Le Vent Du Nord hit the UK shores for July and August making a number of appearances including The Sage, Gateshead, WOMAD, Cambridge Folk Festival, Warwick Folk Festival and Sidmouth Folk Festival and more.
Le Vent Du Nord which translates as ‘Wind from the North’ perform traditional Québécois music in French which is heavily influenced by Celtic music from both Ireland and Brittany, they have built up a strong UK following on the folk festival circuit since their formation in 2002 and are a firm festival favourite which is no surprise when you combine the numerous (close to 1000) concerts in North America and Europe they’ve performed…once you see their energetic stage shows which feature a very diverse range of musical instruments augmented by Québécois Foot Percussion you’ll understand why they’ve been such a big success.
They released their seventh album ‘Tromper Le Temps‘ in 2012 and are acknowledged as one of the key groups in Quebec’s traditional music revival. They are recipients of the Grand Prix du Disque 2012 ‘Musique du Monde’ (World Music) from The Académie Charles Cros.
Tour Dates
July 2013
Tue 23 New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-u-Lyme, ST5 0JG
Wed 24 The Sage, Gateshead, St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, Tyne& Wear, NE8 2JR
Thu 25 Borough Theatre Town Hall, Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales HP7 5HD
Fri 26 WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9DG
Sat 27 Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 8DW
Sun 28 Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 8DW
Sun 28 Warwick Folk Festival, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick, CV34 6PP
Tue 30 The Playhouse Theatre, 126 -130 High Street, Weston-Super-Mere, BS23 1HP
August 2013
Thu 1 The Hawth, Hawth Ave., Crawley, W.Sussex, RH10 6YZ
Fri 2 Sidmouth Folk Festival, Ham Marquee, The Ham, Sidmouth, Devon EX10 8XR
Sat 3 Wickham Festival, Blind Lane, Wickham, Hampshire PO17 5AL
Sun 4 Madfest 2013, Building 21, Elscar Heritage Centre, Wath Rd, Elscar, Barnsley S74 8HJ
