Monsieur Camembert
Monsieur Camembert giving a workshop at the 2005 Cygnet Folk Festival
Background information
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresGypsy jazz, World
Years active1999 (1999)–current
LabelsMGM Distribution
MembersYaron Hallis
Matt Ottignon
Edouard Bronson
Marcello Maio
Julian Curwin
Mark Harris
WebsiteOfficial website

Monsieur Camembert is a five-piece Gypsy fusion band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1997. They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album in 2002 for Live on Stage (released in 2001), in 2003 for Absynthe and in 2005 for Monsieur Camembert.[1] The linguistic repertoire of Monsieur Camembert's music includes English, Russian, Hebrew and Yiddish.

History

Members of Monsieur Camembert at Cygnet Festival 2005 (2)
Members of Monsieur Camembert at Cygnet Festival 2005 (3)

Monsieur Camembert formed as a five-piece Gypsy fusion band in Sydney, Australia in 1997. Their first album, was the live release The Gypsy Hot Club Presents Monsieur Camembert, which featured Svetlana Bunic on accordion, Julian Curwin on lead guitar, Yaron Hallis on vocals and rhythm guitar, Michael Lira on double bass and Daniel Weltlinger on violin and was recorded at The Gypsy Hot Club.[2] Released in 1999, it is also titled, Live @ The Basement and demonstrated their styles including Gypsy swing, Greek, Hungarian-Russian gypsy, klezmer, tango and original songs.[2]

Their second album was also a live performance, Live on Stage which was released on 11 September 2001. Performing on the album were Mark Atkins on didgeridoo, Eddie Bronson on percussion, Bunic, Curwin, Shenton Gregory on violin, Hallis and Mark Szeto on bass.[3]

They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album (2002, 2003, 2005).[1] The linguistic repertoire of Monsieur Camembert's music includes English, Russian, Romani, Hebrew and Yiddish.

Band members

As of 2009:

  • Yaron Hallis (Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar)
  • Matt Ottignon/Edouard Bronson (Saxes/Clarinet/Flute)
  • Marcello Maio (Accordion/Piano)
  • Julian Curwin (Lead Guitar)
  • Mark Harris (Double Bass/Vocals)

Guest artists including:

  • Shenzo Gregorio (Violin)
  • Vladimir Khusid (Trumpet/Flugelhorn)
  • Anatoli Torjinski (5 String Cello/Balalaika)
  • Daniel Weltlinger (Violin)
  • Svetlana Bunic (Accordion)
  • Jim Pennell (Lead Guitar)
  • Stuart Vandegraaf (Saxes/Clarinet/Flute)

Discography

Albums

List of albums
Title Album details
Live @ The Basement
  • Released: August 1999
  • Label: Monsieur Camembert (CAM001)
  • Formats: CD
Live on Stage
  • Released: September 2001
  • Label: Monsieur Camembert (CAM002)
  • Formats: CD
Absynthe
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Monsieur Camembert (CAM003)
  • Formats: CD
Monsieur Camembert
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: Monsieur Camembert (CAM 004)
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital
Famous Blue Cheese - the Leonard Cohen Show
  • Released: June 2007
  • Label: Monsieur Camembert (CAM 005)
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2002 Live on Stage ARIA Award for Best World Music Album Won [4]
2003 Absynthe Best World Music Album Won
2005 Monsieur Camembert Best World Music Album Won
2007 Famous Blue Cheese Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Artist: Monsieur Camembert". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 "The Gypsy Hot Club presents Monsieur Camembert". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Spencer, Chris; Paul McHenry; Zbig Nowara (2007) [1989]. "Monsieur Camembert". The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Moonlight Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86503-891-9. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2009. Note: [on-line] version was expanded from the 2002 edition.
  4. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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