Cayouche

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Réginald Charles Gagnon, known as Cayouche (born ca. 1945), is an Acadian singer-songwriter of Acadian French country music. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick on the eastern coast of Canada.

1 The early life of Réginald Charles Gagnon
2 Cayouche and his career as a musician
3 Discography
- 3.1 Songs
4 Further reading

[edit] The early life of Réginald Charles Gagnon

At the age of thirteen Cayouche left eastern Canada with his mother to go live in the suburbs of Boston Massachusetts in the United States. He later joined the United States Army when he was 19. While serving he took part in the Vietnam War however he never went to combat. When is military service was over he returned to Massachusetts where he spent the next ten years. Later in 1979 he returned to Canada and went as a nomad with his bag pack and his guitar.

[edit] Cayouche and his career as a musician

His nickname comes from the United States. He says that people would tell him: "t’es pas Acayen t’es Acayouche", meaning "you're not Acadian, you're Acayouche". "Acayouche" later became "Cayouche", which is now his nickname. He started his career as a musician in various community center of northern New Brunswick.