Philippe Tatartcheff
Philippe Tatartcheff (born in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Canadian poet and songwriter who grew up in Timmins, Ontario. His father, Dr. Michael Tatartcheff, was a physician and surgeon in Timmins, and his grandfather, Dr. Assen Tatartcheff, was a member of the Macedonian Liberation Front IMRE. In Switzerland, the family was from the Cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Neuchatel and Fribourg.
Philippe Tatartcheff is best known as the lyricist for French language songs by folk duo Kate and Anna McGarrigle.[1]
Song texts
- with Anna McGarrigle
- 1975 – Complainte pour Ste. Catherine[2]
- 1976 – Naufragée du Tendre
- 1980 – Mais quand tu danses
- 1980 – Excursion à Venise
- 1980 – Avant la guerre
- 1980 – À boire
- 1990 – Rainbow Ride
- 1996 – Arbre
- 1998 – Forever and the Same
- with Kate McGarrigle
- 1978 – Side of Fries
- 1980 – Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse
- 1980 – Cheminant à la ville
- 1980 – Prends ton manteau
- 2003 – Rose blanche
- with both Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- 1978 – Pronto Monto
- 1996 – Hang Out Your Heart
Notes and references
- ↑ Philippe Tatartcheff Official Web Site, with some songs from his podcast, or some of his song texts in English (ou en français).
- ↑ (French) Complainte pour Ste-Catherine, full text: (French) Texte des paroles de la Complainte pour Ste-Catherine, de Philippe Tatartcheff — tel que paru sur l'album Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse – The French Record" (1981).
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