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UM, WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED AS PEOPLE ARRIVE.
UM, WELCOME TO OUR SECOND HASTINGS ON HUDSON SUNSET, CONCERT OF 2026, FEATURING MONTREAL'S LVO.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US THE EVENING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE IN AN ACTUAL SUNSET TONIGHT, AND WE'VE GOT A LOVELY BREEZE.
UM, FIRST, A FEW THANK YOUS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE I INTRODUCE TONIGHT'S WONDERFUL PERFORMERS.
FIRST, THANKS TO ANGELO AND HIS TEAM AT HARVEST ON HUDSON RESTAURANT FOR BEING SUCH WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS, FEEDING THE PERFORMERS, OFFERING THEM A DRESSING ROOM.
FEEL FREE TO ORDER A REFRESHMENT OR MEAL FROM THEIR OUTDOOR BAR.
AND THANKS ALSO TO BISTRO HOUSE WHO IS HERE ON THE BACK OF THE FIELD WITH ICE CREAM AND FOOD AND DRINKS.
SO PLEASE STOP BY AND SEE THEM.
UM, I ALSO WANNA THANK THE PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE OF HASTING ON HUDSON, WHO SUPPORT THESE CONCERTS.
MAYOR DRAKE, VILLAGE MANAGER MURPHY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE VILLAGE LAWYER AND CLERK RECREATION DEPARTMENT, W-H-O-H-T-V, WHO'S HERE FILMING THE CONCERT SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT LATER ON OUR LOCAL STATION, THE DPW, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND RAMSEY RAGULA WHO BUILT AND DONATED THE STAGE TO US, IT REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE.
NEXT WEEK ON THE 21ST WILL BE OUR THIRD CONCERT OF THIS SERIES FEATURING DORA WILLIAMS. AND NOTE THE RAIN LOCATION FOR THAT CONCERT IS THE HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
DOORS WILL OPEN AT SIX AND THE SHOW WILL BE AT SEVEN.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE OUTSIDE, BUT JUST IN CASE.
AND THEN THE ANNUAL GRATEFUL WILL BE ALIVE.
CONCERT WILL BE ON THE 28TH WITH THE RAIN DATE OF THE 29TH.
UM, AND I TOLD COLIN MCGRATH THAT I WOULD MENTION HE'LL BE PLAYING TILL 10 O'CLOCK AT UNCLE LEFTIES TONIGHT IF YOU WANNA KEEP THE MUSIC GOING AND HEAD OVER THERE TO SEE HIM.
NOW ONTO TONIGHT, THE AWARD-WINNING AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED BAND.
LEVON DE NORE IS A LEANING FORCE IN QUEBEC'S PROGRESSIVE FRANCOPHONE FOLK MOVEMENT.
THE GROUP'S VAST REPERTOIRE DRAWS FROM BOTH TRADITIONAL SOURCES AND ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS WHILE ENHANCING ITS HARD DRIVING SOULFUL MUSIC THAT'S ROOTED IN THE CELTIC DIASPORA WITH A RANGE OF GLOBAL INFLUENCES SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN, IN 2000 OF TWO, ALBEIT THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR.
LVO NO HAS ENJOYED METEORIC SUCCESS, PERFORMING WELL OVER 2200 CONCERTS OVER FOUR CONTINENTS, AND RACKING UP SEVERAL PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS, INCLUDING TWO JUNOS, WHICH ARE THE CANADIAN VERSION OF THE GRAMMYS, UH, AND TOO MANY OTHERS, UH, FOR ME TO MENTION.
ALSO, THEY'RE TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PRONOUNCE, ACTUALLY, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
UM, I FIRST SAW LAVON DE NOR IN MONTREAL AT THE FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TWO WINTERS AGO, AND IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM, THEIR MUSIC AND THEIR JOYFUL PERFORMANCES.
THEY'LL BE PERFORMING THIS SATURDAY UPSTATE AT THE GRAY FOX BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, IN CASE YOU'RE HEADED THAT WAY THIS COMING WEEKEND.
BUT TONIGHT, I'M INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO HAVE THEM HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU.
DON'T BE SHY IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU TO DANCE.
AND PLEASE, UM, AT THE BREAK, THEY'LL BE SELLING THEIR MERCH AT THIS TABLE RIGHT HERE, AND THEN THEY'LL BE BACK FOR A SECOND SET.
UM, SO PLEASE GIVE A WARM HASTINGS.
