The award winning and highly acclaimed band LE VENT DU NORD are a leading force in Québec’s

exciting and progressive Francophone folk movement. On stage they create intense, joyful and

dynamic live performances that expand the bounds of tradition in striking global directions.

TOPETTE!! occupy a unique position in the current folk and traditional music landscape: a

collaboration between five highly-regarded individuals from two countries. Julien Cartonnet is a

powerhouse on both bagpipes and banjo; fiddler James Delarre’s innate melodic and harmonic

sensibilities make him the perfect match for accordion virtuoso Andy Cutting; Tania Buisse’s

propulsive bodhrán playing and Barn Stradling’s singularly distinctive bass grooves complete a sound

that is irresistible to ears and feet alike.