Robert Sylvain

Music from Acadian Maine


Robert Sylvain plays the music of the Acadians, the first French settlers of Maine.

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Mémère’s Notebook

A collection of old Acadian ballads from the St. John River Valley revived for a new generation

Production has begun on this monumental heritage music project started over a decade ago.  Be a part of the process of bringing these historic Acadian folksongs back to life by participating in our crowdfunding campaign.  You can pre-order the recordings and sheet music, get a copy of the notebook, sign up for a house concert, become a project sponsor and much more. Thanks for your support!

News

  • First sessions at Acadia Recording

    Here are some photos from the past couple of days of recording. We got some awesome tracks down with Per Hanson, Steve Roy, and Neil Perlman, thanks to Jason and his team at Acadia Recording.  Feeling really lucky to have such great talent around me. More to come…

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  • Campaign closes, Recording starts!

    That’s a wrap on pre-orders! Thank you everyone who contributed, especially our sponsor-level backers: The Franco-American Center at UMaine, L’Alliance Française du Maine, Jeff Holland, Jamie McCue, Margaret McCue, Leo Muise, Saco River Theatre, and Brickhouse Music. There is still an opportunity to pre-order, contribute, and book appearances. Due to a technicality we can’t keep the indiegogo site…

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  • Home stretch!

    Just over one week to go!  We’ve raised over $3000 and I’m very pleased with the warm reception this project has enjoyed.  One more push will make a big difference as we move into the prodcution phase, so please let your friends know and if you have a venue that could host a program, consider…

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