Le Vent du Nord have been at the forefront of the Quebecois progressive folk movement for more than two decades, and yet are still as joyful and dynamic as ever.
Voisinages, their 13th album, whose title translates to ‘neighbourhoods’ in English, features 12 tracks “telling the stories of the neighbourhoods that connect us and especially those that have enriched Quebec’s repertoire: Irish and Scottish Celts, American folk, songs from Acadia, and French-speaking Americans.”
Whether traditional, like the rambunctious call-and-response of opener ‘Par-dessus le pont’ or newly-minted from the five members of Le Vent du Nord themselves (Nicolas Boulerice, André Brunet, Réjean Brunet, Olivier Demers and…

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