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Nouvelles chansons de la vieille France
Pop · 1978 · 6 tracks · 36m

Nouvelles chansons de la vieille France

Nana Mouskouri

A breathtakingly intimate collection of traditional French folk songs, stripped of modern pop artifice and delivered with pure, crystalline vocal grace.

1978 · Philips

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A quiet, historic reverie that feels deeply comforting and beautifully out of time.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 36m
04
C'était un petit bonhomme
2:10
05
Sur les bords de la Loire
4:25
09
La Vierge à la fontaine
2:30
10
Dans les prisons de Nantes
2:45
11
Fleur d'épines
2:30
13
La belle est au jardin d'amour
3:20
Moments Worth Listening For
The delicate interplay between the acoustic guitar and her soaring soprano on Fleur d'épines.
The haunting, narrative tension that builds during the rhythmic vocal delivery of Dans les prisons de Nantes.
The breathtakingly pure opening notes of La belle est au jardin d'amour, where her voice seems suspended in mid-air.
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How does Nouvelles chansons de la vieille France sound next to the rest of Nana Mouskouri's catalogue?

Storytelling+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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