemoarrestedbyeshortcop andaphotographerwhoIureswomenIntoapark Ior latcenous purposes enliven the I2th Orecmct thursday tv When that was no longer enough they began crisscross ing the province microphone and tape recorder in hand get ting people especially old people to sing the songs they had grown up with In the process they built collection of songs that in some cases arent far removed from the ones carried over from Brit tany and the other regions of northwestern France by the an cestors of presentday Quebe cers Some are tongue twisters some are full of nonsense Many are Of thc lighthearted toetapping variety SOME ARE SALTY And its not all aboveboard either One song called Belle Grosse Madame Big Fat Lady is about the seduction of house wife by beggar who comes knocking at her door In another woman explains that her husband is so small cant keep myself from laugh ing The poor husband meets sad end at the claws of cat lot of songs have doubleea meanings says Cyr But theyre not exactly dirty songs His partner says They can be very erotic but in subtle way Listening to Gaetane Breton and Richard Cyr carry on conversation is like watching SPEAKING OUT WINTARIO 930 DALLAS Sue Ellen is determined to get back at JR Ior committing her to sanitarium and when he shows her picture ol Ciill Barnes witha newgirllriend itsmorethan she cantake peat 60 mins SOAP COLUMaO 1000 QUINCY Quincy goes on search to discoverwhatcausedthedeathole15yeerold girl whose body degenerated to that at 70 yeervold person within three days Season miere 60 mini LIVE AT THE FORUM BARNABY JONES routine In enceinvestigationolagarmentbuildinglirethet claimedtheIIleOloneotItsownerspuIsBerneby on the trail at arson and murder Season mnereJSOmIns 2020 BARNABY JONES THE GREAT DEBATE 1030 KOWALSKlLOEB REPORT ISRAEL THE CANADIAN CONNECTION 100 NEws CBC NEWS CTV NEWS THE REAL STORY RICH MAN POOR MAN BOOK 1120 NEws 1125 NEws 1127 NEWS 130 9THETONIGHTSHowHos Johnny Carson Guests MIchaelLandonDInahShore mIns CBS LATE MOVIE COLUMBO Sull able For Frammg An art prItIc kills hls wealthy uncle In order to Inherit valuable collectlon Ol paintings Repeat BANACEK Ten Thousand Dollars Page Stars George Peppard Davrd ne Repeat MOVIEADVENTUREl The llti hters1959 REETTALK TALKING FILM 1145 SIDESTREET 1200 QMOVlEDRAMAPlz Kingot rvin Gardens1972 MOVIE COMEDYFANTASY Brewster McCloud 1970 EB MERV GRIFFIN 1210 MOVIE SUSPENSE The lpcress File 1965 100 TOMORROW MOVIEDRAMA2 Tender is the Night 1962 130 NEWS GONG SHOW 200 to MEDICAL CENTER MOVIE DRAMA saesination 1967 215 MOVIE MVSTERY Mid night Lace 1960 As fastmoving pingpong game halfcompleted phrases bounce back and forth with incredible rapidity Words jump between the couple like sparks The way they complete each others sentences and tell little anecdotes about one another re minds you of couple comfort ably married fr years In fact however their relationship is professional rather than romantic My Chinese astrology sign is the cat and his is the goat and it appears those two signs get along together says Miss Bre ton adding We have very good business marriage But she says We dont have much business sense Cyr explains that after their first appearance at 1974 gath ering in Quebec City known as Superfrancofete someone asked us if we wanted to come to record an album and naively we said yes TOOK ONE DAY We came to Montreal to do the recording and went back to RiviereduLoup the next day Their career since then has been series of highs and lows with three of the five record companies they have done busi ness with going bankrupt They live off their perform ances and few odd jobs be cause records dont bring in enough money They have performed in Eu rope twice and have appeared on occasion in English Canada but Cyr says they dont want to become too professional Singers is big word for de scribing us says Miss Breton Were people who put on show the examiner Friday Sept 14 1979 9A Actor Peter Ustinov points to poster Friday advertising benefit per formance of Loves Labor Lost which will be presented tonight at the Strat ford Festival Proceeds will go toward Asian refugee families and orphans in southern Ontario CP Photo Mcwdiencemcrx Singers career is blossoming NEW YORK CP If you dont cry when sing Madame Butterfly have failed in my job says Canadian soprano Joan Patenaude She wrings audiences dry portraying the tragic role of CioCioSan in the famous Puccini opera Her teacher is Licia Albanese one of the most famous Butterflies Everything do first gets the apostolic blessing of Licia Albanese says Miss Pate naude The Ottawaborn singers ca reer is blossoming again after quitting the stage in 1974 and going to California to reorient herlife Miss Patenaude sang her first Madame Butterfly year ago in Syracuse NY and then in Buffalo and received critical acclaim After she performed her fourth Butterfly in Poland last October the critic of the War saw Kuricr wrote Miss Pate naudc has emerged as one of the foremost Madame But terflies of our time Miss Patenaude says that Miss Albanese now in her 705 has greatly influenced her ca reer since they began working together year ago HER GREATEST ROLE The former Italian diva made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera 40 years ago and Ma dame Butterfly was her great est role Albaneses approach to the famous Act love duet between Butterfly and Pinkerton gave the impression she was but terly arbund flame and is fi nally consumed by it says Miss Patenaude use this now myself as portray Butterfly Miss Patenaude was per forming with the San Francisco Opera in 1973 few months be fore her husband Bruce Yarncll was killed in light plane crash when she first met Miss Albanese Her advise to me was learn and steal from all those who went before you Make it your own but never imitate By working with her now she allows me to do exactly as she suggested in 1973 learn from those who went before you Once she asked Miss Alba nese what she did to make her high notes so great Nothing the diva replied Some nights they work some nights they dont Miss Patenaude was 11 or 12 when she first realized she was soprano She would sing for favorite aunt who rewarded her with 25 cents when she hit certain high note HAS ILIC BOTTOM An Edmonton critic described Miss Patenaude as lyrical soprano with an ample bottom musically speaking We Repair Watches and Clocks Presently for sale Grandtather Clocks put English hour strike circa 1828 Modern hour Westminster Chime Her purity of tone is regarded as exceptional The darkhaired singer is in her 305 but for business rea sons prefers to keep her exact age out of print She is five feet inches and keeper her weight to trim 120 pounds During several interviews in her New York apartment Miss Patenaude exmphasized that having beautiful voice is not enough There are too many beau tiful voices You must do some thing eisc You must have act ing talent You must elevate the audience She wants to make distinct contribution the music world dont have any children so must give something to some body must have something to say in music And it must be very important Miss Patenaude still retains hcr Canadian citizenship My husband insisted on that she says think lvc Wudeum jme 5th Sideroad lnnisfil Iz miles of they No 7054589221 Open 96 daily and II II pointmorlt 89 West of Hwy No 400 got relative in every province will always be Canadian After all owe my career to the Canada Council FILM FEST IIOICES MONTREAL CP World premieres of the Japanese film Ogin Her Love and Faith and the American movie French Postcard have been chosen to open and close the World Film Festival here Aug 20 to Sept Organizers said the Japanese film was chosen to honor not on ly that countrys film industry but also the movies star well known Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune French Postcard is nostalgic look at US college students abord by the husband andwife team who wrote American Graffiti rabbit habit And youll always be hare ahead See them at so FMIIVIEW 7370100

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