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.WE PLAY TRADITIONAL MUSIC FROM QUEBEC.
WE ARE SO HAPPY WHILE THE CHANCE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR MUSIC.
WHY COMMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
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WOO.HERE'S A NO ONE THAT WE LOVE TO PLAY SINCE, UH, 24 YEARS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE BAND.
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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL SITE, RIGHT? UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO PRESENT YOU OUR NEW, UH, NEW SHOW CALLEDYOU KNOW, MAYBE, UH, YOU DON'T, YOU ALL SPEAK FRENCH, I GUESS
BUT, UH, TO EXPLAIN
IT MEANS THE, THE, THE RELATION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT NEIGHBORLY, BUT NEIGHBORLY JUST INCLUDE THE POSITIVE SIDE.
WE ALL KNOW WE CAN FALL IN LOVE WITH OUR NEIGHBOR.
WE CAN SHARE A GOOD BARBECUE WITH THE OTHER ONE ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT, AND WE CAN HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHERE WE CAN ARGUE AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING.
AND I'M SURE IT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT TRUST ME, IT'S HAPPENING IN MONTREAL.
TALKING ABOUT MONTREAL, WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY OUR TEACHERS THAT MONTREAL WAS FOUNDED IN 16, 16 42.
AND, UM, BUT WHAT, UH, AND WE, IT HAS BEEN CREATED THAT CITY.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WAS A GUY NAMED MEISON.
HE WAS LIKE A, HE WAS LIKE A JESUS FREAK KIND OF PERSON, AND NOT SO, NOT SO GOOD.
UM, AND, UH, BUT WHAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN TAUGHT ENOUGH, IT'S IN THE HISTORY OF MONTREAL, THERE WAS A WOMAN THAT HAS BEEN EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT THAT ME GUY, AND HER NAME IS JEAN MA.
SO HERE COMES A SONG THAT NICOLA WROTE.
IT'S LIKE A TRIBUTE TO OUR STORY.
SO HERE COMES A SONG CALLED, AND IN ENGLISH IT CAN BE TRANSLATED AS, YEAH, SAME THING.
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I, I, HOLY, HOLY.DO YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT? DO YOU KNOW AL? YES.
JUST DON'T BE SHY, JUST SAY NO.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE ON THE ROAD FOR 24 YEARS, NONSTOP
BUT TWO YEARS AGO, SOMETHING UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED IN LEVAN IN OUR HISTORY.
AFTER 20 YEARS, A MEMBER DECIDED, A MEMBER DARED TO QUIT US.
MAY YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND 20 YEARS OF TOURING WITH THE VS.
NOW, PHYSICALLY IT'S REALLY HARD.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, I JUST TURNED 30 AND I CAN ALMOST LOOK.
UH, SIMONE NEEDED SO MUCH INCURRING THEN HE, HE DECIDED TO GET ELECTED AS A MAYOR IN HIS VILLAGE, AND HE DID IT.
SO WE LITTLE BIT STRESSED AT THE BEGINNING, NOT BECAUSE OF HIS ELECTION, BUT WE NEEDED A NEW MEMBER, A NEW GUITAR AND SINGER.
AND FINALLY WE GOT ONE, A GOOD HUMAN AND A GOOD MUSICIAN IN THE SAME BODY.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN LEVAN.
LET ME PRESENT TO YOU OUR NEWEST MEMBER ON THE GUITAR DE DE BOISE.
I'M VERY, UH, I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF, UH, LEVAN NOW BECAUSE, UH, EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG, I LOVE, UM, OLD THINGS.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG AT MY GRANDPARENT HOUSE, UH, I OPENED AN OLD SUITCASE AND I FOUND A NO TAPE LABEL.
WHEN I LISTENED TO IT, I RECOGNIZED A VOICE FROM THE PAST.
IT WAS, UH, THE VOICE OF MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER, WILLIE.
HE WAS SINGING THE SONG THAT, UH, I'M ABOUT TO SING FOR YOU TONIGHT.
SO FROM THE SWEET MEMORY OF WILLIE TO YOU TONIGHT, A LOVE SONG FROM THE HEART OF THE MAT WOOD, CARRIED BY, UM, A MESSENGER BIRD.
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WE'RE GONNA TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAKS.SEE YOU HERE AT THE TABLE OF CD AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BREAK.
