Le Vent du Nord

Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is a Canadian folk music group from Quebec. The band, formed in 2002, performs traditional Québécois music (which is heavily influenced by Celtic music from both Ireland and Brittany), as well as original numbers in this style, in French. The group's membership currently consists of Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, hurdy-gurdy, piano accordion, piano), Olivier Demers (vocals, fiddle, foot-tapping and guitar), Simon Beaudry (vocals, guitar, Irish bouzouki), and Réjean Brunet (vocals, diatonic button accordion, acoustic bass guitar, piano and jaw harp). Their first five recordings have been nominated for multiple awards; the first two have received awards.

History

Le Vent du Nord was formed in 2002. Nicolas Boulerice and Olivier Demers began the band with Sébastien Dufour and Frédéric Samson. This configuration lasted only a short time, changing once they met Benoit Bourque (vocals, diatonic button accordion, mandolin, bones, and step dancing) in Vancouver later the same year. With the same interest and passion in folk music, and in spite of the fact that all were engaged in other musical groups at that time, they decided to continue together. Bernard Simard also joined the group on guitar and vocals in the same period. The band officially started in September 2002. In 2004, Simard was replaced by Simon Beaudry. Bourque was replaced by Réjean Brunet in April 2007.

In 2010 the group was named Ensemble of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.^[1]

Recordings

• 2015 Têtu - Borealis records
• 2012 Tromper le Temps - Borealis records
• 2010 Symphonique - Radio-Canada disque
• 2009 La part du feu - Borealis records
• 2008 Mesdames et Messieurs - Borealis records - Live recording from the Mémoire et Racines festival in Joliette on 26 July 2008.
• 2007 Dans les airs - Borealis records
• 2005 Les amants du Saint-Laurent - Borealis records
• 2003 Maudite Moisson! - Borealis records

One of their tracks also appears on Putumayo World Music's 2008 Québec collection.

Awards

• 2012 introduce in the Order of the Porcupine Hall of Fame of the Toronto radio show "Back to the sugar camp"!
• 2012 winner of a Grand Prix Musique du Monde pour Tromper le Temps at the 65e annual Académie Charles-Cros awards in Paris ^[2]
• 2012 nominated for ADISQ "Traditional Album of the Year" for Tromper le temps
• 2012 nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards "Traditional Album of the Year" for Tromper le temps
• 2012 nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards "Traditional Band of the Year"
• 2011 winner of Micro d'art 103,5 at the Gala Excelsior Grand Joliette
• 2011 winner of Juno Award "Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group" for La part du feu
• 2010 winner of Canadian Folk Music Awards "Ensemble of the Year" for La Part du Feu^[3]
• 2010 nominated for ADISQ "Traditional Album of the Year" for La part du feu
• 2009 nominated for ADISQ "Traditional Album of the Year" for Mesdames et messieurs!
• 2008 nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards "Traditional Band of the Year"
• 2008 nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards "Traditional Album of the Year" for Dans les airs
• 2008 nominated for ADISQ "Traditional Album of the Year" for Dans les airs
• 2006 winner of North American Folk Music & Dance Association "Best Traditional Artist"
• 2005 nominated for ADISQ "Traditional Album of the Year" for Les amants du Saint-Laurent
• 2005 winner of Canadian Folk Music Awards "Best Traditional Album" for Les amants du Saint-Laurent
• 2004 nominated for ADISQ "Traditional Album of the Year" for Maudite Moisson
• 2004 winner of Juno Award "Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group" for Maudite Moisson!

See also

• Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Vent du Nord.

• Le Vent du Nord Official website
• Le Vent du Nord at MySpace
• Canadian Folk Music Awards
• North American Folk Music & Dance Association