Paul Moulaison

Carmen d'Entremont, Sébastien Dol and Simon Robichaud.

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Christal Thibault has recently won Fiddler of the year at the East Coast Bluegrass Music Awards in Truro Nova Scotia four consecutive years. She also won Female vocalist of the year two years in a row. Her intense heartfelt fidding and singing has made Christal a crowd favorite at the festivals in Eastern Canada. She excels at different styles and often savors the chance to mix her different approaches to her fiddling when performing on stage. She teaches music in two elementary schools of her area.

Also know as the multi-functional dance band, The Grinders offer a wide range of music from the 50’s to modern music. The Grinders are best known for their harmonious music that has the ability to make you want to get up and dance. The band caters to a wide range of clients and is suitable for all ages. The group has been playing together since 1995 and includes David Bishara (Front Man), André Surette (Keyboard/Entertainment), Danny Surette (Drums), Dave LeBlanc (Guitar) and ECMA award winner, Paul Melanson (Bass/Mandolin).

La Chorale Acadienne du Sud-Ouest was formed in the fall of 1992 when Father Maurice LeBlanc was invited by the Conseil culturel acadien to put together a choir to participate in 2 nights of song entitled “Acadian Heritage” with Symphony Nova Scotia. The choir brought together people from East Pubnico to Yarmouth, a few from the Baie Sainte-Marie area as well as the pianist Paul Saulnier.

This group of Acadian artists is composed of the children, their spouses, and grandchildren of Pearl and deceased Dave Madden of Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau. Being from a musical family, they made their first performance as a group in 1999 during an event hosted by Les Amis et anciens de l’Université Sainte-Anne at the Grand Hotel in Yarmouth. Since then, the Madden family have performed at many Acadian festivals, special events and other Acadian celebrations.

Last March, the École secondaire de Par-en-Bas in Tusket presented a show called Café Paris, a kind of Parisian café-concert in the school gymnasium. Under the guise of a Parisian cabaret atmosphere complete with orchestra, servers and Eiffel Tower, the students delighted the audience, dancing and interpreting the most beautiful French music of the era, such as that of Edith Piaf Charles Aznavour and music musical comedies. The show ws under the diretion of Yvette d’Entremont, devoted and talented teacher. Excerpts from the show will be presented during the festival.

The Balfa name conjures up memories of the famous Balfa Brothers, who took their soulful music from the prairies of Mamou to the far corners of the earth. Balfa Toujours (“Balfa always”), Louisiana Cajun cousins of the South, is making sure the name will maintain its place for generations to come.

Led by Christine Balfa, daughter of the legendary Cajun fiddle ambassador Dewey Balfa, the group has taken generations of inspiration and created a vibrant sound all their own.

The duo, Philip and Wendell d’Eon, two acclaimed musicians of West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, have made contemporary folk music their style of music. They are Northern Acadian cousins in relations to Louisiana. They will perform at the same concert as Balfa Toujours from Louisiana. They have produced three albums of original songs. Since 1975 these singer-songwriters represented the Acadians of Nova Scotia. Their song, Nouvelle-Écosse, is well known and often sung by people in the Acadian regions. Their style reflects a taste of their Acadian community with their local accent and unique words. Wendell d’Eon is also the producer of the Acadian Country Concert.