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Le Vent du Nord, first Québécois artist on the 2009-2010 Mid-Atlantic Touring Roster
September 29, 2008
Le Vent du Nord has just been selected as an official Folk/Traditional artist for the 2009-2010 season of the Mid-Atlantic Tours managed by the US Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation (USA). Also on the roster are Habib Koité & Bamada (World), STREB (Dance), The Regina Carter Quartet (Jazz), and Universes (Theatre). This tour will promote Le Vent du Nord in the Mid-Atlantic region which includes the following states: DC, MD, NJ, DE, VA, WV, PA, NY, and others.
http://www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/pat_presentation/ma_tours/index.html
Mesdames et messieurs: a CD LIVE
September 26, 2008
The special concert Le Vent du Nord presented this past July 26 during the Mémoire et Racines festival will be released on CD this fall (Borealis Records/Linus/True North). The album is scheduled to hit the shelves on November 11.
TRAD MAG Cover
September 02, 2008
Quebec photographer Danielle Berard's beautiful picture of Le Vent du Nord made its way to the cover of TRAD MAG, a French magazine dedicated to Trad music. Inside the magazine you'll find a well written article by Gérard Viel about Le Vent du Nord.
www.tradmagazine.com
A great evening presented while Mémoire et Racines
August 01, 2008
This past July 26, the Mémoires et Racines festival presented an extraordinary version of the DANS LES AIRS show. The performance featured moving exchanges between Le Vent du Nord and Éric Beaudry, Pierre-Luc Dupuis, Jean-François Branchaud, Simon Marion, André Brunet, Jeremiah McDade, Martin Langlais, and Bernard Simard. It was an evening to remember for a long, long time. And you can listen to this concert again on the Espace Musique radio, August 22, at 8 p.m.
http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio2/tous/progspecial/59517.shtml
Le Vent on NPR's Morning Edition
July 02, 2008
Le Vent du Nord has been interviewed by Renée Mortagne and a story was
broadcast on NPR's Morning Edition July 1st. With its audience of 13
million, National Public Radio's Morning Edition is the most listened to
morning show in the US. To listen the story, please click the link below.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91964712
News from Europe
June 30, 2008
Le Vent du Nord will make the front page of the French magazine TRAD MAG this fall (issue 121, Sept./Oct. 2008). We are currently putting together a European tour that will stretch from October 24 to November 3.
http://www.tradmagazine.com
Le Vent du Nord celebrates Quebec day!
June 30, 2008
Thousands of People Dance to the Music of Le Vent du Nord on Quebec Day!:
On June 23 & 24, Le Vent du Nord was part of two cultural events celebrating the national holiday of Québécois. One event was held in La Sarre, Abitibi, and the other in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. An approximate total of 20,000 people have enjoyed and danced to the group’s music at these events!
Back from Shetland Islands
May 23, 2008
Le Vent du Nord got back from the Shetland Islands, a beautiful place marked by Scandinavian and Scottish history. From May 1 to May 4, the quartet took part to the famous 29th Shetland Folk Festival, alongside numerous artists from China, Australia, the US, Scandinavia, Europe, etc. The Scottish crowd gave the band a very warm welcome, and unforgettable music meetings happened.
See pictures of the event in our gallery
Watch a video on YouTube
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejpqg1mt_ro
The prestigious New York-based Putumayo label has noticed Le Vent du Nord’s music!
May 23, 2008
Le Vent du Nord will be featured on the next compilation album to be released by the prestigious New York-based Putumayo label. The theme for this compilation will be Quebec, as a salute to the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. The CD will cull tracks from a dozen artists, such as Martin Léon, Chloé Ste-Marie, Florent Vollant, Marie-Annick Lépine and Le Vent du Nord. In stores June 10.
Le Vent du Nord in LA Times
March 28, 2008
Le Vent will present a concert tomorrow night to Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz in Los Angeles (SOLD OUT) and they've been interviewed for an article wich has been release in LA Times last wednesday.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-nord26mar26,1,4766983.story
The new Dans les AIrs CD is launched in Europe
February 15, 2008
In support of the European release of the Dans les airs CD (L’Autre distribution / Proper), Le Vent du Nord has just completed a tour of France and Scotland that was full of exceptional musical encounters.
Dans les Airs is climbing the charts!
February 15, 2008
Dans les airs is #2 on Galaxie’s Folk/Roots chart! (december 2007 & january 2008)
http://www.galaxie.ca
Le Vent du Nord is on the air!
February 15, 2008
Le Vent du Nord ranks #2 across the board (album, song & artist) in January 2008 among 140 Canadian and USA folk radio playlists posted on the folkdj-l list.
Le Vent du Nord in Brittany
February 01, 2008
Upon invitation from the Théâtre de Cornouaille in Quimper, Brittany, Le Vent du Nord delivered a stellar performance on January 25, together with Breton singer Yann-Fanch Kemener, classically-trained cellist Aldo Ripoche and stunning pianist Florence Pavie. The evening sparked a beautiful musical friendship, revealed a world of moving sensitivities and inspired modern music bringing together the song and music repertoires of low Brittany and Quebec. Efforts are under way to keep this creative work developing and to present this high-calibre concert again within the next few months (images available in the Album).
Le Vent du Nord plays with Flook in France
February 01, 2008
A crowd-pleasing double bill January 19 was premiere night for Le Vent du Nord (Quebec) and Flook (UK), who shared the stage of the Théâtre municipal de Coutance (FRANCE). Both groups were giving their first venue performance on French ground. The occasion attracted 700 people, and they got their money’s worth, as we say!
Le Veent du Nord on CBC Radio Two
January 15, 2008
TUNE IN LE VENT DU NORD IN CONCERT
February 5th, 8:00 PM - CBC RADIO 2 "Canada Live"
Or on the web: www.cbc.ca/radio2
Since its inception in 2002, Le Vent du Nord has been acclaimed world wide for its high energy traditional Quebecois music. Their third album, Dans les airs, has just been released to wide critical acclaim. CBC Radio recorded the band December 14 at La Boîte à chanson in L’Assomption Québec The result, a festive evening of original Quebecois music with amazing vocal harmonies and foot- tapping rhythms.
Le Vent du Nord hits Burlington
January 06, 2008
The new year kicked off on the good foot for Le Vent du Nord, who performed on Saturday, January 5, in front of 1,200 people at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, in Burlington, USA, on a double bill with La Bottine Souriante. The group enjoys a very strong reputation in New England, as the group’s unique energy on stage always drives in sizeable crowds.
Le Vent du Nord blows on New-York City!
January 06, 2008
In the next few weeks, Le Vent du Nord will take part to the biggest gathering of American promoters (the Association Performing Arts Presenters) in New York, Jan. 12, then embark on a 13-day European tour. There, the quartet will make a foray into the French circuit and perform for the third time at Celtic Connections, the prestigious international festival held in Glasgow, Scotland. Once again this year, Le Vent du Nord is the sole group representing Quebec.
