Tess
                             traditional, québecois,acadian and celtic music

      The Musicians



        




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Régent Archambault studied electric and acoustic bass at Cégep de Joliette 
and Université de Montréal. He is a member of the internationally renowned 
group, La Bottine Souriante, winner of four FELIX awards, two JUNO
nominations (1997, 1995), and the recipient of two JUNO awards (1992, 1989).
Not only has Régent recorded five disks with La Bottine Souriante, he has 
also played on the CD's entitled La vache en Alaska by Carmen Campagne
and Suite for Miles by Roland Langlois.

Violin player, Éric Favreau, is from a family of traditional musicians. He earned
a degree in Ethnology from Laval University. Éric's fiddle playing has taken him 
throughout Québec, across Canada, to England, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, 
France and to many parts of the United States.  His recording credits include a 
solo album, Musique traditionnelle (1992), a recording with the group Entourloupe (1997) and a new release with fiddler Mario Landry, Reel à 
deux (1998).

Pianist, Denis Fréchette studied music at the Université de Montréal. He 
taught jazz piano at the Cégep de Joliette (1984-1997). he has been a member 
of the internationally acclaimed group, La Bottine Souriante.

Tess felt it was important to invite Len LeBlanc in on this recording. Not 
only is he her dad, but he has a tremendous voice and is a magician with 
vocal harmonies. Len has sung with several Moncton choirs: Les chanteurs 
du mascaret, Le Choeur Neil Michaud and la Chorale de l'Université 
de Moncton.

Paul Marchand acquired a rich musical tradition from exceptional traditional singers and musicians. After a period of classical training, he concentrated on guitar accompaniment and quickly became one of Quebec's finest guitarists. 
Paul has performed with a variety of ensembles, such as Manigance and Ojnab 
in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, France, Ireland and the United States. He also participated in shows and recordings for 
Angèle Arsenault's Bonjour Madame Bolduc. He now performs with the 
band Entourloupe.

Multi-instrumentalist, Liette Remon plays fiddle, viola, clarinet,, viol and sings backup vocals on this album. She completed a degree in music in 1998 and in 
1997 released a solo fiddle album, Un p'tit air de famille. Liette's performances have taken her throughout Quebec, Ontario and France with bands ranging in style from contemporary-pop, jazz, medieval, western, cajun, mexican and traditional. She has played with the cajun group, Josephine and the medieval group, Strada.

Other musicians who added their touch on one or two tracks are Anne-Marie Cassidy, cello; André Marchand (Trio Marchand & Les chansonniers de 
l'enfer), feet;  Martial Patry, guitar;  and Jean-Paul Loyer (Ojnab), banjo.