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 Mercenaires du terroir, Damien Robitaille et plusieurs autres. Il […]
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 du Sud, Europe, UK, Australie, […]
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 and fascinating repertoire. Over the […]
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 noms de la musique et […]
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 […]
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 à St-Agapit, son village natal. […]
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 finale d’un incubateur de recherche […]
She had the chance to have a classical piano formation, along with learning to play by EAR with her dad. After studying classical music at Vincent d’Indy College, and receiving her Bachelor of Music from the University of Montreal, Martine has found herself in high demand for both recording and performing engagements with many well-known Canadian artists. Playing mostly for music dancing, in Galas, competitions like The Grand Master Fiddle, she also performed in duo with Andre Brunet for about 4 years and has toured the USA, England, Japan and France with such talents as Ménage à Trois, Manigance and The Pierre Schryer Band, all representing the rich traditionnal music that Canada has to offer.
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 Quêteux, a band with which […]
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 the traditional music group La Galvaude which […]