Barachois was created in the mid-1990s by siblings Hélène Bergeron and Albert Arsenault, cousin Louise Arsenault and unrelated musician Chuck Arsenault. The band played Acadian…
Artist Profiles: Barachois
Tag: Canadian music
Artist Profiles: Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac was born on February 24, 1975 in Creignish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Growing up on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Ashley McIsaac never…
Artist Profiles: Andrea Beaton
Andrea Beaton is an energetic fiddler and piano player from Cape Breton Island who comes from a family of talented musicians that includes Kinnon and…
Artist Profiles: Eric Favreau
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…
Artist Profiles: La Bottine Souriante
La Bottine Souriante first appeared on the Quebec music scene in 1976. This remarkable group has released in just twenty three years ten albums; three…
Artist Profiles: The Duhks
The Duhks is a group of musicians and singers from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Canadian prairies. The first lineup included Leonard Podolak on banjo and…
Artist Profiles: Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt was born and raised in Morden, Manitoba, a town of Irish, Scottish, German, and Icelandic inhabitants in the middle of the Canadian prairies.…
Artist Profiles: Éric Beaudry
Éric Beaudry was first exposed to traditional Quebec music in Saint-Côme, a village in Quebec’s Lanaudière region. Raised by a family entrenched in music, he…
Artist Profiles: Natalie MacMaster
Composer, virtuoso fiddler and skilled step dancer Natalie Ann MacMaster was born on June 13, 1972 in Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was raised in…
Stirring Acoustic Sounds from Prince Edward Isle
Ten Strings and A Goat Skin is a superb acoustic music trio from Prince Edward Isle in Canada. The three young musicians play primarily original…