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Next Show - Saturday Nov 12th 7:30pm  Environmentalist and cultural activist, poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard’s roots are deeply planted in his native Louisiana. Inspired by the various styles of the region, his songs go beyond the limitations of any particular genre. Zachary’s style is uniquely his own. From 1976 until 1981, Zachary lived in Montreal, recording seven French language albums. Despite critical and commercial success in the French-speaking world, Zachary returned to Louisiana in the early 1980s and began another phase of his career, this time recording in English. The celebrated Creole poet, Aimé Césaire, once said that to separate himself from one of his languages (French and Créole) would be like cutting off one of his hands. It is much the same for Zachary. Participating completely in two distinct cultures and creating in his two languages, French and English, Zachary’s artistic experience is unique. He is the most American of French songwriters, and the most French of the American.
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The Cochrane Valley Folk Club is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to presenting original, authentic, live, concert format music in Cochrane, Alberta. The Cochrane Valley Folk Club holds concerts from September to April each year. |
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