Les Surveillantes | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, indie pop, acoustic |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | lessurveillantes.com |
| Members | Denis Vrignon-Tessier Jérémie Gosselin Eric Gosselin |
| Past members | Danielle Burke |
Les Surveillantes is a French Canadian musical group based in the Saint Boniface district of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their music integrates many genres, such as folk and indie, and it was inspired from bluegrass. The band has performed across Canada. [1]
They generally mix banjos, guitars and bass with two microphones for the four members. Each member is a singer, instrumentalist, and composer.
The four founding members had played in other Franco-Manitoban groups before 2006. They met at 100NONS, an organization for French music in Manitoba. They began by performing concerts in Saint-Boniface in Manitoba. [2]
After winning the Festival international de la chanson de Granby public prize [3] and three other awards at the Chant'Ouest tour in 2009, [4] the group became more popular at national level. After their success in the Réseau National des Galas de la chanson , the group toured in Canada [2] and performed at many festivals, including Coup de Coeur francophone Montreal, and Winnipeg in November 2009, and in 2010 the Festival Vue sur la Relève at Montreal in 2010, the Chicane Albertaine at Nordegg, and the Festival international de la chanson de Granby (out of contest). [5]
In 2011, Les Surveillantes were nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award [1] and a Western Canada Music Award. [6] They performed at the Festival des cultures francophones de Halifax. [7] In November of that year, Danielle Burke left the band.
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