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There’s a spot for you on the Bout du Banc!
Sur le Bout du Banc is a weekly YouTube series featuring original and traditional tunes played by Québec fiddler Claude Méthé and guests. Watch a few episodes below, or visit le Bout du banc on YouTube.
The series began during Covid lockdown, when performers disappeared from site unless they went to great lengths to create a virtual presence. Claude’s partner Dana decided to film him playing different tunes, and when lockdown lifted, the occasional musical guest, passing through on a very « slim » tour or simply a visit would spend the night and have the time to join Claude for some tunes in front of the camera. The Bout du Banc kind of took off on its own, and while it didn’t start out on a fixed schedule, pretty soon evolved into a weekly endeavor. Once we could travel again, the guests multiplied, Québécois-dedicated sessions here and over the border began telling us that they were regularly learning tunes from us (and had even gone as far as to transcribe tunes). Since then, session members have joined us here a few times and in 2024, we will be going on the road to film some in-situe episodes both in the US and in Québec.
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