ON THE STAGE - 4:30PM to 6:30PM
Photo by Mark Strauss
Rue ’66 is the only true French Yé-Yé & Pop band in the United States that takes the listeners back in time while performing music inspired by Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, Jacques Dutronc, Françoise Hardy, Gillian Hills, Michel Polnareff, Johnny Halliday, and groups like The Zombies, Pussycat, The Searchers, and so many others. Rue '66 is a nine-piece band sure to delight and make you dance to the sound of French Sixties music. Rue ’66 will be releasing its first album at the end of June 2019.
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The French Oak GIPSY BAND
Photo by Frederic Aube
French Oak is a wild around the edges band, melding French Gypsy Jazz & Chanson, New Orleans Jazz, Roma Traditionals & Global Folk. North Bay Native and vocalist, Stella Heath, leads this band of gypsies in their undeniably fun performances! Featuring French/American guitar player, Gabriel Pirard; Reed player, James Inciardi, on Tenor, Baritone and Soprano Sax; Skyler Stover on Standup Bass; and Jamie Foster on Drums and Percussion. With their French-inspired global panoply of sounds spotlighting Heath’s magnetic vocals and the band’s tight rhythms they will transport you to lands unknown!
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
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"La Marseillaise"
by Violetta Vieux. Violetta is a successful Fashion Designer and owns a wedding accessories business. Her second passion is music and she loves singing traditional and famous French songs. She usually performs "La Marseillaise" at events organized by various French associations and clubs. She also sings in many languages including English, French, Russian AND Romanian. |
Photo by Marcel Kapulica
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"The Star-Splanged Banner"
by Danielle Mallein-Noble. From Sonoma County; she works as a Substitute Teacher in Santa Rosa's public schools, has a Teaching Credential in Physical Education, speaks French, sings in French & English regularly for many of the French Clubs in San Francisco including the Comité Officiel, and is the lead female singer, back-up singer, percussionist & "Momager" for a Country band in Sonoma County called Court 'n' Disaster. |
ON THE TERRACE - 11:00AM to 4:30PM
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BISTRO MOUSTACHEBistro Moustache Brings Musique française, from Paris to the San Francisco bay area. You'll be transported to an evening of French Café music straight from the terrace of a Paris Bistro, a Guinguette on the Marne river or a Bal Musette on the banks of the Seine. Just as if Charles Trenet, Jacques Brel, Yves Montant, Georges Brassens, Serge Gainsbourg, Tino Rossi, Edith Piaf, Boris Vian, Django Reinhardt, Gus Viseur and Jo Privat were (re) united together for a magic evening.
The repertoire goes from the classics (Les Feuilles Mortes, C'est Si Bon, Ménilmontant, J'Attendrai, La Foule, Sous Le Ciel De Paris) to more modern (Il Est Cinq Heures Paris S'Éveille, Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas, Vesoul), and even Polkas, Tangos, Auvergne Bourrées and Celtic folk. |
Photo by Anita Bristow
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& Friends Band brings an all-acoustic set of easy listening tunes from two long time Marin County musicians showcasing folk, folk blues, folk rock, and other popular tunes: some old, some new, some original; many from the '60s and '70s. You get the drift. Also, we will be serving up a set of original music by Marin County native Martin O'Neill. Jerry Draper - guitar and vocals; Jerry started playing music in the '60s and plays acoustic folk guitar; he knows and sings many tunes from different genres of the music spectrum; Jerry has played informally with several with Celtic and folk music bands over the years and formed & Friends Band to continue the music. Martin O'Neill - guitar and vocals; Martin was lead singer in the “Chelsea Sidecar” band, a group of teens who formed the band in the mid-sixties. Over the years Martin formed and played with several local bands to play his original and other popular music.
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The French Connection is an acoustic version of French music that brings classic French songs to the delight of the listeners. Based on the concept of home concerts, The French Connection can include a group of musicians from both France and the United States, and has an original duo comprised of the singer/song writer Serge Martial, and Mark Scardello, the famous guitarist of the Yé-Yé band Rue ‘66. The repertoire is eclectic and includes classic songs from well-known French singers and song writers as well as originals.
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