Les Fréres Cheminaud
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Les Fréres Cheminaud is a Quebec
country
, folk
and rock music
group originating from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. The band is composed of Pierre Fortin (vocals, guitar), Benoit Bouchard (vocals, bass), Charles Perron (vocals, guitar) and Étienne Côté (vocals, drums).
The name Les Fréres Cheminaud is intentionally misspelt with an "é" rather than the traditional French spelling "è" as in Fréres instead of Frères.
In 2007, after RIF folded, Les Fréres Cheminaud signed with Les disques NewRock, a Québec regional publishing house.
Les Fréres Cheminaud is an active live band that has done more than 200 shows. The band takes part in a lot of music events and festivals throughout Quebec
.
Their biggest hits thus far are "Les hommes des tavernes" (2007) and "Le frére Jean" (2007) (again with an "é" instead of the traditional French spelling with an "è")
Quebec
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country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, folk
Folk music
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and rock music
Rock music
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group originating from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. The band is composed of Pierre Fortin (vocals, guitar), Benoit Bouchard (vocals, bass), Charles Perron (vocals, guitar) and Étienne Côté (vocals, drums).
The name Les Fréres Cheminaud is intentionally misspelt with an "é" rather than the traditional French spelling "è" as in Fréres instead of Frères.
Biography
Les Fréres Cheminaud had their debut album in 2002 called "L'jour pis la nuite" with relative success. Their second album "Les hommes des Tavernes" was a collaboration with Pierre Girard. The album was issued in September 2006 to rave reviews under the RIF label distributed by Outside Music.In 2007, after RIF folded, Les Fréres Cheminaud signed with Les disques NewRock, a Québec regional publishing house.
Les Fréres Cheminaud is an active live band that has done more than 200 shows. The band takes part in a lot of music events and festivals throughout Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Their biggest hits thus far are "Les hommes des tavernes" (2007) and "Le frére Jean" (2007) (again with an "é" instead of the traditional French spelling with an "è")
Members
The members of the band:- Pierre Fortin (Guitar, banjo, percussions and vocals)
- Étienne Côté (Drums and vocals)
- Benoît Bouchard (Bass and vocals)
- Charles Perron (Guitar, mandoline and vocals)