NOTE: we uploaded new conversations - click on "Conversations" above, with

• NEW ON "CONVERSATIONS" PAGE:

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• Hugo Bienvenu about his film ARCO,

• Gautier Capuçon about his new Cello recordings GAIA,

• Håkon Kornstad about is visit to the West Coast,

• Oliver Laxe about his latest film SIRĀT and

• a treatise about "The Waters of March, les Eaux de Mars" famous bosa nova in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French [See the words below].

 

COMING UP ON KWMR 90.5FM, KWMR.org:

 

 

On the 10th, I will share random French Pop songs including one by Céline Dion who just announced her return to the scene this fall!

 

Last Friday April 3rd, at 4PM Pacific, I shared a study of the iconic song "Les Eaux de Mars" with historical background interpreted by many great singers such as Moustaki, Stacy Kent, Art Garfunkel, Jill Barber, Natalie Dessay and many more.

 

 

A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone

It's a sliver of glass
It is life, it's the sun
It is night, it is death
It's a trap, it's a gun

The oak when it blooms
A fox in the brush
A knot in the wood
The song of a thrush

The wood of the wind
A cliff, a fall
A scratch, a lump
It is nothing at all

It's the wind blowing free
It's the end of the slope
It's a beam, it's a void
It's a hunch, it's a hope

And the river bank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of the strain
The joy in your heart

The foot, the ground
The flesh and the bone
The beat of the road
A slingshot's stone

A fish, a flash
A silvery glow
A fight, a bet
The range of a bow

The bed of the well
The end of the line
The dismay in the face

A spear, a spike
A point, a nail
A drip, a drop
The end of the tale

A truckload of bricks
In the soft morning light
The shot of a gun
In the dead of the night

A mile, a must
A thrust, a bump
It's a girl, it's a rhyme
It's a cold, it's the mumps

The plan of the house
The body in bed
And the car that got stuck
It's the mud, it's the mud

Afloat, adrift
A flight, a wing
A hawk, a quail
The promise of spring
 

And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
It's the joy in your heart

A stick, a stone
It's the end of the road
It's the rest of a stump
It's a little alone

A snake, a stick
It is John, it is Joe
It's a thorn in your hand
And a cut in your toe

A point, a grain
A bee, a bite
A blink, a buzzard
A sudden stroke of night

A pin, a needle
A sting, a pain
A snail, a riddle
A wasp, a stain

A pass in the mountains
A horse and a mule
In the distance the shelves
Rode three shadows of blue

And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the promise of life
In your heart, in your heart

A stick, a stone
The end of the road
The rest of a stump
A lonesome road
 

A sliver of glass
A life, the sun
A knife, a death
The end of the run

And the riverbank talks
Of the waters of March
It's the end of all strain
It's the joy in your heart

March 27th we heard the last of the celebration of March Francophonie month as well as Women’s month. Click on my mustache below to hear it.

 

At times we do not have a theme, we'll play a potpourri of songs, lots of good French Pop music from our shelves and drawers, including new recordings just received. Contact us below to let us know what you want to hear.

 

Remember: click on my mustache below to listen to the last 2 week's shows on KWMR.

 

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ON KWMR.org, 90.5FM:

 

Every Fridays at 4PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "The French Touch", an hour of French Pop music with a theme, see above.

 

Mercredi 9heures à Paris, en Suisse, en Espagne [Tuesdays Midnight PT] et pour quinze jours après: "The French Touch repeat".

 

Every FIRST Thursdays at 2PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "Thursday Classical", two hours of Classical Music on Classical on the West Coast, the next one is April 2nd with conversation with Gautier Capuçon who will visit us at the San Francisco Symphony on the April 17 and Classical/Jazzman Håkon Kornstad in San Francisco, Mondavi Center and West Marin, check out MusicandMinds.org 

 

Every Fifth Fridays at 5PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "Happy Hour", two hours of French Cocktail music, moody and soft always with a cocktail recipe, produced and currated by Jacques in South of France. The next one will be on May 29th.

 

Occasionally, I will also sit-in to cover for other classical music producers.

 

At times, I am asked to interview various artists, check them out HERE. 

 

AND all these are available for 2 weeks after airing on KWMR.org/Archives.

 

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Remember, this are YOUR shows.

Contact us below to let us know what you want to hear.

 

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TO LISTEN TO the last 2 weeks' "french touch",

click on my mustache below.