Enjoy Some French-Canadian 'Joie de Vivre' With a Celtic Flavour at Festival du Bois
COQUITLAM - For the past 16 years, one of the highlights of the festival season is the annual Festival du Bois held at Blue Mountain Park in March. Traditional and folk music lovers gather to dance to the sounds of the fiddle and accordion and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and French-Canadian 'joie de vivre.'
This year, the Festival du Bois will be held on March 5 and 6, and will welcome over 15,000 enthusiastic spectators who have come to 'let go' to the sounds of Celtic, traditional and folk music.
Some of this year's highlights include Abdullah Chhadeh and Nara who will perform at the Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre on February 27. Syrian qanun virtuoso and composer Abdullah Chhadeh is coming back to Vancouver to promote his new album, Seven Gates.
Chhadeh will perform traditional and original music, blending the qanun (an Arabic zither with 81 strings) with both Middle Eastern and European instruments. For more details, visit: www.abdullahchhadeh.com. Co_presented with Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre.
On March 5 and 6 at Blue Mountain Park, under the big tent featured artists from Montreal to Senegal will be performing along with a full slate of children's entertainment and activities on site.
Some of the talented musicians include Mes Aïeux: a cross between Michel Faubert and Village People, partway between Kiss and La Bottine Souriante – a group that must be seen and heard to be believed. See www.mesaieux.qc.ca for more information.
Mauvais Sort offer blazing energy and contemporary arrangements of traditional Quebecois folk tunes and cast a powerful spell. See www.mauvaissort.qc.ca for more information.
Yves Lambert is a multi-talented singer_songwriter and founding member of Quebec super_group La Bottine Souriante, who appears solo with a brand new band this year.
Diouf is a Senegalese percussion duo transplanted to Quebec who play with an astounding richness of sound. Visit www.diouf.ca for more details.
Orealis is one of Canada’s foremost Celtic music groups. For full details, visit www.orealis.ca.
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For tickets call: (604) 936-0039, or visit the Festival du Bois website at: www.festivaldubois.ca.
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