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Mary Travers was an esteemed singer and songwriter who went by the stage name of La Bolduc. Josée Bisaillon is an illustrator who has won several awards, including the Applied Arts, Lux, and American Illustration Society of Illustrators. She has also been nominated for two Governor General's Literary Awards. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Un hommage musical à la première grande vedette du disque au Québec. La gigue et le reel turluté ne sont pas en reste dans cet hommage à Mary Travers, dite La Bolduc! Cinq artistes féminines interprètent avec fougue le répertoire de la première grande vedette du disque au Québec. Les onze chansons humoristiques, parsemées d'expressions de l'époque, régaleront les petits et grands! Chacune d'entre elles raconte le quotidien des gens d'alors: le marché, les médecins, les vacances à la campagne, sans oublier les soirées dansantes. L'album, richement illustré, évoque l'esprit des années 20, ses tramways et ses gramophones. Un bijou d'histoire qui fera danser toutes les générations! Le disque comprend 11 chansons. Evocative illustrations and periods songs provide listeners with the chance to discover music from one of Canada's first feminist singers This is a definitive tribute to Mary Travers, who performed under the name La Bolduc and is considered the first major recording star in Quebec. The 11 songs, performed by five young female performers, are seasoned with humorous expressions of a time that will delight both young and old and the illustrations from artist Josée Bisaillon transports readers to the heart of the 1920s and 1930s.