Event Description

Celebrating the Rogue Folk Club's 39th Anniversary!

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of her electrotrad project, Mélisande revisits songs from her repertoire with a traditional Québécois sound, supported by four seasoned musicians. Long time accomplice Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand (former Genticorum - wooden flute, bass), Jean Desrochers (acoustic guitar), Gabriel Girouard (fiddle, foot stomping) and Éric Breton (percussions) join her to create a high-energy sound with strong vocal harmonies.

The multiple award-winning singer selected songs from her four releases to create the album ‘Rembobine’ (Rewind) (2024). These songs were unearthed while researching folklorists collections, archival centers and collecting traditional songs from elders along the Richelieu River.

Mélisande (lead vocal, jaw harp, mandolin) cleverly enlivens the songs of the ancestors in a way that invites the youth to participate in something old made new again. Her rich musical background and her mesmerizing voice give a fresh take on these traditional songs that she adapts and presents with a modern female perspective.