De Temps Antan

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• André Brunet (lead vocal / fiddle / guitar / foot tapping)
• Éric Beaudry (lead vocal /foot tapping / guitar / mandolin / bou)
• Pierre-Luc Dupuis (lead vocal / accordion / harmonica )

• country:
  Canada
• region or city:
  Québec
• style(s):
  Québecois
• label:
  L-Abe
• type:
  Band
• gender:
  male
• instrumentation:
  vocal
• artist submitted by:
  ARTos & Theama

To say that De Temps Antan is a super-group of Quebecois folk music is an under-statement. Each member of De Temps Antan was a leader in the massive, multi-platinum Quebec folk band La Bottine Souriante and have toured the world over on some the biggest stages.
Now they've taken the energy they brought to arena performances and channeled this into a shockingly powerful trio.
These musicians are virtuosic performers, and their interpretations of the music of Quebec are as much informed by their world travels as by their fieldwork and family ties. Their music is explosive and they put out as much sound and energy as a much larger band. Their sound is anchored by the "tac-tic-a tac" of "les pieds" (a form of seated clogging found only in French Canada), the blazing fiddle of Andre Brunet, the brash accordion playing of Pierre-Luc Dupuis and the pristine voice and exquisite guitar accompaniment of Eric Beaudry.
De Temps Antan brings the absolute best of French-Canadian folk music to new generations.

Who is De Temps Antan?
Fiddler/vocalist Andre Brunet won the 2008 Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Championship, the first time a Quebecois musician has won this honor, and is the best fiddler of his generation. He appeared live during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Games and toured for years as La Bottine Souriante's fiddling star. His impact on French-Canadian fiddling can't be overstated.
Pierre-Luc Dupuis fronted the La Bottine Souriante after the departure of Yves Lambert. These were big shoes to fill, but Pierre-Luc's rowdy songs and raging accordion playing brought La Bottine around the world. His rich voice brings time-worn Quebecois chansons a reponse (call-and-response songs) to a new level.
Eric Beaudry is the golden child of Quebecois traditional song. A dedicated fieldworker and song-collector, he has traveled throughout Quebec collecting songs and tunes. He's currently leading La Bottine Souriante with his close friend Benoit Bourque, and splitting his time touring the world with La Bottine and lighting up stages with his subtle, emotional singing and richly layered guitar work in De Temps Antan.
Hearing the music of De Temps Antan, you'll see why the world is falling in love with the pure joy of Quebecois folk music.

Links

• Official Website