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The site...20 years online!
2005-2025
When we think about Nana's long artistic journey, we remain impressed. At the same time, we can imagine that it is a lifetime's work to manage her archives spanning over 60 years. Like many admirers, by collecting everything related to her (records, press articles, audio and video documents), I did it my own way. In addition, with each new acquisition, it was important for me to classify it well so that it could be easily found. I believe that this approach helped me build and structure this site.
My last anniversary page was in 2020. That year, the pandemic arrived suddenly and took us all by surprise. The sacrifices it required disrupted our daily routine and forced us to reduce our social interactions. This was more difficult for some than for others. As for me, I have a personality that adapts as much to contact with others as to solitude. So, the pandemic was beneficial to me because it gave me time to keep me busy. I would even say that it allowed me to experience some very beautiful moments, long retreats in silence, as I like to do when I travel alone.
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So I devoted myself to writing new texts. The satisfaction I got from it made me lose track of time. So, after 12 months, I had 26 new articles in four languages - the equivalent of 379 Word pages. Since then, I've written just as many. That makes hundreds of texts totaling 2,236 Word pages since the beginning of the site. As most of the new articles concern her recordings, a new page had to be created: Repertoires, albums and songs. |
Note that when I highlight her albums and songs, I always find something new to mention. And if I revisit moments from her career already covered in other articles, I tell them differently. I also expand on everything related to Quebec. More recently, AMONG THE QUEBECERS which completes the existing section with new personalities. Also, SONGS FROM HERE which presents the 16 Quebec songs she has covered. Among these, I devoted an article to "Je reviens chez nous" and "Un Canadien errant".
After a radio interview several years ago for Nana's birthday, I was on television to tell how I discovered her and what led me to dedicate a website to her. In this program, recorded in duplex via Skype, personalities from my region were regularly invited. It also featured people who stood out in a certain field or who were passionate about something. I was pleasantly surprised by the preview broadcast on Facebook: I appeared with Nana on a screen while the host described me as her biggest fan in Quebec. In the chosen excerpt, I told that I spent three months doing research at the Library of Congress in Washington. I don't often get the opportunity to talk about this hobby. But that day, for 15 minutes, I let myself go. The show has been aired 70 times between 2022 and 2024. |
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Before concluding, I would like to say a few words about Céline B., a longtime Quebec admirer. We met several years ago and have kept in touch ever since. Every time I write to her or visit her, I am impressed by her attention to detail, her precision, and how much chronological order matters to her. Given the quantity of press articles she constantly acquires, I admit: I can't hold a candle to her. It motivates me to see that I am not alone, and I thank her for always being available when I need a scan for my site.
I've been on the Web for 20 years now. Since then, I've learned a lot, and I am pleased to improve what's already been done and add content. Many visit me to learn about the highlights of Nana's career. Others, for the discography and concert dates. I'm happy that my site is appreciated for its spirit of synthesis, but also for the diversity of the files. After all this time, I tell myself that I should stop a little, or at least slow down. But how? Life goes on, and I intend to write other articles. Thank you 1,400,000 times.