Le Vent du Nord

Le Vent du Nord
OriginSaint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
GenresFolk
Years active2002–present
LabelsBorealis
MembersNicolas Boulerice
André Brunet
Réjean Brunet
Olivier Demers [fr]
Past membersSimon Beaudry
Benoit Bourque
Bernard Simard
Sébastien Dufour
Frédéric Samson
Websitewww.leventdunord.com

Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is a Canadian folk music group from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu in Quebec. The band performs traditional Québécois music (which is heavily influenced by Celtic music from both Ireland and Brittany), as well as original numbers in this style, in French.[1] In 2018 the group's membership consists of Simon Beaudry (vocals, guitar, Irish bouzouki), Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, hurdy-gurdy, piano accordion, piano), André Brunet (vocals, fiddle, podorythmie), Réjean Brunet (vocals, diatonic button accordion, acoustic bass guitar, piano and jaw harp) and Olivier Demers (vocals, fiddle, podorythmie, and guitar). Their first eight recordings have been nominated for multiple awards.[2]

  1. ^ "Le Vent du Nord review – jokes and joie de vivre from Quebec folk heroes". The Guardian, Robin Denselow, 24 August 2016
  2. ^ "The band | Le Vent du Nord". 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2023-05-13.