Guitarist and bouzouki player Simon Beaudry is from Saint-Côme, Québec. Simon grew up surrounded by traditional music. His maternal grandfather is well known in the area for his repertoire of songs, and his paternal grandfather Joseph Beaudry (Tido) is a fiddler. Simon’s father sings and plays guitar, and his brother Eric performs with La Bottine Souriante.
Simon has been playing and singing since the age of fifteen and as well as being influenced by the traditional music of Quebec.
With an insatiable hunger for musical exploration, he enrolled in Joliette College, where he immersed himself in the pursuit of a music degree, polishing his craft with unwavering dedication.
Later, he started out performing as a solo artist and in a duo with his brother Éric. They played traditional material and songs from the great Quebecois songwriters in many cafés around his hometown.
Following that, he accompanied the “Petits pas jacadiens” dance troupe of Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm. Next, he joined the award-winning contemporary quebecois folk and world music band Le Vent du Nord in 2004, with whom he currently travels the world as vocalist, guitarist, and bouzouki player.
Since 2018, he is also involved in a new piano and vocal project called Duo Beaudry-Prudhomme with virtuoso pianist Philippe Prud’homme.
Discography:
Les amants du Saint-Laurent (Borealis Records, 2005)
Dans les airs (Borealis Records, 2007)
Mesdames et Messieurs (Borealis Records, 2008)
La part du feu (Borealis Records, 2009)
Symphonique (Radio-Canada disque, 2010)
Tromper le Temps (Borealis Records, 2012)
Têtu (Borealis Records, 2015)
Notre album solo, with De Temps Antan (La Compagnie du Nord, 2018)
Territoires (Borealis Records, 2019)
Chansons en noires et blanches, with Duo Beaudry-Prudhomme (La Compagnie du Nord, 2020)
20 Printemps (IDLA, 2022)
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.