A Propos

Bienvenue! Welcome to the A Propos home page. Host Jim Corcoran invites you to discover the diversity and audacity of the French-speaking popular music scene.

Recent Shows

March 14 (Radio 2) & 20 (Radio 1), 2010

Dancing in French, this week on A Propos...More music to move to, for all of you who wrote in to say you liked our recent dance show. Veterans like Kate and Anna McGarrigle do the Cajun two-step, Jean Loup howls in "Old Lady Wolf," and newcomers like Michèle O. and Konflit Dramatik step up the beat.

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March 7 (Radio 2) & 13 (Radio 1), 2010

On this week's A Propos, Part 2 of Songs for the Road: Host Jim Corcoran presents some of his favourite travelling, or escaping, songs, from singer-songwriter Antoine Gratton's "J'veux m'en aller" --I want to get out of here -- to Charles Dubé's song "Partir pour la lune" --heading to the moon. Warning! Taima's song "Les Voyages," with Jim's translation of it--may give you goosebumps. It's about the kind of trip that you can't take, no matter how much you want to.

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Feb.28 (Radio 2)& Mar.6 (Radio 1), 2010

If the winter has you longing for escape, take an aller-retour voyage -- a return trip -- on A Propos this week. Host Jim Corcoran presents songs for the road, from Marc Dery's Bon Voyage to Daniel Belanger's Roule -- songs for driving or walking or just travelling in your head.

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Feb.21 (Radio 2)& 27 (Radio 1), 2010

On A Propos this week, host Jim Corcoran advises you to push back the coffee tables as he presents music to dance to, beginning with the infectious rhythms of Jean Leloup's 1990 through Borderline by provocative French singer-songwriter Katerine, to Galaxie 500's Fievre, and the undeniably danceable Chez Candi by Patrick et les Brutes. A little sunshine for a winter's afternoon (or evening)!

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Feb.14 (Radio 2)& 20 (Radio 1), 2010

Host Jim Corcoran connects the musical dots between Quebec's Bernard Adamus, Delta-blues guitarist Bukka White and The Snakes from Nashville, and one of Jim's own songs. He also tells the story about his connection with French music and with a classic song by Felix Leclerc -- Le tour de l'ile.

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Feb.7 (Radio 2)& 13 (Radio 1), 2010

Host Jim Corcoran has hand-picked some unique musical pairings for a series of concerts at the Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg this year. Relative newcomers Les Trois Accords will make new music with La Patère Rose. The blues will bring together Bernard Adamus and Dawn Tyler Watson. And legends Bruce Cockburn and Michel Rivard will combine their considerable talents for what is sure to be a great concert. On the show this week, we’ll play the pairs back-to-back as we look ahead to the francophone event. The World's Largest Kitchen Party in your kitchen, on A Propos.

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Air Times

CBC Radio One	Saturday	11 pm, 6:30 NT
CBC Radio 2	Sunday	4 pm, 4:30 NT

Host

Jim Corcoran is one of Quebec's best loved songwriters. Since 1972, Jim has recorded over a dozen albums and performed around the world from Paris to Cairo to Drummondville!

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