UM, EVERYBODY LVO, NO IS ABOUT TO TAKE THE STAGE FOR THEIR SECOND SET.
AND I JUST WANNA MENTION THEY HAVE MERCH OVER HERE.
ALL THE CDS HAVE ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS FOR THEIR LYRICS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, AND THEY'LL BE SIGNING SOME MORE CDS AFTER THE SHOW.
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UH, THE OTHER DAY, UH, I NEEDED, UH, SOME POTATOES.MY SON, UH, HE ONLY EATS POTATOES AT THIS AGE.
SO I SAID, NEIGHBOR, HOW MUCH FOR A BAG? A SACK OF POTATO? HE SAID, FIVE BUCKS.
HE SAID, BUT
SO I ARRIVED TO SEE HIS NEIGHBOR AND HE LOOK AT ME.
I GUESS YOU'RE COMING FOR THE POTATOES,
HOW MUCH FOR A BAG? HE SAID, $12.
YOUR NEIGHBOR SELL IT FOR FIVE.
HE SAID, UH, HOW COME YOU DIDN'T BUY IT THERE? YOU KNOW? SO I START TO EXPLAIN, BUT HE LOOKED LIKE HE KNEW ALREADY,
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YOU KNOW? AND HE TOLD ME SOMETHING VERY PARTICULAR, VERY DEEP, VERY IMPORTANT.HE SAID, IF I ADD NO POTATOES, I WOULD GIVE IT TO YOU FOR FREE.
AT, AT THE START, I THOUGHT HE WAS GENEROUS,
AND I START TO THINK ABOUT THIS VERY WEIRD SITUATION, AND I REALIZED THAT IT PAYS OFF MORE.
IT ALWAYS PAYS OFF MORE WHEN WE ARE IN GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO THAT THE SONG THAT SON, HE NEVER SAW YOU SON.
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WOO, A FEW YEARS AGO WE LOST A GREAT GUITAR PLAYER AND A GREAT SINGER FROM FRANCE WON THE, OF THE FOUNDER OF THE FRENCH SUPER GROUP.SO A TRIBUTE TO THE BAND, TO HIM.
AND AS HER FIRST COVER FOR THE, HERE COME THE FRENCH TWO, THE
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YOU VERY MUCH AS THINGS ONTHANK YOU KU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO BARBARA, TO BARBARA TO HAVE US HERE.
AND THANK YOU ALSO TO ALL THE, THE STAFF HERE, HUDSON AND NATE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THEM TO GET ALL THE STAGE READY AGAIN FOR EVERYONE.
AND OF COURSE, ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN THERE WITH THIS HEAT FROM QUEBEC.
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE BROUGHT YOU SOME HEAT TODAY,
AND OUR SON, ENGINEER IN THE HALL, BARBARA TOLD US THAT ALL THE GOOD SINGERS ARE HERE TONIGHT.
SO, UH, WE, WE WANT, WE, WE, FOR THE NEXT SONG, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
WE WANT YOU TO SING, UH, THAT LITTLE YEAH, THE LAST SONG.
IT'S THE LAST SONG OF THE SHOW.
AND, UH, WE, WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR THIS ONE.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE LYRICS AND, UH, IT'S A VERY, IT'S ALSO A VERY SAD SONG, SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE IT MORE CHEERFUL, MORE HAPPY.
BUT OF COURSE, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS, SO IT MIGHT SOUND HAPPY AS WELL.
UH, IT'S VO MAISE VO AND YOU WILL PICK IT UP.
IT COMES MANY TIMES DURING THE SONG.
AND, UH, SO WE EXPECT YOU TO BE GOOD AND TO BE, UH, LOUD.
UH, WE WERE IN VERMONT, UH, NOT A LONG TIME AGO, AND THEY WERE VERY GOOD.
AND, UH, SO HERE COMES MA LOUISE.
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YOU GO.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.
FOR LEVON
WE BACK PLAYING THIS WEEKEND UP AT RAY FOX BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL.
DO WE WANNA LET THEM GO OR IF THEY'RE WILLING TO PLAY MORE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR MORE GUYS? YES.
THEY'RE GONNA INVITE EVERYBODY TO DANCE.
WHERE EVERYONE IS INVITED TO DANCE.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO PLAY MY FAVORITE SONG OF LEO.
IT'S A, IT'S A SONG ABOUT MAPLE SYRUP,
AND IN ENGLISH IT CAN BE TRANSLATED AS
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WOO.