INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED AND EXPERT VIOLIN A talented violinist for over 20 years, she was born and still evolves in a family of musicians. She attended college in classical music and honed her skills with renowned Irish violinist Kevin Burke and ethnomusicologist and musician Lisa Ornstein. She is a founding member of ...

GUITAR A native of St-Côme in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Éric was introduced to traditional music from an early age. He was influenced by the family repertoire, starting to sing and play guitar at the age of ten, accumulating the songs of his father and grandfather. His passion for ...

INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCE AND EXPERT VIOLIN Born in 1976 in Lacolle in Montérégie, André Brunet was drawn to music from an early age. His parents, having noticed this strong attraction, quickly encouraged André to develop his passion for music. From then on, at the age of nine, the violin became his ...

Photo by Vitor Munhoz David «Dâvi» Simard est un multi instrumentiste, compositeur et arrangeur qui travaille principalement dans le milieu de la musique traditionnelle, l’enregistrement, l’audiovisuel, la musique électronique et l’enseignement. Il a contribué et continue de contribuer à une panoplie de projets, notamment avec le Cirque Alfonse, L’Oumigmag, Les ...

Guitare Issue d’une famille de musiciens évoluant dans le milieu de la musique traditionnelle québécoise, Colin Savoie-Levac oeuvre en tant que musicien multi-instrumentiste professionnel (guitare, banjo, mandoline, lapsteel et podorythmie) depuis plus de 10 ans. Depuis 2014, Colin partage la musique d’ici à travers le monde (Amérique du Nord, Amérique ...

MASTER CLASS Éric Favreau comes from a family of traditional musicians and has spent a great deal of time playing with other fiddlers, learning their repertoire and studying their varied styles. Éric has explored and exploited various sources including archives and personally made field recordings and has accumulated a rich ...

TRADITION BEARER It was in his Portneuf’s hometown of St-Basile, that Denis Pépin first started playing the accordion under the friendly influence of Jean-Claude Petit, a local accordion player. His unusual talent and dexterity were soon recognised and he was quickly ranked as high as the two already renowned Quebec ...

INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCE AND EXPERT Steeve Poirier est un violoniste et multi-instrumentiste: mandoline, guitare, basse, percussions. Originaire de Havre-aux-Maisons aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine, il est un des plus prolifique de sa génération avec son style authentique des Îles combiné aux musiques irlandaises, écossaises, bretonnes et universelles. Il a jouer au côté de grands ...

CLASSE JEUNESSE Charles Labrèche débute ses apprentissages en danse traditionnelle à la Compagnie de danse Mackinaw de Drummondville pour laquelle il y évolue encore aujourd’hui à titre d’interprète. Il participe à d’autres projets de danse chez Les Chamaniers de Saint-Hyacinthe, La R’voyure et BIGICO. En 2023, il présente la phase ...

CLASSE JEUNESSE Maxence a été exposé à la musique traditionnelle dès son jeune âge, accompagnant ses parents aux festivals tels que Mémoires et Racines ou Chants de Vielles, participant aux veillées au Domaine Maizerets ou au Poulailler d’Inverness, et assistant aux spectacles à la Maison Chevalier ou à la miellerie ...

DAILY DANSES & THE DANSE EVENING Percussionist, caller, stepdancer and researcher, Jean-François Berthiaume has a rich and varied background, and is an artist in high demand. After more than twenty years in the service of traditional dance, he is recognized as one of the most original callers.  Jean-François is the ...

BEGINNER FIDDLE Michel Bordeleau is multi-instrumentalist and singer: guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin, percussion and podorythmie. Active for thirty years in the world of traditional music, with more than twenty album career, it continues to renew and innovate. For many, he is one of the important links between the old and the ...

DANSE & SLOW JAM SESSIONS Born in Saint-Hubert, in Montérégie, David started to play the violin at the age of eight. During his teenage years he found a passion for Québec traditional music. Always increasing, this passion lead David on the big professional stages at the beginning of his 20s with La Part du ...