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This page contains information about Quebec traditional music and dance. We
hope that you will collaborate with us on this page by sending us any information
by electronic mail about the activities happening in your area, the schedule
of events or any other interesting news. Our e-mail address are:
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The site of Centre MNEMO offers a complete list of activities related to Québec traditional music and dances. We invite you to see: http://www.mnemo.qc.ca/html/calendrier.html
We will still list the major activities and festivals that took place all year round.
Attention: we have a new postal address:
Trente Sous Zéro
1108 rue Daphné
Québec, Qc, Canada
G3K 1W6
Guy Bouchard & Laura Sadowsky
Updated on April 1st, 2008
Photo: Playing fiddle tunes in late April near
the Château Frontenac in Québec city with the ice on the St-Laurence River in
the background
Dances |
Concerts |
Festivals |
For complete schedule see also:
http://www.quebecfolklore.qc.ca/ACTIVITES/06_activites-index.htm
Dances
Centre de valorisation du patrimoine vivant
VEILLÉE DE DANSE au Domaine Maizerets
Le Domaine Maizerets: 2000, boul. Montmorency, Beauport, Qc
Infos: (418) 647-1598
5, Cul-de-Sac, C.P.123, Station B, Québec (Qc) G1K 7A1
Weedon dance
Each 4th Saturday of the month at Salle laplante (La salle sur l'bord d'la track)
in Weedon, Qc with René Veilleux, accordion, Paul Monette, mandoline,
guitar, Donald Laroche, violon and Richard Arseno, call
info: monette_paul@hotmail.com
Danse-Cadence
Pierre Chartrand et Anne-Marie Gardette
7599, rue de Normanville, Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2R 2V2
Telephone : (514) 274-2675 / fax: (514) 274-8803
cadence@danse.qc.ca
http://www.danse.qc.ca
Les Veillées du Plateau
2275 St-Joseph Est Montréal
Info-Veillées: (514) 273-0880
http://www.spdtq.qc.ca/plateau/plateau.htm
Step Dance - Normand Legault
310 Langelier, Québec
Info: (418) 832-8221
normleg@globetrotter.net
Le Poulailler
Lysander Hall (Camping Lysander, Inverness)
James Allan (418) 424-3252
Danse de St-Hermas Salle communautaire Honorius-Lafond
Route 148, St-Hermas, Québec
Last Saturday of each month from September to May
M. Jean-Claude Lalande: 450-258-2548
Édouard Richard.. some years ago
Les danseurs et musiciens de l'Île Jésus
Centre Jean-Paul Campeau: 3781 Boul. Lévesques, Chomedey, Laval
Information: (514) 669-2481 or 669-6158
L'Ensemble folklorique Les Pieds Légers de Laval
Information: (450) 663-2241
http://www.piedslegers.qc.ca
info@piedslegers.qc.ca
Centre communautaire de Valcartier
1743 boul. Valcartier
Friday December 7th,
Les musiciens de Valcartier with callers James Allan and/or Bill Russell.
From 7h30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.
Admission:: 8$
Information: Debbie: 418-844-2273
See also:
http://www.mnemo.qc.ca/Calendrier1.html
Musicians wanted!
Musiques des nations, 2008 edition
Musiques des nations is looking for musicians from different
cultural community playing traditional music to complete their booking for the
festival that will take place in Sherbrooke, Québec from July 27 to August
23 2008. You can get more information or send your application to Christine
Fortin or André Simoneau at 819-822-3285
e-mail: lamusique@globetrotter.net
Storytelling
Productions Littorale
138, rue Wellington nord, 2e étage
Sherbrooke, Qc,
(819) 566.6996
info@productionslittorale.com
http://www.productionslittorale.com
Jam Session in Québec city:
Pub Nelligan on St-Jean St
Québec jam session every Tuesday night around 8:00 P.M.
789 Côte Ste-Geneviève à Québec (418) 529-7817
Jam Session in Portneuf
Each second Friday of the month
at: BISTRO L'ANGÉLUS DE DESCHAMBAULT
Genticorum:
http://www.genticorum.com
Pascal Gemme's Blog:
Music sheet (jpeg) and audio files (mp3) of many Quebec fiddle tunes play slowly
by Pascal Gemme, Genticorum's fiddler... super!
http://tradquebec.over-blog.com/
La Volée d'Castors
http://www.vdc.qc.ca
Café-Spectacle: la Pierre Angulaire
39 Chemin des Loisirs, St-Élie de Caxton, G0X 2N0
Many concerts - all kind of music
Tel: (819) 268-3393
Fax: (819) 268-2533
pierre.angulaire@atou.qc.ca
http://www.pierre-angulaire.qc.ca
Plaintes et Complaintes
Les Productions l'Étoffe: (450) 967-5862
productionsletoffe@hotmail.com
Le Cabaret du Roy: 363, Dela Commune E. Montréal
(514) 907-9002
www.oyez.ca
Concerts: Paris Plains Church Concert Series
http://www.parisplainsconcerts.cjb.net/
info: Charlesc@sentex.net
Bourrasque celtique:
www.bourrasqueceltique.net
Les Tireux de roches: www.tireuxderoches.com
La Corde de bois: www.lacordedebois.com
Domino
Richard Forest, Sabin Jacques et Rachel Aucoin
info:dominofolk@hotmail.com
AQLF
Folk evening each 3rd Friday od the month.
