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Old Songs, Young Hearts
194911 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Gil LaRoche
Production: Don Mulholland
Preserving and reviving traditional folk music is the delight of young Canadians belonging to The Order of Good Times. At a rustic camp, members gather around a group that sings and mimes On the North Bridge, an ancient Norman song. Rumour of a rarity sends them off to a remote Québec farmhouse, where a man recalls an old song his grandfather used to sing. Rescued from oblivion, this song from Old France sets young feet dancing in 20th-century Canada.
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Subject categories
- Dance > Folk Dancing
- Music > Folk MusicQuebec Pop Songs
Credits
- director
- Gil LaRoche
- producer
- Don Mulholland
- camera
- Robert Humble
- editing
- Douglas Tunstell
- narrator
- Tom Benson
- music
- Maurice Blackburn