{"id":37258,"date":"2018-12-05T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/?p=37258"},"modified":"2018-12-06T13:26:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T19:26:03","slug":"10-trad-bands-playing-festival-du-voyageur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/10-trad-bands-playing-festival-du-voyageur\/","title":{"rendered":"10 trad bands playing Festival du Voyageur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re celebrating 50 years of Festival du Voyageur this year. What better way to celebrate than by rounding up the greatest, trad-est, most fiddle-tastic groups around. We&#8217;ll be announcing 10 artists on our app every week until January 15th. <a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download it now<\/a> to be among the first ones to know!<\/p>\n<p>Check-out this list of 10 great trad bands playing this year:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>1)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les Poules \u00e0 Colin<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocap2oI05Ow\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dig up Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s deep, dark roots, add electrifying energy and beguiling modesty and you get the mind-blowing trad-folk groove that is Les Poules \u00e0 Colin.<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>2)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashley MacIsaac<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNXKA6wJgjc?start=23\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"fr-CA\">One of the most celebrated Canadian roots musicians of all time, having sold in excess of 500,000 albums, Ashley has garnered international acclaim by playing the fiddle in that hard-nosed, traditional Cape-Breton style, while adding his own spin, mixing genres and updating Celtic music to appeal to a broader spectrum of fans. He will be playing on February 24 in the Bell MTS Rivi\u00e8re-Rouge Tent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands Hurleurs<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cM6CVPZiTxg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since 2009, the musical modern trad trio, Les Grands Hurleurs, shine on stages in Qu\u00e9bec and across Canada and the United States, but also across Europe with their dynamic and memorable performances.<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>4)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alain-Fran\u00e7ois<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alain-francois1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"326\" \/><\/span><br \/>\nAlain-Fran\u00e7ois combines violin, electric guitars, drums, bass, and multi different types of percussion. He plays neo-trad music, a term that, for him, respects the ways of the past and the future. You will jig so hard that you&#8217;ll end up with woodchips in your moccasins.<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>5)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominique Dupuis<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3Sl24Hcrjo?start=24\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"fr-CA\">The French fell under the charm of the talented Acadian violinist and named her, \u201dthe young fianc\u00e9 of the Celtic nations.\u201d It&#8217;s worth listening to some of her tunes to understand why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>6)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Duhks<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/photo_the-duhks_horizontal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GRAMMY nominees and JUNO award winners, seeing The Duhks live is nothing short of a spiritual experience. A syncopated bluesy banjo number seamlessly follows a Cajun two-step; an old-time jaunt nestles comfortably next to a gospel performance.<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>7)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandaline<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/photo_bandaline.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since 1991, Bandaline has been playing North American, French music. With their roots planted in Manitoba, they are inspired by the songs of the voyageurs and Celtic, Metis, Acadian, Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, and Cajun music \u2013 all mixed together with a touch of humour. You\u2019re sure to tap your feet to the rhythm of the drum accompanied by the violin, accordion, and vocals.<\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"fr-CA\"><b>8)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Spirit<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/photo_early-spirit-horizontal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anyone can dance and sing along to Early Spirit\u2019s folk-fusion music style. These sons of Canada\u2019s West Coast want to remind you how much you love music: rocking out, looking you in the eye, and sharing stories young and old.<\/p>\n<h3><b>9)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Osmond Davis Band<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/photo_osmond-davis.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Making their world debut in front of 30,000 screaming football fans, this group of five Manitoba pickers has a common passion for bluegrass and honky tonk music. In a place as flat as their prairie home, The Osmond-Davis Band ensures mountain music thrives by keeping that Appalachian connection with their southern neighbours.<\/p>\n<h3><b>10)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onelink.to\/q3qzq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Raquette \u00e0 Claquettes<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heho.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/capture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like a refreshing prairie thunderstorm, this Regina-based group washes over you with lightning strikes of fiddle, thunderous harmonies, gales of tall tales and a splash of bluegrass. La Raquette \u00e0 Claquettes will leave you drenched with their French canadian roots and feeling cleansed by their joie de vivre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re celebrating 50 years of Festival du Voyageur this year. What better way to celebrate than by rounding up the greatest, trad-est, most fiddle-tastic groups around. We&#8217;ll be announcing 10 artists on our app every week until January 15th. Download it now to be among the first ones to know! Check-out this list of 10 great trad bands playing this &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/10-trad-bands-playing-festival-du-voyageur\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":992,"featured_media":37256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/992"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heho.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}