Almanach is an album by Malicorne, released in 1976 on the Grffin label.[1] As before, it has a complex sound.^{[according to whom?]} The arrival of Hughes de Courson has given the album a more classical feel.

Almanach
Studio album by Malicorne
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Length	49:02
Label	Griffin
Malicorne chronology
Malicorne 2, Le Mariage anglais (1975) Almanach (1976) Malicorne 4 (1978)

Track listing

All songs traditional except where noted.

1. "Salut à la compagnie" – 0:55
2. "Quand j'étais chez mon père" – 3:44
3. "Margot" (Gabriel Yacoub) – 0:58
4. "Les tristes noces" – 7:44
5. "Voici venir le joli mai" – 0:24
6. "Voici la Saint Jean (ronde)" – 3:13
7. "Le luneux" – 5:03
8. "Branle de la haie" (Trad., Malicorne) – 2:08
9. "Quand je menai mes chevaux boire" – 4:39
10. "La fille au cresson" – 3:40
11. "L'écolier assassin" – 8:38
12. "Noël est arrivé" – 2:03
13. "La fiancée du timbalier" (lyrics: Victor Hugo; music: Trad.) – 5:45

Personnel

• Gabriel Yacoub – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, vocals)
• Marie Yacoub – electric dulcimer, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, Epinette des Vosges, psaltery, vocals)
• Laurent Vercambre – violin, cello, keyboards, mandolin, vocals)
• Hughes de Courson – bass, crumhorn, flute a bec, percussion, vocals)
• Oliver Zdrzalik – bass, keyboards, vocals
• "La Bamboche" on "Les Tristes Noces" – guest group

References