Émile Benoit tells a tale and plays some music

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Benoit, Émile;
• Format: Audio
• Language: French
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: Conte > Tale; Musique > Music; Violon > Violin; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/1499

Émile Benoit raconte «Le conte de la montagne noire», dans lequel Jack, perdant un jeu de cartes avec le diable, perd tout ses biens, sa famille et son âme, et doit se rendre à la montagne noire. Le diable lui demande de faire des tâches qui paraissent impossible, mais Jack est aidé par la fille du diable. Après la conte, Émile joue six morceaux de musique au violon: “The devil is the liar”, “Brother’s Farewell”, “Christina’s Favour”, “Ship Inn Reel”, “Wayne and the bear”, “La montagne rouge”. -- Émile Benoit tells the story “The Black Mountain”, in which Jack, after losing a game of cards with the devil, loses all his belongings, his family and his soul, and has to go to the Black Mountain. The devil asks him to do certain tasks which appear impossible, but Jack is helped by the devil’s daughter. After the story, Émile plays six pieces of music on the fiddle: “The Devil is a Liar”, “Brother’s Farewell”, “Christina’s Favour”, “Ship Inn Reel”, “Wayne and the bear”, “La montagne rouge”.