Coeur De Pirate At MTelus

We're a little bit backed up on getting my concert photographs up here on The Old Blog.  I suppose we will catch up at some point, but this would be a good time to remind you that my concert photographs can be seen in a much more timely manner by visiting V13Media, which you can do by following the link.  If you'd like an even more direct route to my photographs, you can visit my personal page over there but using the following link.  Montreal’s MTelus hosted a big welcome back party on Thursday night.  It has been a few years since Coeur de Pirate has graced one of our stages.  She was back in force, with a new album in hand and an adoring crowd that was excited to be reunited with their favourite singer.  The Montreal show was the first in a short trek of Canadian cities.  It provides a quick chance to get out and see some familiar faces.  There were certainly more than a few of those in the crowd on this night.  She seemed to be waving to someone new every time she looked out into the crowd.  It is also the perfect opportunity to introduce those fans to her new album.  Cavale was released back in September and we were treated to the entire album.  It has been a rough couple of years dealing with some medical issues, but once on the stage, it was like she never left.  After opening the concert with “Laisse moi pleurer”, Coeur de Pirate shouted a quick “Bonsoir Montréal!”  Whatever ice there may have been was immediately broken.  “Un autre regret”, another track of of Cavale, kept the momentum going before the crowd got their first taste of an older hit with “Drapeau blanc”.  The songs also featured several dance interludes.  Coeur de Pirate concerts are like a science experiment.  Take one part voice and mix with one part performance art.  The result is a concert experience unlike all others.  Totally original and unforgettably memorable.  After the rest of the songs from Cavale had been played, along with a generous portion of her other well known hits, Coeur de Pirate thanked the fans.  She thanked them for having always been there over he career and for their support over the last few years.  She said that the relationship they have shared has been the greatest of her life.  After looking over all of the smiling faces, it was easy to see that the feeling was mutual.  All of the photographs were taken at f/3.2 while using various different shutter speeds, ISO settings and focal lengths.  Here are the rest of the photographs that I took of Coeur de Pirate as she performed on the MTelus stage.

If you would like to find out more about Coeur de Pirate and her music, you can do so by following the link to her website.  If you would like to see the photographs that I took of Laraw, who performed earlier in the evening, you can do so by following the link.   Much thanks goes out to Coeur de Pirate's management group at Bravo Musique, Evenko and Christopher Gonda at V13 Media for getting me a pass to photograph the show.  As always, it is very much appreciated.  After this short Canadian tour, Coeur de Pirate will be heading over to Europe before making a Montreal return early next summer.  I’m sure that everyone has already marked the date in their calendar.  Don’t you dare miss it when Coeur de Pirate plays a town near you.