Les Cousins Branchaud

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Les Cousins Branchaud
Origin Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada
Genres Folk
Years active Early 1990s-present
Website www.lescousinsbranchaud.com
Members Claude Branchaud
Guy Branchaud
Luc Croisetière
Paul-André Nadeau
Patrick Desmarais
David Tavares

Les Cousins Branchaud are a traditional folk group from Sainte-Ursule, Quebec. The group is known for their energy on stage as they put their own spin on old classiques and original traditional-style songs.

Sainte-Ursule, Quebec Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada

Sainte-Ursule is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Quebec Province of Canada

Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada.

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History

The group was formed in the early 90s by Claude Branchaud (Mandolin, Vocals), Guy Branchaud (Guitar, Vocals) and Luc Croisetière (Percussion, Vocals) to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. In the fall of 1994 Paul-André Nadeau (Violinist, Guitarist, Vocals) joined the group. After playing at many volunteer and folk shows they gradually established their name in the region. In 1997 Patrick Desmarais joined the group and brought along his instrumental skill with the accordion, harmonica, rebec and vocals.

In 2000, Les Cousins Branchaud produced their first album, Swing la don' dans ton salon, which includes songs that are traditional within the families of each member.

In 2001 David Tavares (Bass, Guitar, Vocals) joined the group leaving it at its current six members.

In 2002, by public demand, they produced a second album, Lorsque le verre est plein, which includes, once again, traditional family folk songs.

In 2003, Les Cousins Branchaud were part of a compilation album which also included other traditional québécois folk groups such as La Bottine Souriante, La Volée d’Castors, Baqqhus, Les Charbonniers de l’enfer and several others.

La Bottine Souriante band

La Bottine Souriante is a folk band from Canada. The band specializes in traditional French Canadian folk music, often with a modern twist.

La Volée d'Castors is a Canadian folk music group formed in 1993. Since the end of the '90s they have gained a lot of fame in Quebec and internationally and have toured 15 countries.

In 2004, again due to public demand, they put out their third album, Equipé pour veiller tard.

2007 was a big year for Les Cousins Branchaud, as they produced their fourth album, Passer du bon temps, and were invited for the first time to play at the World Folk Festival in Drummondville.

During the eleven days of celebration, dozens of renowned artists and folk ensembles from around the world participate in this event which has attracted in recent years an average of over 300,000 visits per year. The annual budget is 2.2 million Canadian dollars and the economic benefits are estimated at 16.7 million Canadian dollars, according to a study conducted by the survey firm CROP in 2007. Such statistics make the Mondial des Cultures one of the four largest folk festivals in the world. It is also one of the figureheads of the Canadian Section of the CIOFF, an organization in formal consultative relations with UNESCO.

Drummondville City in Quebec, Canada

Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-François River. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 68,601. The mayor of Drummondville is Alexandre Cusson.

Members

Guy Branchaud (Guitar, Vocals) is one of the four founding members of Les Cousins Branchaud. He has also been part of the group "Les Multivox" for many years.

Claude Branchaud (Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals) is also one of the four founding members and Guy's brother.

Luc Croisetière (Percussion, Vocals) was finally able to achieve his dream of playing music when he joined Les Cousins Branchaud after retiring from his career as a farmer.

Paul-André Nadeau (Violin, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals) has been playing the violin since the age of five. In the last two years, he has also become part of a country music group called "Nash."

Patrick Desmarais (Accordion, Harmonica, Jig, Vocals) has also been part of the group "Les Frères Bellavance" for the last ten years.

David Tavares (Bass, Guitar, Vocals) has played the bass since the age of five and studied musique at the CEGEP in Trois-Rivières and now teaches musique in his own school, "Les Claviers Magiques." He also belongs to several other bands.

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