New Brunswick's Stonemen get their rare 60s garage single reissued

The Stonemen's tough-to-find Martime label single has just been reissued by Montreal's Celluloid Lunch Records. Have a listen.

Here's the scoop...

This space...if written by Claude Surette, could speak of growing up in the mid 1960s around "rue principal" in Cap Pele and hearing music blasting from a house unlike heard before. Or if Ron Bourgeois (The Little General), could tell of when they were on his TV show “Top 10 Plus” a number of times. Or when they were in CKCW studios on Gordon St., Bill McFadden could elaborate on all the songs they recorded and what it was like working with them.

Instead, you’re stuck with me, who wasn’t there or knew them. My story starts in 1990 when Paul Roy gave me The Stonemen's "Faded Colors" b/w "In The Evening" record on the Maritime label, which he bought at Harrison Trimble High school at one of their concerts. The importance of this record wasn’t made apparent to me until I met Nardwuar the Human Serviette in 1993. Since then, their legend seems to keep growing.

From tracking down Norbert, Eric, and Danny for interviews, to Bad Luck # 13 covering the B-side, to the value of this record being boasted about on eBay and now this long-awaited reissue. There have been appearances on compilations but now for the first time, this record is once again made available.

So go back in time, get stoned, and hear what the rurals of Moncton was sounding. - Mark Gaudet

The Stonemen: Fernand Leblanc - vocals/rhythm guitar,  Danny Leblanc - lead guitar, Norbert Leblanc - bass/vocals, Eric Leblanc - drums 

Get a reissue of The Stonemen's rare "Faded Colors" single via Bandcamp right here. 

Check it out below. 

 

Acadian banjo boss Lisa LeBlanc goes full-on Chiac Disco

Some people took up baking during the pandemic, New Brunswick picker Lisa LeBlanc started recording disco tunes as 'Belinda.'

Here's the scoop from Bonsound HQ...

Produced by Benoît Morier and Lisa LeBlanc, Chiac Disco is a collaborative and vibrant album with a sometimes sixties, sometimes seventies feel, staging the improbable encounter between disco and chiac; where glamour meets rurality. With its eye-popping strings, its precise beats filled with soul and the bursts of trumpets and trombones, the whole album breathes joie de vivre, but still provides some clever reflections on modern society. A spontaneous response to a bleak 2020, Chiac Disco reflects the passion that a group of musicians can share when creating in total freedom, putting aside guilty pleasures. Packed with all kinds of musical glitter and colourful lyrics sung loud and proud, this is a groovy record above which hover the benevolent ghosts of Lee Hazlewood and William Onyeabor, while also being inspired by the musical chops of James Brown and the sparkling allure of Chic.

Get a copy of Lisa LeBlanc's great new Chiac Disco album right here. Check out the It's Not Just A Game, It's A Lifestyle EP by Lisa's bingo-obsessed alter-ego Belinda right here. 

Tickets are now on sale for Lisa LeBlanc's show at MTELUS in Montreal on June 16th over here. 

Check out a few videos and audio clips from the album below. 

Listen to Lisa LeBlanc's recent chat with Tom Power for CBC right here. 
 

Whaddya mean you don't know Les Marogeays

Atohlville's Les Marogeays (Earl Hennessy, Jean-Marc Guitar, Roger Comeau, Roger Duguay & Jean-Guy Gallant) cut "Train de Nuit" for RCA.