Le Match - La Cloture

If the copyright holder deems that I affect his interests, please write to me (RainbowRockClub@), and I’ll remove the video. Le Match : LE MATCH was born in 1974 from the ashes of LA NOUVELLE FRONTIERE, a 7-piece folk band who comprised, among others, the famous Quebecois twins Marie-Claire and Richard Seguin. The twins were heavily into folk whereas their keyboard player, Normand Theroux, decided he wanted a heavier sound. LA NOUVELLE FRONIERE thus split up into two camps: the twins carrying on as a duo called LES SEGUIN, and Theroux forming LE MATCH alongwith fellow musicians Pierre-Yves Migneron on guitar and vocals, Gaston Rousseau on bass, Jacques Lauzon on drums and Francis Leduc on violin and flute. Their sole album “Legendes“, released in 1974, is strongly influenced by traditional Quebec folk but also has definite progressive moments, lots of keyboards, violin and flute. At the time, it was best known for a track called “Le soleil des plants d’huile“, a song about Montreal’s east-end oil refineries. It is quite a straightforward folk-prog album, a bit “quaint“ at heart - the way bands such as TEMPEST or HORSLIPS are - and quite melodic overall. Not absolutely essential but certainly of interest if you like to explore French Canadian prog-folk bands of the early 70’s. Bombarde – Jacques Jaillet, Pierre Legeault Cello – Lucille Lavoie (tracks: A6) Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Jacques Lauzon Producer – Gerard Souvay Solo Vocal, Guitar, Vocals – Pierre-Yves Migneron Solo Vocal, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Flute, Vocals – Normand Theroux Violin – Jean-Guy Deraspe (tracks: A4) Violin, Viola, Cello, Recorder – Francois Leduc Vocals – Claire Syril Vocals, Bass – Gaston Rousseau