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Tuesday 21 May 2013

'En Concert' with Frenchie Dègre

This page is dedicated to live, in concert, performances with the talented harmonicist, Marcel Frenchie Dègre.

To play a concert extract in the list to the right, click on its title.

Strangers Once Again [ Live ]	video lyrics [play]
Recorded during a concert at Le Carré d'Art, in Cahors, SW France, in April 2010, this version owes a lot to the soulful harmonica playing of 'Frenchie' Dègre. There's a studio version on the Russian Dolls album.
Album: Ballades et Blues

Perfumed Letter Blues [Live]	video lyrics [play]
When I was 15, my German girlfriend sent me a letter - perfumed, like all her others - explaining that she wouldn't be writing any more, as her German boyfriend didn't appreciate me. Clearly traumatized, it took me 40 years to write this song about the experience! There's a studio version on the Who Knows Where the Time Goes album.
Album: Ballades et Blues

Deep Inside the Night [Live]	video lyrics [play]
This is an early work, which has stayed with me. The song paints a portait of a vulnerable lady looking to the horizon for a better deal. Featured originally on the 'Echoes, Waves or Ricochets' album, this version was recorded live at a concert in Cahors in 2009 with the redoutable Frenchie Dègre on harmonica.
Album: Ballades et Blues