SoundClick artist: Jacques Goudreault - Independent French Canadian singer songwriter into folk country / folk / roots / rock-blues

A French Canadian singer/songwriter/musician, raised in Sault Ste Marie, who's travels from the Yukon to Labrador provide the basis for much of these country/alternative/folk/rock/roots perspectives.

From the award winning Just Because to Pretty One, How Many More Days, Miner’s Son’s Lament, Fortune Teller Woman, That Train Song, Ain't Gonna Be So Easy This Time, Hats and Boots and Women and more, Jacques covers a range of simple, senstive, sometimes humorous subjects, points of view, with words and music to paint the emotional backdrops.

Do you play live?

Not anymore. Came to realize,some people are entertainers and some are just players and writers and the nights have a way of catching up with you.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

It's an excellent and affordable medium for sharing one's music, getting some exposure and feedback. It also broadens the gap between gendres and quality. How else could a guy from Little Town Canada get heard by folks in Australia or get played on a Belgium radio station without a major deal. Now it musician sites and online stores, the major record labels are really going to have to take notice. Watch for them to muscle in on the services like Soundclick.

I still buy a lot of CDs, but now I can listen to the music on the internet first. As I once owned an indie music stores I worry about the little guys. I miss the "real" music stores, hanging out, flipping through albums, talking music, sampling, reading liner notes etc.

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

There is no substitute. Good artists make good music, good producers and publishers make good cents.

Band History:

I always spent a lot of time playing covers until mid 90s when a flurry of originals came to me. Encouraged by other songwriters, I began performing open stages and entered the studio in 2000 to produce a demo of 3 songs which won considerable praise and recognition. Since then, the debut CD A Street Of My Own containing 10 original songs has been released and I'm now my 2nd CD is dragging along but its coming.

Your influences?

Stan Rogers, Dylan, Blue Rodeo, Prine, Greg Brown, Guy Clark, Townes VanZandt, Willie P Bennette, Catie Curtis, Lucinda Williams, Allison Krauss, Emmylou Harris and all great folk/roots/country songwriters (old and new) with those disctintive voices and writing styles.

Favorite spot?

Les Iles de la Madeleine (or for you anglos..The Magdalen Islands

Equipment used:

1990 Martin D35 guitar, 1980 Epiphone, L'Etude Classical, Lee Osker and Golden Melody harmonicas

Anything else...?

Copyright Notice: If you like what you hear, vote for your favourite with a simple "click" or drop me a note on the message board. It's always nice to know you came by. As a member of SOCAN, all material is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download these samples or purchase full versions, make a reasonable number of copies for your own personal use. However, you may not distribute, publicly perform or create derivative works of this material, without my expressed, albeit liberal permission. For a limited time, buy A Street of My Own online, and get 9 additional demos currently in the works for the next CD.

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