A show featuring eight playful and sincere artists presenting their poems,
stories and songs. In French.
Opening show hosted by Élizabeth Gagnon, who brought us our musical roots
for many wonderful years on Radio-Canada’s now defunct Chaîne culturelle.
The evening will feature this year’s guest of honour, Chloé Sainte-Marie,
singing a number of songs accompanied by her guitarist, Réjean Bouchard, who
worked with her on the show Je marche à toi. Also performing will be the
charming Ginette, a singer who travels between city and country, plays the
piano, guitar, and accordion, and raises goats; young storyteller Renée
Robitaille, who tells her delightful, touching and poetic stories with wit and
finesse; poet-singers Charles Guilbert and Guylaine Coderre, who are united by
a multidisciplinary approach and a shared commitment to craftsmanship; and
three great poets: Paul Chamberland, Denise Desautels and Martine Audet.
To accompany these wordsmiths, three musicians, all virtuosos and
improvisers: Bernard Falaise, a pillar of the Festival, on guitar; the
energetic Rémi Leclerc on drums; and Patrick Hamilton on bass.
We are grateful to La Paryse for sponsoring the show.
