Kermess

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Kermess
Origin Coaticook, Quebec, Canada
Genres Rock
Years active1995–2004
Labelsindependent
Past membersMartin Fillion
François Landry
Mario Landry
Dominic Morin
Sylvain Tremblay

Kermess was a melodic rock band from Quebec, Canada. [1]

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History

Kermess was founded in 1995. [2] In 1996, they won the Cégeps Rock contest. [3] Their first album, Les douze nocturnes was released the next year, and 10,000 copies were sold. [4]

In 1998, the band released the album Bref exposé. [4]

In 2002, the band released its third album, played at several festivals and performed at a number of colleges in Quebec. [5]

The group disbanded in 2004. [2]

Twelve years later, the band regrouped to perform at the Fête du lac des Nations in Sherbrooke. [6]

Discography

Members

References

  1. Elaine Keillor (18 March 2008). Music in Canada: Capturing Landscape and Diversity. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 296–. ISBN   978-0-7735-3391-2.
  2. 1 2 "Kermess : RIP 1995-2004". Voir, Élise Giguère 4 March 2004
  3. "l était une fois Kermess" Archived 2016-07-27 at the Wayback Machine . La Presse, 21 June 2016. Dominic Tardif.
  4. 1 2 "Bref exposé sur la musique". L'Exemplaire, Cité universitaire, Cap Rouge, Québec, 7 October 1998.
  5. "Kermess : Se donner en spectacle". Voir, Jean-François Dupont 20 February 2003
  6. "En photos : au coeur de la Fête du lac des Nations". Ici Radio Canada, 25 July 2016