Le Vent du Nord

Le Vent du Nord is a folk music group from Quebec, Canada. The band performs traditional Quebecois music (which is heavily influenced by Celtic music from both Ireland and Brittany) in French. The group's membership consists of Réjean Brunet (vocals, accordion), Simon Beaudry (vocals, guitar), Olivier Demers (vocals, fiddle, foot-tapping), and Nicolas Boulerice (vocals, hurdy gurdy, piano-accordion, piano). Others who have been members of the group include Benoit Bourque (vocals, accordion, mandolin, bones, and step dancing) and Bernard Simard (vocals,guitar, foot-tapping).

Recordings

*2007 "Dans les airs"
*2005 "Les amants du Saint-Laurent"
*2003 "Maudite Moisson!"

Awards

*2006 North American Folk Music & Dance Association "Best Traditional Artist"
*2005 Canadian Folk Music Awards "Best Traditional Album" for "Les amants du Saint-Laurent"
*2005 ADISQ nomination "Traditional Album of the Year" for "Les amants du Saint-Laurent"
*2005 nomination Opus awards for show of the year world/jazz
*2005 ADISQ nomination "Traditional Album of the Year" for "Maudite Moisson"
*2004 Juno Award "Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group" for "Maudite Moisson!"

ee also

* Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group

External links

* [http://www.leventdunord.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/leventdunord Official MySpace page]

* [http://www.canadianfolkmusicawards.ca/ Canadian Folk Music Awards]
* [http://www.folkalliance.org/ North American Folk Music & Dance Association]