I do not think I could begin to catalog all of my favourite music without first tackling all the lesser known artists I have grown to love. This band with their self-titled debut album has forever set itself in my heart.
Hailing from Northern Ontario, En Bref is a francophone band, the first I remember hearing. They made one album in the 90s, and as far as I can tell, fell apart around the same time. This album is so much more to me.
I remember hearing this album for the first time in my fathers car whilst waiting to pick my sister up from a SkyZone birthday party. The song “Ici Dans L’Nord” had such a piratey theme that I gripped onto. Years later, with the song ringing in my ears without a name, I discovered them once more when the old CD played in the car.
Since then, this band has rested close to my heart. It is so funky and spans multiple genres. They have since reformed and still play today, I hope to see them live one day.
I am listening to En Bref right now. I think when you say piratey, it’s what I might refer to as call and response…
Yes, it is very call and response. As a kid, all I could call it was piratey. I think the fiddle and the slow sway gave me the feeling of a ship, wooden.