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 accordion players, Philippe Bruneau and […]
VIOLIN INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED/EXPERT Born in Gaspésie, Daniel spent the first 20 years of his life in the village of Mont-Louis. Relocated to Quebec in 1980, he played with his brother Jean-François in the region. They got acquainted with trad musicians and learned their repertoire. Daniel joined the group Manigance which left a mark throughout Quebec and […]
JEAN-MARIE VERRET Porteur de tradition BIOGRAPHIE Many Quebec natives born before the quiet revolution keep memories of Saturday evenings moving to the sounds of the violin and the accordion. As privileged witnesses of this era anchored in popular imagery, four generations of Verret of Lac-Saint-Charles perpetuated the musical traditional repertoire to us. In 1952, from […]