Éric Favreau was born Born in St-Élie-d’Orford, Canada in 1965. He comes from a family of traditional musicians and has spent a great deal of time getting together with other fiddlers, learning their repertoire and studying their varied styles.
Over the years, he has garnered a profound understanding and vast knowledge of Quebecois traditional music.
Eric not only plays for dances, but has accompanied Quebec dance groups in tours of England, Bulgaria, Poland and the United States. He teaches fiddling at the Cegep (college) de Joliette. His own playing is filled with delicacy, nuance and a liveliness will leave no foot untapped.
In 1999 he released an influential album with fiddler Mario Landry.
Since 1997, he has been part of the group Entourloupe with which he has recorded three CDs: La St-Berdondaine, The choux pis melons, and Epilogue. He also plays in the band Raz-de-tide / Tidal Wave, dedicated to dance music.
Discography:
Reel à Deux, with Mario Landry (1998)
La St-Berdondaine, with Entourloupe
The choux pis melons, with Entourloupe (2000)
Epilogue, with Entourloupe
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
