Accordionist

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Download the accordion DEMO duration: 7 Min. MP3 3Meg

Mario Bruneau is a Paris-musette accordion specialist. Upon hearing the firsts notes, his light style of playing immediately fill the spaces with feelings of joy and joie de vivre whether it be at a public event or a private venue, people are immediately seduced. With his original and eloquent interpretations, Mario Bruneau is often referred to as the accordion poet.

His love for the musette and his desire to preserve what he considers to be a world patrimonial makes him one the the best musette accordion ambassador.

It is in 1992 that Mario Bruneau starts to play and learn the “MUSETTE” repertoire. À Montmagny, his participations at the Carrefour Mondial de l’accordéon de Montmagny where noticed especially his performance at the first edition of “Les Concert au clair de lune” at the Centre Éducatif des Migration. In 1999, he was invited to “Les Rencontres Européennes de l’Accordéon” of Chartres in France.

We heard him at Les Fêtes Gourmandes, la Fête des Vendanges Magog-Orford and le Canard en Fête de Knowlton. Big Hôtels call him often like the Sheraton Centers from Montreal and Laval, the Airport Hilton, the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Spa Eastman, Château Bromont, not to mention numerous private venues.

From 1997 to 2004, he was the accordionist of le Bateau-Mouche in old Port of Montreal for which he produced the musical theme (listen to the musical theme of the Bateau-Mouche .mp3 5Meg) In 2006, an Italian accordion manufacturer from Castelfidardo hired Mario Bruneau to perform at their Frankfurt MusikMesse’s booth in Germany.

For an uplifting, romantic, poetic or nostalgic atmosphere, nothing beats MUSETTE! Mario Bruneau can easily switch from one atmosphere to another whether it be poetic ballads or some humoristic moments. He likes to invite people to sing along with some well known songs.

Although Musette is Mario Bruneau’s specialty, his experience allows him to play other styles occasionally which he performs with as much intensity but keep in mind musette and old chanson française accounts for 80% of his repertoire.

At the Bromont chocolate festival in 2008

In Bromont

At the 2007 Fête des Vendanges in Magog, Québec.

At the 2006 Fête des Vendanges in Magog, Québec.

Tree performances setups are proposed by Mario Bruneau:

Solo accordion without a sound system, he can walk while playing (strolling), it is the most economic formula.
With sound system and orchestral accompaniment (supplement) You will be amazed by the precision and the musicality of the arrangements produced and realized by Mario Bruneau in his studio. Listen to a DEMO MP3, 3Mo. A « Guinguette » (French Tavern) is also available.
Duo with singer song-writer HÉLÈNE CARDINAL (supplement) Sound system and orchestral accompaniment included. Listen to the DEMO MP3, 3Mo with Hélène Cardinal voice and Mario Bruneau musette accordion.

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REPERTOIRE (examples)

MUSETTE

La flambée montalbanaise, Aubade d’oiseaux, Balajo, Brise napolitaine, Indifférence, Le retour des hirondelles

FRENCH CHANSONS

Sous le ciel de Paris, La valse d’Amélie Poulin, Domino, Ah! le petit vin blanc, Le p’tit bal du sam’di soir, Que reste-t-il, C’est si bon, Les amants d’un jour, À Paris dans chaque faubourg, Mon amant de St-Jean, La vie en rose, L’hymne à l’amour, Mon manège à moi, Les feuille mortes, La bohème, La complainte de la Butte, La Javanaise, Un homme et une femme, Les copains d’abord, La valse brune (des chevaliers de la lune), etc.

JAZZ AND STANDARDS

Georgia (listen to an excerpt .mp3 1Mo of the tune Georgia on my mind), There will never be another you, Ipanema, What a wonderfull world, Yesterday, etc.

QUEBEC MUSIC

Le p’tit bonheur, Le phoque en Alaska, J’aime les nuits de Montréal, La Bolduc, Reels, Je reviens chez-nous, Travailler c’est trop dur, tunes from the « la bonne chanson » compilation. He can even pull out a blues on the accordion like « Blues d’la bêtise humaine » from Plume! etc.

EVENT TYPES

Anywhere where there is good food and good wine! Private venues, country celebration, corporative, wedding, private concert or party, wedding anniversary, promotion campaign, etc.

RESSOURCES

Sound technician, Mario Bruneau will take care of all the technical aspect of your event. Someone from your group can address to the public using the microphone. Mario Bruneau can also take care of the background music when he is on break (a mix of musette and lounge)

My debuts in 1959 … (ouf!)

singing accordionist dancer
Those photos where taken at my very first concert organised by my teacher and owner of the Berthe Paquette Music Studio. It was on Regina street in Verdun. This concert was held in the old City Hall of Verdun on Church avenue.