Le Vent du Nord and De Temps Antan – Notre Album Solo (La Compagnie du Nord, 2018) Two of the greatest acts in the Quebecois…
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Artist Profiles: Yves Lambert
A talented singer-songwriter, versatile musician and consummate Epicurean, Yves Lambert is perhaps best known as a founding member of Quebecois folk supergroup La Bottine Souriante,…
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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…
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Olivier Demers is an accomplished violin player and multi-instrumentalist with a history in classical and Quebecois folk music. He has performed with L’Orchestre des Jeunes…
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Trained as a pianist, Nicholas Boulerice has experimented with many genres of music on the keyboard. A fascination with the unusual led him in 1997…
View More Artist Profiles: Nicolas BoulericeArtist Profiles: Matapat
Polished, heartfelt and spirited, Matapat played, danced and sang their tradition with humor and energy. They were well known for their charismatic and engaging performances.…
View More Artist Profiles: MatapatArtist Profiles: Les Batinses
“Batinses” is a Quebec vernacular expression that derives from the word baptism and is a mild and irreverent profanity. It seemed the perfect name for…
View More Artist Profiles: Les BatinsesFoot-Tapping & High Fiddling of Quebec’s Genticorum
Genticorum – La Bibournoise (Mad River Records, 2009) Traditional Quebecois music first came to my attention when I saw a Quebecois ensemble perform at the…
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