Sound
Jean Carignan
Born — Died
1916-12-07 — 1988-02-16
Place of birth
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Known for
Sound
Credits
6 titles
Jean Carignan, CM (December 7, 1916 – February 16, 1988) was a Canadian fiddler from Quebec. Carignan was born in Lévis, Quebec on December 7, 1916, later moving to Sherbrooke and then Trois-Rivières with his family; the family moved to Montreal when Carignan was ten years old.[1] As a child, Carignan studied with noted Quebec fiddler Joseph Allard, as well as learning the music of the great Irish fiddlers Michael Coleman and James Morrison and the Scottish fiddler James Scott Skinner. Carignan was a friend of famous violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin. In 1974, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada as "the greatest fiddler in North America".[2] He died in Montreal on February 16, …
Known for
7.5A French variety show.
Numéro un
1975
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Québec fête juin '75
1976
8.0Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National Film Board of Canada archives, director Luc Bourdon reinterprets the historical record, offering us a new and distinctive perspective on the Quiet Revolution.
The Devil's Share
2018
7.0This feature-length documentary provides a joyful glimpse of the last evening of the Veillées d'automne, a traditional music festival presented in Montreal in 1975. This precious document testifies to the vitality of the popular "sound" of each of the participating peoples.
La veillée des veillées
1976
6.4A young woman marries a wealthy man she isn't in love with, but finds romance instead with the couples' painter friend.
The Far Shore
1976
8.0Man of the people, taxi driver, Jean Carignan is above all else one of the world's greatest violinists. In his hands reels become complex, intelligent creations, played with a virtuosity worthy of Paganni, and which continue the traditions of a genre passed on orally. A genre which has retained its popularity, and whose giants include Skinner, Coleman, Allard. Jean Carignan tackles their repertoire, as well as reaping the harvest of his exploration of Irish and Scottish musical traditions, which has made of him an internationally renowned specialist in Celtic music. This film is also a love story between an impoverished child and his violin, and provide a unique window into a remarkable era.
Jean Carignan, Fiddler
1975
Film credits
1970s · 4 titles
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Québec fête juin '75
1976
7.0This feature-length documentary provides a joyful glimpse of the last evening of the Veillées d'automne, a traditional music festival presented in Montreal in 1975. This precious document testifies to the vitality of the popular "sound" of each of the participating peoples.
La veillée des veillées
1976
6.4A young woman marries a wealthy man she isn't in love with, but finds romance instead with the couples' painter friend.
The Far Shore
1976
8.0Man of the people, taxi driver, Jean Carignan is above all else one of the world's greatest violinists. In his hands reels become complex, intelligent creations, played with a virtuosity worthy of Paganni, and which continue the traditions of a genre passed on orally. A genre which has retained its popularity, and whose giants include Skinner, Coleman, Allard. Jean Carignan tackles their repertoire, as well as reaping the harvest of his exploration of Irish and Scottish musical traditions, which has made of him an internationally renowned specialist in Celtic music. This film is also a love story between an impoverished child and his violin, and provide a unique window into a remarkable era.
Jean Carignan, Fiddler
1975