- country:Canada
- region:Québec
- style(s):Folk, Traditional
- label:La Compagnie du Nord
- type:Band, Composer/Songwriter, Quintet, Symphony Orchestra
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal, a cappella, percussion, string, brass, piano, guitar
- artist contact:La Compagnie du Nord
Line up
- André Brunet (fiddle, foottapping, vocal)
- André Gagné (guitar, bouzouki, vocal)
- Nicolas Boulerice (vocal, hurdy gurdy, piano)
- Olivier Demers (fiddle, mandolin, foottapping, vocal)
- Réjean Brunet (accordion, piano, bass, vocal)
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The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Quebec’s exciting and progressive Francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while their highly rhythmic and soulful music, rooted in the Celtic diaspora, is enhanced with a broad range of global influences. Since first launching in August 2002, Le Vent du Nord have enjoyed meteoric success, performing well over 2,500 concerts over 4 continents and racking up several prestigious awards, including a Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros, two Junos (Canada’s Grammys), 3 Félix at ADISQ, a Canadian Folk Music Award, and “Artist of the Year” at Folk Alliance International. The group regularly appear on Canadian, American, European, and UK television and radio and have participated in a wide variety of special musical projects that exhibit their great finesse and flexibility. They’ve collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists including: Julie Fowlis, Breabach, Fiona Monbet, Kent Nagano, Harry Manx, Väsen, Dervish, The Chieftains, Breton musical pioneer Yann-Fañch Kemener, Québécois roots legend and master storyteller Michel Faubert and the trans-Mediterranean ensemble Constantinople. Le Vent du Nord look beyond the standard approaches to tradition in their collaborations and they’ve also created a symphonic concert that, according to Voir Montreal, “puts all traditional folk naysayers to shame.” Since 2007, they've collaborate with 20 Orchestras including Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Victoria Symphony and Orchestre National de Bretagne.
On stage these five friends create intense, joyful and dynamic live performances that expand the bounds of tradition in striking global directions. This is the modern sound of tradition, a music of the here and now.