La Nef (
French
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: The
Nave
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(of a ship or church or a medieval boat) is a French-Canadian
early music
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performance group founded in
Quebec
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in 1991. The founding members were Sylvain Bergeron, the guitar and musical director; and Claire Gignac, the contralto, recorder, theatrical director; and Viviane LeBlanc, soprano.
Their first show was ''Musiques pour Jeanne la Folle'' ("Music for
Joan the Mad"), later recorded as a CD for
Dorian Recordings.
Discography
* ''Music for Joan the Mad'' (Dorian)
* ''Perceval - La quête du Graal'' vol.1 La Nef
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(Dorian)
* ''Perceval - The Quest For The Grail'' Vol.2 La Nef (Dorian)
* ''Garden of Earthly Delights'' (Dorian)
* ''
Montségur
Montségur (; Languedocien: ''Montsegur'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is famous for its fortification, the Château de Montségur, that was built on the "pog" (mountain) on the ruins of one of the las ...
: La Tragedie Cathare'' (Dorian)
* ''Musiques des Montagnes'' - Music of Greece. Claire Gignac (Atma)
* ''Oikan Ayns Bethlehem'' - Celtic Christmas songs.
Meredith Hall (Atma)
[''Oikan Ayns Bethlehem'' - Celtic Christmas songs Essay with sung texts and translations]
* ''La traverse miraculeuse''
Les Charbonniers de l'enfer & La Nef (Atma)
* ''The
Battle of Killiecrankie''.
Matthew White (Atma)
* ''Dowland in Dublin'' - with Michael Slattery, tenor. (Atma)
* ''Trobairitz - Poems of Women Troubadours'' - with Shannon Mercer, music by Seán Dagher. (Analekta)
References
Early music groups
Musical groups established in 1991
Musical groups from Quebec
Canadian folk music groups
Canadian Celtic music groups
1991 establishments in Quebec
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