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Works About Mary Travers Bolduc and Her Songs

Since Mary Bolduc's time, her songs and her impact on the culture and folk music of Quebec have been widely studied. In and around 1992, the 50th anniversary of La Bolduc's death, several books and recordings were released. The following is a selection of some of the many resources that have been produced on the life and music of Mary Bolduc.

Books

Benoît, Réal. -- La Bolduc. -- Préf. de Doris Lussier. -- Montréal : Éditions de l'homme, c1959. -- 123 p. -- AMICUS No. 2701551

Bolduc, Édouard, Mme ; Joyal, Jean-Pierre ; Remon, Lina. -- Madame Bolduc [musique] : paroles et musiques. -- [Compilées par] Lina Remon avec la collaboration de Jean-Pierre Joyal. -- Montréal : Guérin, 1993. -- 244 p. -- AMICUS No. 13434595

Bolduc, Édouard, Mme ; Laframboise, Philippe. -- La Bolduc : soixante-douze chansons populaires. -- Édition préparée et présentée par Philippe Laframboise. -- Montréal : VLB éditeur, 1992. -- 218 p. -- AMICUS No. 14622284

Day, Pierre. -- Une histoire de La Bolduc, légendes et turlutes. -- Montréal : VLB Éditeur, c1991. -- 132 p. -- AMICUS No. 10891939

Lonergan, David. -- La Bolduc : la vie de Mary Travers. -- Bic, Québec : Isaac-Dion Éditeur, [1992]. -- 212 p. -- AMICUS No. 11349098

Film and Television

"La Bolduc". -- The Canadians : biographies of a nation [television program]. -- History Television Network, 1998

"La Bolduc". -- Heritage minutes / Vignette du patrimoine [television series]. -- The Historica Foundation of Canada / Fondation Historica du Canada

Masse, Jean-Pierre ; Perron, Clement ; Office national du film du Canada. -- Swing la baquaise [film]. -- Montréal : Office national du film du Canada, 1968. -- 27 min. 20 sec. : son, n&b.; -- 16mm, vidéo 1/2 po, 3/4 po, 1 po. -- AMICUS No. 15372245

Recent Recordings

Arsenault, Angèle. -- Bonjour Madame Bolduc [sound recording]. -- [Québec?] : DUA, 1993. -- 1 cassette. -- AMICUS No. 19320482

Bolduc, Édouard, Mme. -- La Bolduc [sound recording]. -- Willowdale, Ont. : MCA, p1991. -- Publisher no. : MCAD-10486 MCA. -- 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. -- Héritage Québécois series. -- AMICUS No. 23310746

_____. -- L'intégrale [sound recording]. -- Outremont, Québec : Analekta, p1993. -- Publisher no. : AN 2 7001-4 Analekta. -- 4 CDs. -- AMICUS No. 13835507

Reissues of the original recordings

La Bolduc, Mme. -- La Bolduc : chanteuse québécoise, enregistrements 1929-1939 [sound recording]. -- Gentilly, France : Silex, p1994. -- Publisher no. : Y225108 Silex. -- 1 disc. -- With booklet. -- AMICUS No. 23085544

Reissues of the original recordings

_____. -- Madame Bolduc : l'oeuvre complète [sound recording]. -- [Montréal] : Production Octogone : Distribution GAM, cop., 1994. -- Publisher no. : OCT 501A-2 Les Productions Octogone. -- 4 CDs. -- AMICUS No. 25163748

Reissues of the original recordings

Bolduc, Édouard, Mme ; Carignan, Jean ; Charlebois, Jeanne d'Arc. -- Jeanne d'Arc Charlebois et Jean Carignan rendent hommage à Madame Bolduc [sound recording]. -- [St-Laurent, Québec] : Philo : distribué par London Records, p1975. -- Publisher no. : F18.2014 Philo. -- 1 cartridge. -- AMICUS No. 10596151

Bolduc, Édouard, Mme ; Les Maringouins. -- Les Maringouins chantent La Bolduc [sound recording]. -- Pointe-Claire, Québec : Disques Elan : distribué par Musicor, [1991]. -- Publisher no. : ELAC-5002 Disques Elan. -- 1 disc. -- AMICUS No. 10996121

The musical group Les Maringouins perform songs by Mme Bolduc, including the song from which the group's name was taken

Lord, Marie ; Tremblay, Georges ; Bolduc, Édouard, Mme. -- Hommage à Madame Bolduc [sound recording]. -- Montréal : RCA/BMG : Distribution Select, p1991. -- Publisher no. : BMGQCD-5002 RCA/BMG. -- 1 disc. -- AMICUS No. 12631674

In addition to Marie Lord performing songs by Mme Bolduc, this disc includes the tribute songs "Chapeau Madame Bolduc" by Marie Lord and "Très Chère Madame Bolduc" by Georges Tremblay
Also available in cassette format (see AMICUS No. 11004653)

Stage

Charlebois, Jeanne d'Arc. -- Jeanne d'Arc Charlebois raconte La Bolduc. -- 1984

The Quebec singer performed the songs of La Bolduc in this production

Web Resources

English-language sites

"La Bolduc". -- Northern Journey Online [online]. -- [Cited June 16, 2003]. -- Access: www.northernjourney.com/cdnfolk/book/artist/bolduc.la.html

Site Mary Travers dite "La Bolduc" [online]. -- [Cited June 16, 2003]. -- Access: www.labolduc.qc.ca/ehtm/e_frame.htm

French-language site

"Biographie : Mary Travers." -- Québec Info Musique [online]. -- [Cited June 16, 2003]. -- Access: www.qim.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=46

Bilingual sites

"La Bolduc (Mary Travers)". -- Celebrating Women's Achievements [online]. -- [Cited June 16, 2003]. -- National Library of Canada. -- Access: www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-210-e.html