{"product_id":"six-french-songs","title":"Six French Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix French Songs is \u003cstrong\u003eOlivia Chaney\u003c\/strong\u003e's spontaneous and celebratory review of the French chanson, from medieval ballad to 60s ye-ye pop classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinding themselves with a few spare evenings during a trip to NYC, Olivia and her long term collaborator and producer \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Bartlett\u003c\/strong\u003e set themselves the challenge of making an EP. Over two balmy summer evenings at Reservoir Studios (formerly Chic's studio), they set down as many of Olivia's arrangements as they could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying all the instruments themselves, with haunting violin parts from \u003cstrong\u003eSam Amidon\u003c\/strong\u003e, who happened to be in town, these recordings are a celebration of friendship, fueled by wine, laughter, and affection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the recordings are based on arrangements Olivia worked up over the previous decade, as her French catalogue expanded. After putting her version of \"\u003cem\u003eAupres de ma blonde\u003c\/em\u003e\" on YouTube, a war-torn love song arranged unexpectedly with her Indian harmonium, it quickly gained a quarter of a million views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA fan in Lyon sent Olivia a field recording of \"\u003cem\u003eMontagne, que tu es hautes\u003c\/em\u003e,\" which she then recorded to acclaim with \u003cstrong\u003eKronos Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"\u003cem\u003eL'homme arme\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a mystical 15th-century chanson, and \"\u003cem\u003eMarguerite\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a sailor's folksong from the Channel Islands, had found their way into her regular touring repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBallade\u003c\/em\u003e\" is Olivia's take on \u003cem\u003eBrassens'\u003c\/em\u003e setting of Villon's homage to the brave and iconic women of the past, tinged with the transience of life. \"\u003cem\u003eTous les garcons et les filles\u003c\/em\u003e\" updates this 60s pop hit into her ravishing and contemporary sound world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivia Chaney","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50484933787979,"sku":"2049902","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Six_French_Songs_-_EP_4f704181_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727592923","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/six-french-songs","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}