7 :30 P.M. Salle les Généraux de Vanier, 401 rue Pruneau à
Vanier
Info: Martine Hébert (418) 849-2404
Each Tuesday at 20:00 P.M.
Pascal Gemme (Genticorum) and Marc Maziade
Info: Sébastien Gagnon, Vices & Versa, Bistro du terroir
Tel: 514.272.2498
vicesetversa2004@hotmail.com
http://www.vicesetversa.com
6631 Boul. St-Laurent
Montreal. Qc, H2S 3C5
Radio
Radio Ville-Marie 91,3 MF
TRAD with Jimmy Beaudoin and Marie-Hélène Taschereau
Every Sunday at 5:00 P.M.
Info: jimmybeaudoin@sympatico.ca
Radio-Montréal (CIBL) 101,5 MF
cibl.cam.org
with Marc Bolduc andJocelyn Thouin
Each Tuesday : 9:30 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.
CBC- Radio-Canada, 95,3 FM (Québec), 100,7 FM-Montréal, 101,1 FM-Allardville,
90,1 FM-Gaspé
Des musiques en mémoire: Saturday 12h11 to 13h30
Production: Élizabeth Gagnon & Lorraine Chalifoux
Planète: Friday: 19h à 20h
Production: Élizabeth Gagnon
Info: Kathleen Verderau: elizabeth_gagnon@radio-canada.ca
CKRL, 89,1 FM, Quebec,Cap ès Trad starting in September each Sunday from 6:00 to 8 P.M.
CKRL, 89,1 FM, Quebec, From 9 to 10 PM: "L'heure H" with Hubert Tremblay (418) 640-2575
CKRL, 89,1 FM, Quebec, From7 to 8 P.M.: Salut L'Amérique (folk,
old-time, etc.) with Simon-Pierre Beaudet
Info: sbeaudet@clic.net
CISM, 89,3 FM, Montreal, Friday, 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Pour la suite du monde
Bluegrass and folk
jeancpariseau@hotmail.com
CISM 89,3 Montreal
Le Lys et le Trèfle with Fadi Hobeila Québec and Irish traditional
music
Every Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Cours
Association Québécoise des Loisirs Folkloriques
Music evening each 3rd Friday of the month at 7:00 P.M.
Music practice each 1st Friday of the month at 7:00 P.M.
Salle de l'Association des retraités du CN , 3400, rue Domaine des retraités,
Ste-Foy (exit 132, Boul. Champlain)
Info: Mike Gagnon (418) 337-8425
Gisèle Hébert (418) 626-6368
École des arts de la veillée
Info: SPDTQ, 911, rue Jean-Talon est, local 010, Montréal, QC, H2R 1V5
(514) 273-0880
info@spdtq.qc.ca
http://www.spdtq.qc.ca
Step dance: Pierre Chartrand; harmonica: Gilles Garand; banjo, mandoline: Bob
cussen; guitar: Peter Senn; story telling: Claudette L'Heureux; ; spoons and
bones: Guy Berniquez; fiddle: Laurence Beaudry and Richard Forest; songs: Monique
Jutras; flute and whistle: Alexandre DeGrosbois-Garand; square dance: Jean-François
Berthiaume; accordion: Jean-Claude Bélanger, Frank Sears; call: Gérard
Morin.
Danse-Cadence
Stepdancing with Pierre Chartrand
Info: (514) 274-2675
http://www.danse.qc.ca
cadence@danse.qc.ca
Les anciens vous montrent
Centre communautaire de Carignan - Rive sud de Montréal
Each Thursday 5 to 15 fiddler - dance - call - jam
Info: Paul Pelland
dr.paul.pelland.od@qc.aira.com
Documentation center: Centre Marius Barbeau
www.cdmb.ca
André Marchand et Grey Larsen
Festival Mémoire et Racines (14th)
Parc Bosco, St-Charles Borromée (Joliette)
July 2008
C.P. 4 Joliette (Québec) J6E 3Z3
Fax: 450-759-8749
www.memoireracines.qc.ca
festival@memoireracines.qc.ca
Les Folkloriques de Tadoussac
Early September , 2008
http://www.folkloriquestadoussac.com
Tel: (418) 235-1672 Fax: (418) 235-1674
Chants de vielles (5nd)
Early September 2008
Happy gathering of singers, musicians and dancers
Site de l'exposition agricole de Calixa-Lavallée
602, rang de la Beauce, Calixa-Lavallée.
