“They are a light-hearted, improvident, unenterprising people, more fond of the fiddle than the hoe”
Boreal Tordu: Reviews
...La Bonne Vie is a major step forward for the group...an inspiration to the Franco-American community...the group sounds like no one else...
Paul-Emile Comeau - Dirty Linen (Aug, 2006)
"If you can listen to this without a smile on your face, you're a dick."
Sam Pfeifle - Portland Phoenix (Dec 21, 2006)
une fougue et une bonne humeur qui ont envoûté toute l'assemblée... ne les manquez surtout pas, vous serez surpris de voir avec quel talent et quel plaisir ils jouent notre répertoire et avec quel bonheur ils s'expriment en français
William Guignier - Le Zaricot, Ste. Hyacinthe, Québéc (Jan 11, 2005)
...all these styles and more on their highly likeable, debut full-length, La Bonne Vie.
Chris Busby - The Bollard (Jan 26, 2006)
...this bringing to life of traditional Canadian, American and French music is altogether new, made particularly appealing by the love of what they are doing and the contagious beat of the music.
Esther Perne - Summertime in the Belgrades (Jul 9, 2004)
Friendly reminder from Boréal Tordu: Cajun wasn't born on the Bayou
Ben Monaghan - Portland Press Herald (Jun 9, 2003)
a fun brand of rootsy acoustic music that’s accessible... and features some top-notch musicality and singing.
Sam Pfeifle - The Portland Phoenix (Jan 12, 2006)
"The simplistic music, coupled with excellent vocals earns “La Bonne Vie” four-peppers."
Paule Pachter - Zydeco Road (Jan 29, 2007)
While the album is sung enitrely in French, the lyrics carry over the language barrier, supplying wonderful arrangements as well as pleasing vocals and harmonies...
Nick Kimball - Good Times Magazine (Mar 1, 2005)
SHAPPY: the music was really cool, like a folky Southern French band or something.
DAVE: Yeah, we’re not totally sure how to describe them, but we enjoyed them with the rest of Maine.
Hosted by Dave and Shappy - 100 Concerts 100 Days (Aug 28, 2005)
It's folk music in the purest sense, because it relies on tradition but folds in contemporary values and sensibilities.
Bob Keyes - Maine Sunday Telegram (May 22, 2005)