A gifted piano player, intrepid archivist and an incorrigibly amateur musicologist. Marcel Ballot was brought up on la chanson française, American jazz circa Fats Waller and 60's Anglo Saxon pop/underground. As a singer (Marco Balto) and instrumentalist he has produced a hatful of recordings on his own label "Au Petit Vin Blanc". A recent addition to the Cézame catalogue, along with his piano period-pieces, he has introduced us to his improbable collection of toy pianos, melodicas, petrol-can guitars. It's only the beginning...

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A gifted piano player, intrepid archivist and an incorrigibly amateur musicologist. Marcel Ballot was brought up on la chanson française, American jazz circa Fats Waller and 60's Anglo Saxon pop/underground. As a singer (Marco Balto) and instrumentalist he has produced a hatful of recordings on his own label "Au Petit Vin Blanc". A recent addition to the Cézame catalogue, along with his piano period-pieces, he has introduced us to his improbable collection of toy pianos, melodicas, petrol-can guitars. It's only the beginning...