http://www.chantsdevielles.com
info@chantsdevielles.com
450.583.5631
Free camping available on site
www.rouesetarchets.com
Festival international des arts traditionnels (14e)
Québec, Centre de Valorisation du Patrimoine Vivant
October 2007
info festival: (418) 647-1598
cvpv@videotron.ca
http://cvpv.qc.ca
Festival d'été de Québec
10-day festival in early July in Québec City (all kinds of music)
Info: (418) 692-5200
http://www.infofestival.com/
La Grande rencontre (14th)
Spring 2008
Place du Marché Maisonneuve
4200, rue Ontario Est, Montréal
info : SPDTQ 514-273-0880
www.spdtq.qc.ca/
Les violons d'automne (9e)
September 2008
St-Jean-Port-Joli
www.violons-automne.com
(418) 598-9465
McMillan Orchard / Franklin Center
July 18-19, 2008
http://www.applehollowmusicfest.org/
Le festival de la tapette à mouche (13e)
September 2007
595 Thomas, St-Amable, Québec
Bring your tent, food and all musical instruments....
info: Sylvain Rondeau: (450) 922-0116
srondeau@videotron.ca
Le mondiale des cultures (23th)
405, rue St-Jean, Drummondville, J2B 5L7
One week, mid July (folk music from around the world)
Maurice Rhéaume: Tel.: (819) 472-1184 - Fax: (819) 474-6585
info@mondialdescultures.com
http://www.mondialdescultures.com
Carrefour mondial de l'accordéon (20th)
301, Boul. Taché Est, C.P. 71,
Montmagny, Early September , 2008 (Big accordion bash!)
Tél. : (418) 248-7927
accordeon@montmagny.com
http://accordeon.montmagny.com
Festival provincial de folklore de l'AQLF (13e)
3230 rue Sicotte, ITA de St-Hyacinthe, October 2007
Alain Billette - Tél. : (514) 252-3022 - Fax : (514) 251-8038
Gigue en Fête (9e)
July , 2008 in Ste-Marie de Beauce
270 Marguerite Bourgeois, C.P. 774, Ste-Marie de Beauce, Qc, G6E 3B9
Info: Tél.: (418) 387-6054
gigueenfete@globetrotter.net
www.gigueenfete.com
Festival
de musique traditionnelle de St-Bernard de Michaudville (5e)
February 22 to 24, 2008
info@chantezvous.com
www.chantezvous.com
Michel Riopel (450) 792-2462
http://www.chantezvous.com
info@chantezvous.com
Other Camps or Festivals
where you can hear
Québec traditional music
If you want to add your festival or camp to
this list, just drop us a note.
Ashokan fiddle & dance camp
Ashokan (NY) Northern week- Late July 2008
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
987 Route 28 A West Hurley, NY 12491, USA // Tel.: (914) 338-2996
http://www.jayandmolly.com/camp.html
Jean-Marie Verret teaching at Ashokan NY
Pinewoods
Plymouth , MA
Country Dance & Song Society
17 New South St, Northampton, MA 01060, USA // Tel: (413) 584-9913
http://www.pinewoods.org
Augusta
100 Campus DR
Davis & Elkin College, Elkins, WV 26241, USA // Tel: (304) 637-1209
http://www.augustaheritage.com
Maine Fiddle Camp
One weekend in June and two weeks in August
http://www.mainefiddle.org/
La Virée de Carleton-sur-mer (6e)
October 2007
Info: Samuel Téguel, Maximum 90
418-364-6933 ext. 354
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
Fort Worden State Park
PO Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA, 98368, USA // Tel: (360) 385-3102 ou (800) 733-3608
End of June -Early July 2008
http://www.centrum.org/index.php?page=FT-fest-intro
A Weekend in Paris
A weekend festival of Canadian folk music in Paris, Ontario
June 2008
http://www.weekendinparis.cjb.net/
Info: Charles Cares: chalresc@sentex.net
Champlain Valley Folk Festival
Kingsland Bay State Park in Ferrisburgh, Vermont,
PO Box 3
Ferrisburgh, VT 05456-0003
877-850-0206
August 3 to 5, 2007
http://www.cvfest.org
Festival de Randolph
New world festival ...
The Woods Music & Dance Camp
Lake Rousseau College (2 and 1/2 hours North of Toronto)
c/o 18 Simpson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4K 1A2 (416) 461-1864
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Birds Hill Park
264 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 1Z9 Tel: 1- 888-290-3331
http://www.wpgfolkfest.mb.ca/
Le Festival du Bois
625 rue Poirier, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, V3J 6A9 // Tel: 936-0039
e-mail: smu@npsnet.com
Guy Bouchard at thirty below