Le Rêve du Diable

Le Rêve du Diable (The Devil's Dream) is a Canadian folk music group from Quebec.[1] It is one of the oldest folkloric music bands in the province,[2][3] and has been performing folk music for more than forty years.[4]

Le Rêve du Diable
OriginQuebec, Canada
GenresFolk
Years active1974 (1974)–present
Websitewww.lerevedudiable.com

History

The band was founded by Gervais Lessard and Claude Méthé in 1974.[5] In recent years the band's members include Lessard and Claude "Le Clin" Morin.[6] The band made their first, eponymous album in 1976.[7] They have since then released eight albums, the latest in the fall of 2013.[7]

In May 2012 Le Rêve du Diable received the Quebec Medal of the National Assembly.[8]

A documentary film about Le Rêve du Diable was created by filmmaker Feber E. Coyote in 2013.[9]

The band continues to perform and present workshops about traditional music at festivals.[10]

Discography
  • 1976: Le Rêve du Diable
  • 1977: Rivière Jaune
  • 1979: Délires Et Des Reels
  • 1982: Auberge le Rêve du Diable
  • 1991: Avec Cholestérol
  • 1996: Résurrection
  • 2002: Sans tambour ni trompette
  • 2013: Avec tambour et trompette
  • 2016: Un choix d'enfer, les grands succès

Special guests
  • 2016: Chansons pour Hank (Feber E. Coyote, Productions Feber)

Filmography
  • 1975: "La veillée des veillées" (André Gladu, National film board of Canada)
  • 1982: "Crac!" (Frédéric Back, National film board of Canada)
  • 2014: "Le Rêve du Diable: avec tambour et trompette" (Feber E. Coyote, Productions Feber)
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See also

References
  1. http://www.qim.com/artistes/biographie.asp?artistid=547
  2. L'Actualité. 3. Maclean-Hunter Limitée. 1978. p. xlix.
  3. "Au diable les compromis !". Le Devoir, 24 juillet 2014 | Yves Bernard
  4. "Gervais Lessard : leader du même band depuis 40 ans". Voir, Catherine Genest. 9 octobre 2013
  5. "Gervais Lessard : la naissance familiale d’un musicien". Journal de Lévis, 22 December 2016. Raphaël Lavoie
  6. Annuaire Du Spectacle Pour Les Tournées Au Canada. Touring Office of the Canada Council. 1978. p. 215.
  7. "Sympathie pour Le (Rêve du) Diable". La Presse, 11 December 2014. Dominic Tardif.
  8. "Médaille de l’Assemblée nationale pour Le Rêve du diable". Conseil québécois du patrimoine vivant.
  9. "Feber E. Coyote, le rassembleur". Voir, December 20, 2016.
  10. "Succès pour le Gala Doux". Le Journal de Lévis, 18 September 2014
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