Le Vent du Nord from left to right: Réjean Brunet (bass, diatonic accordion, jaw harp, piano, vocals); André Brunet (fiddle, foot-tapping, vocals); André Gagné (vocals, bouzouki, guitar); Olivier Demers (fiddle, guitar, foot-tapping, mandolin, vocals; Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, electro acoustic hurdy-gurdy, piano).
Photo: Marc Mongrain
Le Vent du Nord
Since its inception in August 2002, Le Vent Du Nord has enjoyed meteoric success, performing well over 2,500 concerts over 4 continents and racking up several prestigious awards, including a Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros, two Juno Awards, a Félix at ADISQ, a Canadian Folk Music Award, and the Artist of the Year Award at the Folk Alliance International Annual Gala.
The group exhibits great finesse and flexibility, appearing regularly on Canadian, American, French, and UK television and radio, and participating in a wide variety of special musical projects. They’ve collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists including: Harry Manx, Väsen, Dervish, The Chieftains, Breton musical pioneer Yann-Fañch Kemener, Québecois roots legend and master storyteller Michel Faubert, the Scottish folk band Breabach, singer Julie Fowlis, and the trans-Mediterranean ensemble Constantinople.
Recently they’ve played at major festivals such as Celtic Connections, WOMAD Chile, WOMADelaide, and WOMAD New Zealand; and collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists, including Väsen, Dervish, The Chieftains, Breton musical pioneer Yann-Fañch Kemener, Québecois roots legend Michel Faubert, singer Julie Fowlis, and the trans-Mediterranean ensemble Constantinople.