Tomorrow is May 29, and therefore time for the long awaited Pique-diatonique in Dahlenheim, Alsace. Though, I'll be thousands of miles away, I plan to have a picnic tomorrow and play a bunch of tunes from the Pique-diatonique tunebook. To get into the spirit of things -- pour les absents -- I thought I'd post recordings of a few tunes from that tune book. The first two are MP3s by the inestimable Sylvain Piron. The first is a traditional piece that I've heard in a number of versions, "Le Maitre de la Maison." The second, "Le Chemin," is a mazurka written by Sylvain himself.
Sylvain Piron, "Le Maitre de la Maison"
Sylvain Piron, "Le Chemin"
Sylvain's albums are available as downloads for freehere.
