Marie-Josée Houle is an accordionist who lives in Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Canada

Canada

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. She participates in many local music groups such as Casadore http://www.digyourroots.ca/dyr.php?sect=artists&act=view&id=191 and Casey Comeau & the Centretown Wilderness Club, and also accompanies solo artists. She was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec

Val-d'Or, Quebec

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 and grew up in Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

Alberta

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.

She also runs a radio show on Carleton University

Carleton University

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's radio station CKCU and is very involved in many aspects of the Ottawa

Ottawa

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 folk

Folk music

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 and independent music scene.

External links

• Of accordions and cleavage - article in the Ottawa Citizen
  Ottawa Citizen
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• Ugly Socks - Website of Marie-Josée Houle
• a playgrrround session in Vienna (Cruelle Poetesse, Shallow Breathing)