Charles Marchand helped gain recognition for the oral tradition by performing the repertoire that Marius Barbeau had assembled; Marchand contributed to Barbeau’s efforts. And From 1922 to 1926 he made many solo recordings for Edison and Columbia in New York and the Starr studios in Montreal. Marchand helped bring French Canadian songs into the cause of “la bonne chanson,” Marchand. office holder, baritone, folklorist, journalist, and artistic director