Mes Aïeux
Mes Aïeux is a neo-traditional Quebec folk music group founded in 1996.
Style
Although a leader of the Quebec "neo-traditional" scene, the band takes a modern slant on that style, borrowing stories and characters from French Canadian folklore to write about modern themes with a touch of humor. These themes include globalization, politics, criticism and mockery of the Quiet Revolution, over-medicating, the frenetic pace of modern life, recent Québécois history, etc. Some of their songs involve personalities from Quebec history such as "La Corriveau", "The Great Antonio" and "Alexis le Trotteur". The band also has written humorous songs about Québécois cultural phenomena, such as poutine.History
In November 2005, their album En famille went platinum and their two earlier albums, Ça parle au diable and Entre les branches both went gold. In December 2006, En famille was certified double platinum and their album Tire-toi une bûche went gold after three weeks.In 2005, Mes Aïeux was honoured with a Félix Award for the category of Best Contemporary Folk Album for En famille, in addition to being nominated for Group of the Year.
In 2007, Mes Aïeux won 3 Félix Awards for the Group of the year, Best Selling Album, and Song of the Year.
Line-up
As of May 10, 2018.Current members
- Marie-Hélène Fortin - violin, percussion, vocals
- Stéphane Archambault - vocals, melodica
- Frédéric Giroux - guitars, bass, harmonica, glockenspiel, vocals
- Marc-André Paquet - drums, percussions, bass, vocals
- Benoît Archambault - piano, trumpet, accordion, percussions, vocals
- Luc Lemire - saxophone, glockenspiel, percussions