Pierre’s first recording at the age of 17. Près de Paris was awarded The Grand Prix du Disque for Folk Music at the Montreux Festival in 1976. Very folk orientated with an already distinctive, mature guitar style and musicality. All of Pierre trademarks are here. A classic, historical work, paving the way for many guitarists.

PERSONNEL:
Pierre Bensusan: guitar, mandolin, vocals
Claude Lefebvre: dulcimer, guitar
Phil Fromont: violin, alto violin
Emmanuelle Parrenin: hurdy-gurdy
Bill Keith: banjo
Jean-François Sandoz: tin whistle
Gerard Lavigne: electric bass
Andre Thomas: bodhran
Herve De Sainte-Foy: up-right bass

TRACKS:
1. GAVOTTES 3.49
DE TRILPORT
A FUBLAINES
2. DAME LOMBARDE 3.04
3. J’AI FAIT UNE MAITRESSE 3.55
4. THE TOWN THAT I LOVED SO WELL 5.10
5. LE LAC DES ABBESSES 2.31
6. Sunday’S HORNPIPE 2.41
7. LADY DE NANTES 2.06
8. JIGS 5.33
MERRILY KISSED THE QUAKER
CUNLA
9. PRES DE PARIS/REELS 5.59
THE ASHPLANT
THE MORNING DEW
10. ONE MORNING IN MAY 4.52

Total time : 40.09

"Pierre has really created something, I love what he does"
Doc Watson

"Pierre, what you do with folk music, and how you transcend all these various idioms to bring them into to the language spoken today is very important, don't stop!"
Pete Seeger

Recorded in 1974
Produced by Frédéric Leibovitz
Dadgad Music (Ref. DM-1001)
Copyrights, 1975, Dadgad Music (France)
Publishings: Universal Music Publishings

Distribution France: Rue Stendhal
Distribution UK & Ireland: Discovery
Distribution Italy: IRD
Distribution Benelux: Music & Words
Distribution Germany & Austria: Sunny Moon