Hélène Bergeron (keyboards, guitar, fiddle, vocals, dance) is considered by her peers to be one of Canada’s finest step dancers. Her career as a performer has led her to tour Canada, the U.S., Europe and Japan in a variety of cultural settings as a dancer, children’s entertainer and musician.
Daughter of the renowned Island fiddler Eddy Arsenault, Hélène grew up step dancing and accompanying her father on guitar, eventually adding traditional piano and pump organ playing to her skills. Hélène also plays fiddle, sings, choreographs dance and has co-written comedic plays as well as the Confederation Centre production of “Racines Acadiennes” with her brother Albert Arsenault.
Hélène Bergeron founded Acadian band Barachois along with her brother Albert Arsenault, their cousin Louise Arsenault and Chuck Arsenault.
Discography
Barachois- Acadian Music from Prince Edward Island (1996)
Encore! (1999)
Naturel (2002)
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.
