T E R R I T O I R E SLaunch Tour Winter / Spring 2019

Prix PONT TRANSATLANTIQUE 2015

NEWCD

OFFICIAL SHOWCASES

“ A classy & rousing set by Quebec Folk heroes. ”– THE GUARDIAN (UK)

Folk Alliance 2019Biennale Cinars

2018

CONTACT / TEAMBOOKING PARTNERS / AGENCES DE SPECTACLES USA – FLi Artists FLiArtists.com +1 (310) 928-1009

UK – Strada stradamusic.com + 44 (0) 1377 217662

France – La lune dans les pieds lalunedanslespieds.com + 33 (0)1 43 28 34 50

Italia – Geomusic geomusic.it +39 035 73 20 05

PUBLICISTS

UK – Pat Tynan USA – Rock Paper Scissors CANADA – Six Media

LABEL / MAISON DE DISQUEBorealis Records borealisrecords.com +1 (416) 530-4288

ÉDITEUR / PUBLISHERSLes Éditions de La Compagnie du Nord

THE BANDRenowned as wonderful ambassadors of la Francophonie, Le Vent du Nord is also acknowledged as an influential force and key player in Quebec’s trad-itional folk music revival. Since the group’s founding in 2002 (+1800 shows), the band has racked up several prestigious awards, including 2 JUNOS (Canada’s Grammys), 2 Canadian Folk Music Awards, 1 Félix, 1 Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros (France). Touring Artist of the Year nominee at BC Touring Council and and Artist of the Year at Folk Alliance International (US).

While exhibiting serious folk chops, Le Vent du Nord knows how to connect Quebecois tradition meaningfully to the larger musical world. The group relishes collaboration with diverse musicians, including everyone from Väsen to Julie Fowlis, Harry Manx, Breabach, and The Chieftains to pan-Mediterranean ensemble Constantinople and several symphony orchestra including OSM, OSQ, Portland Symphony (US), Victoria Symphony (B-C, Canada).

SIMON BEAUDRY vocals, bouzouki, guitar

NICOLAS BOULERICE vocals, electroacoustic hurdy-gurdy, piano

RÉJEAN BRUNET basses, diatonic accordion, jaw harp, piano, vocals

OLIVIER DEMERS fiddle, guitar, foot-tapping, mandolin, vocals

ANDRÉ BRUNET fiddle, foot-tapping, vocals

LEVENTDUNORD.COM

“ Le Vent du Nord have become «the leading exponents of Quebec’s culture» ”

– WORLD MUSIC NETWORK

Credit: Alistair Cassidy Credit: Guillaume Morin

MANAGEMENT - WORLDLes Productions Le Vent du Nord / La Compagnie du Nord200-1028 du Rivage Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu Québec Canada J0L1R0info@leventdunord.com+1.450.909.0940

“ Leave a positive feelgood feeling all over the body. ” – Lars Fahlin, LIRA MAGAZINE (SWEDEN)

LE VENT DU NORD QUINTET ON THE ROAD 2019-2020

ALSO AVAILABLEBEST INTERNATIONAL ARTIST - 2018 FOLKING AWARDS

“ A classy & rousing set by Quebec Folk heroes ” – Robin Denselow, THE GUARDIAN 2016

« Coup de cœur des critiques » – Philippe Krümm, MAGAZINE LA SCÈNE (France)

LE VENT DU NORD QUINTET WITH STRING QUARTETSpecial version of their show with a string quartet : 10 musicians on stage. Delightful and spectacular across the board.

#SOLO/QUEBECFEST Le Vent du Nord & De Temps AntanA spectacular and lively performance wich is presenting original repertoire of songs and tunes arranged for eight highly talented singers and multi-instrumentalists. With two of Quebec’s greatest traditional bands together on the same stage, this is also truly a family reunion!

TRADITIONAL, FOLK & SYMPHONICAn incredible full-length symphonic concert including works from Le Vent du Nord’s repertoire (all symphonic arrangements by Tom Myron). A hit for ALL audiences.

“ There must be few souls alive who could resist Le Vent du Nord’s boundless joie de vivre. And there was certainly no resistance in Fins-town, as the band raised the roof with a jubilant maelstrom of prodi-giously bouncy dance-tunes, also featuring hurdy-gurdy, accordion, bouzouki, piano, jaw-harp, guitar and electric bass, garlanded with lustily compelling five-part vocals, which, in one thrillingly throt-tled-back a cappella number, recalled the numinous, spine-tingling modalities of Gregorian chant (…) With Brunet [André] on board, their sound’s scale and intricacy are fast evolving into fresh dimensions, manifest in some sets’ looser, boldly freewheeling arrangements; in lashings of red-blooded honky-tonk brio, and in umpteen insouciant virtuoso flourishes, like one medley’s cheeky wee disco-funk intro, dashed off on fiddle, jaw-harp and fat bass licks. ”

– Sue Wilson [Orkney Festival, Scotland] FOLK RADIO (JUNE 2018)

2016

“A dream booking for a festival director ” - Terry Wickham,

EDMONTON FOLK FESTIVAL

“ Finesse, energy and happy tunes propel Quebec’s unique new traditional supergroup ”

- PENGUIN EGGS

Celtic Connections 2017 Glasgow

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BRINGING L’ESPRIT DU QUÉBEC TO THE WORLDThe band’s musical talents and strong and luminous stage presence are now recognized worldwide. Along with their terrific musicianship Le Vent du Nord have brilliantly connected Quebecois musical tradition to a larger musical world and in doing so have turned lost traditions into new and intense dynamic performances.

NEW CD TERRITOIRES LAUNCH TOURFeb 12, Théâtre Fairmount, Montreal (Quebec) March 29, National Arts Center, Ottawa (Canada)April 4 , Union Chapel, London (UK)April 26, N.O. Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans (USA)April 30, City Winery, Boston (USA)May 15, Littlefield Performance and Art Space, NYC (USA)

Dreamlands: Dynamic Quebecois Folk Icons Le Vent du Nord Make the Past Speak, Sing, and Foot-tap to Our Present Hopes and Heartaches on Territoires.