Le Rêve du Diable
Musical artist
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Le Rêve du Diable (The Devil's Dream) is a Canadian folk music group from Quebec.[1] It is one of the oldest folk music bands in the province,[2][3] and has been performing folk music for more than forty years.[4]
Le Rêve du Diable | |
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| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Website | www |
History
The band was founded by Gervais Lessard and Claude Méthé in 1974.[5] In recent years the band's members include Lessard and Claude "Le Clin" Morin.[6] The band made their first, eponymous album in 1976.[7] They have since then released eight albums, the latest in the fall of 2013.[7]
In May 2012, Le Rêve du Diable received the Quebec Medal of the National Assembly.[8]
A documentary film about Le Rêve du Diable was created by filmmaker Feber E. Coyote in 2013.[9]
The band continues to perform and present workshops about traditional music at festivals.[10]
Discography
- 1976: Le Rêve du Diable
- 1977: Rivière Jaune
- 1979: Délires Et Des Reels
- 1982: Auberge le Rêve du Diable
- 1991: Avec Cholestérol
- 1996: Résurrection
- 2002: Sans tambour ni trompette
- 2013: Avec tambour et trompette
- 2016: Un choix d'enfer, les grands succès
Special guests
- 2016: Chansons pour Hank (Feber E. Coyote, Productions Feber)
Filmography
- 1975: "La veillée des veillées" (André Gladu, National film board of Canada)
- 1982: "Crac!" (Frédéric Back, National film board of Canada)
- 2014: "Le Rêve du Diable: avec tambour et trompette" (Feber E. Coyote, Productions Feber)
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