The Bourrée Montagnarde
is a folk group from Massif Central fonded in 1927 by the Auvergnats
who came in Paris to find a job.
The essential task of this association is to keep and spray folk tunes,
songs and dances from the Great Avernie. Vielle, Cabrette and Accordeon
musicans are playing classical bourrees, strong bourrees, mocking or
graceful bourrees keeping their original taste. This authenticity is
also present in songs and costumes religiously conserved or faithfuly
rebuilt from the one worn by our parents in the XIXth century, or more
precisely between 1850 and 1900.
Instruments, dances, songs and costumes are the most sincere
expression of Rouergue (Aveyron), Auvergne region (Cantal &
Puy-de-Dôme), from Gevaudan (Lozère), from Limousin (Corrèze), from
Velay (Haute-Loire), and from Quercy (Lot).
Each week, we meet together to dance bourrees, valzes, marches and
polkas on the sound of cabrette, vielle and accordeon.
Beginners learn the step, and the others train figures of the
different dances and prepare shows.
We
animate parties from the people originating from Massif Central, local
markets, city village or local area parties, or company organised
parties, thema lunches from restaurants or old people home, third age
happenings, family celebrations (anniversary, wedding, retirement
party, ...) and participate to national and international Festivals.